o I cast it away." But Faustus, threatening, replied, "I will
have my leg again, or else one of thine for it." The Jew fell to
intreat, promising him to give him what money he would ask if he would
not deal strictly with him. Wherefore the Jew was constrained to give
him sixty dollars more to be rid of him; and yet Faustus had his leg on,
for he had but blinded the Jew.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

_How Dr. Faustus deceived the Horse-courser._

After this manner he deceived a horse-courser at a fair, called
Pheifering: for Faustus, through his conjuring, had gotten an excellent
fair horse, whereupon he rid to the fair, where he had many chapmen that
offered him money; lastly, he sold him for forty dollars, and willing
him that bought him, that in anywise he should not ride him over the
water. But the horse-courser marvelled with himself that Faustus bade
him ride over no water. "But," quoth he, "I will prove;" and forthwith
he rid him into the river. Presently the horse vanished from under him,
and he was left on a bottle of straw, insomuch that the man was almost
drowned.

The horse-courser knew well where he lay that had sold him his horse;
whereupon he went angerly to his inn, where he found Dr. Faustus fast
asleep and snorting on a bed. But the horse-courser could no longer
forbear him, but took him by the leg and began to pull him off the bed;
but he pulled him so that he pulled his leg from his body, insomuch that
the horse-courser fell backwards in the place. Then began Dr. Faustus to
cry with open throat, "He hath murdered me." Hereat the horse-courser
was afraid, and gave the flight, thinking no other with himself but that
he had pulled his leg from his body. By this means Dr. Faustus kept his
money.

CHAPTER XXXV.

_How Dr. Faustus ate a Load of Hay._

Dr. Faustus being at a town in Germany called Zwickow, where he was
accompanied with many doctors and masters, and going forth to walk
after supper, they met with a clown that drew a load of hay.

"Good even, good fellow," said Faustus to the clown, "what shall I give
thee to let me eat my bellyful of hay?" The clown thought with himself,
"What a madman is this to eat hay." Thought he with himself, "Thou wilt
not eat much." They agreed for three farthings he should eat as much as
he could.

Wherefore Dr. Faustus began to eat, and so ravenously, that all the rest
of the company fell a-laughing; blinding so the poor clown that he was
sorry at his h