_How Dr. Faustus led his Friends into his Garden at Christmas, and
showed them many strange Sights, in the nineteenth Year._
In December, about Christmas, in the city of Wittenburg, were many young
gentlemen, which were come out of the country to be merry with their
friends, amongst whom there were certain well acquainted with Dr. Faustus,
who often invited them home unto his house. They being there on a certain
time, after dinner he had them into his garden, where they beheld all
manner of flowers and fresh herbs, and trees bearing fruit, and blossoms
of all sorts; who wondered to see that his garden should so flourish at
that time, as in the midst of the summer, when abroad in the streets and
all the country lay full of snow and ice; wherefore this was noted of
them as a thing miraculous, every one gathering and carrying away all
such things as they best liked, and so departed, delighted with their
sweet-smelling flowers.