_How Dr. Faustus found a Mass of Money, when he had consumed twenty-two
of his Years._
To the end that the devil would make Faustus his only heir, he showed
unto him where he should go and find a mighty huge mass of money, and
that he should find it in an old chapel that was fallen down, half a
mile distance from Wittenburg. There he bade him to dig, and he should
find it, which he did; and having digged reasonable deep, he saw a
mighty huge serpent, which lay on the treasure itself; the treasure
itself lay like a huge light burning; but Dr. Faustus charmed the
serpent, that he crept into a hole, and when he digged deeper to get up
the treasure, he found nothing but coals of fire. There he also saw and
heard many that were tormented; yet notwithstanding he brought away the
coals, and when he was come home, it was turned into silver and gold;
and after his death it was found by his servant, which was almost, by
estimation, one thousand guilders.