Scene + 

IX + 

Enter Robin and Ralph with a silver goblet. + 

Robin + 

Come, Ralph: did not I tell thee, we were forever made by this Doctor Faustus’ book? ecce signum, here’s a simple purchase for horsekeepers; our horses shall eat no hay as long as this lasts. + 

Ralph + 

But, Robin, here comes the vintner. + 

Robin + 

Hush! I’ll gull him supernaturally. + 

Enter Vintner. + 

Drawer, I hope all is paid: God be with you; come, Ralph. + 

Vintner + 

Soft, sir; a word with you. I must yet have a goblet paid from you, ere you go. + 

Robin + 

I a goblet, Ralph; I a goblet! I scorn you, and you are but a etc. I, a goblet! search me. + 

Vintner + 

I mean so, sir, with your favour. Searches Robin. + 

Robin + 

How say you now? + 

Vintner + 

I must say somewhat to your fellow. You, sir! + 

Ralph + 

Me, sir! me, sir! search your fill. Vintner searches him. Now, sir, you may be ashamed to burden honest men with a matter of truth. + 

Vintner + 

Well, t’one of you hath this goblet about you. + 

Robin + 

You lie, drawer, ’tis afore me Aside. Sirrah you, I’ll teach you to impeach honest men;⁠—stand by;⁠—I’ll scour you for a goblet!⁠—stand aside you had best, I charge you in the name of Belzebub. Look to the goblet, Ralph Aside to Ralph. + 

Vintner + 

What mean you, sirrah? + 

Robin + 

I’ll tell you what I mean. Reads from a book. Sanctobulorum Periphrasticon⁠—Nay, I’ll tickle you, vintner.⁠—Look to the goblet, Ralph. Aside to Ralph. + 

Reads. Polypragmos Belseborams framanto pacostiphos tostu, Mephistopheles, etc. + 

Enter Mephistopheles, sets squibs at their backs, and then exit. They run about. + 

Vintner + 

O, nomine Domini! what meanest thou, Robin? thou hast no goblet. + 

Ralph + 

Peccatum peccatorum! Here’s thy goblet, good vintner. Gives the goblet to Vintner, who exit. + 

Robin + 

Misericordia pro nobis! What shall I do? Good Devil, forgive me now, and I’ll never rob thy library more. + 

Reenter Mephistopheles. + 

Mephistopheles + 

Monarch of hell, under whose black survey + 

Great potentates do kneel with awful fear, + 

Upon whose altars thousand souls do lie, + 

How am I vexed with these villains’ charms? + 

From Constantinople am I hither come + 

Only for pleasure of these damned slaves. + 

Robin + 

How, from Constantinople! You have had a great journey: will you take sixpence in your purse to pay for your supper, and begone? + 

Mephistopheles + 

Well, villains, for your presumption, I transform thee into an ape, and thee into a dog; and so begone! + 

Exit. + 

Robin + 

How, into an ape! that’s brave! I’ll have fine sport with the boys. I’ll get nuts and apples enow. + 

Ralph + 

And I must be a dog. + 

Robin + 

I’faith, thy head will never be out of the pottage pot. + 

Exeunt. + 