eart, for he seemed to have eaten more than half of the
hay; wherefore the clown began to speak him fair, for fear he should
have eaten the other half also. Faustus made as though he had pity on
the clown, and went away. When the clown came in the place where he
would be, he had his hay again as he had before, a full load.

CHAPTER XXXVI.

_How Dr. Faustus served the Twelve Students._

At Wittenburg, before Faustus's house, there was a quarrel between seven
students, and five that came to part the rest, one part stronger than
the other. Wherefore Dr. Faustus, seeing them to be over-matched, conjured
them all blind, insomuch that the one could not see the other, and he
dealt so with them, that they fought and smote at one another still;
whereat all the beholders fell a-laughing; and thus they continued
blind, beating one another until the people parted them and led each one
to his own house, where being entered into their houses, they received
their sight presently again.

CHAPTER XXXVII.

_How Dr. Faustus served the Drunken Clowns._

Dr. Faustus went into an inn wherein were many tables full of clowns,
the which were tippling can after can of excellent wine; and to be
short, they were all drunken; and as they sate, they so sang and
holloaed, that one could not hear a man speak for them. This angered Dr.
Faustus; wherefore he said to them that called him in, "Mark, my
masters, I will show a merry jest."

The clowns continued still holloaing and singing; he conjured them
that their mouths stood as wide open as it was possible for them to
hold them, and never a one of them was able to close his mouth again;
by-and-by the noise was gone; the clowns notwithstanding looked earnest
one upon another, and knew not what was happened. One by one they went
out, and so soon as they came without, they were all as well as ever
they were, but none of them desired to go in any more.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

_How Dr. Faustus sold five Swine for six Dollars apiece._

Dr. Faustus began another jest. He made ready five fat swine the which
he sold to one for six dollars apiece, upon this condition, that the
swine-driver should not drive them into the water. Dr. Faustus went
home again, and as the swine had fouled themselves in the mud, the
swine-driver drove them into the water, where presently they were
changed into so many bundles of straw, swimming upright in the water.
The buyer looked wistfully upon them, a