,illustration                           
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,,ivnior4                         ,the  
,anatomie of                            
,,legerdemain4                          
,,or1      ,the ,art of ,iugling set    
forth in his proper colours1 fully1     
plainly1 and exactly1 so that an        
ignorant person may thereby     learn   
the full perfection of the same1 after a
 little practise4      ,vnto each       
,tricke is added the figure1 where it is
 needfull for     instruction4          
,the second ,edition1 with many         
additions4                   ,prestat   
nihili quam nihil facere4               
,illustration                           
,,london1                  ,printed by  
,t4 ,h4 for ,r4 ,m4 #afce4              
,illustration   ,to the ,reader4        
,c,ourteous ,reader1 doe you not wonder8
 if you doe not1 well you may1 to see so
 slight a ,pamphlet so quickly spent2   
but lightly come1 and lightly goe2 it's 

a ,iuglers terme1 and it well befits the
 subiect4 ,would you know whence it     
first came8 why1 from ,bartholomew      
,fayre3 would you know whither it's     
bent8 for the ,fayre againe2 it's a     
stragler1 a wanderer1 and as ,i said1 as
 it lightly comes1 so it lightly goes2  
for it meanes to see not onely          
,bartholomew ,fayre1 but all the ,fayres
 in the ,kingdome also1 and therefore in
 the front1 ,hiccius ,doccius is the    
,post-master1 and what he wants there1  
,i'le give him here1 a word or two of   
command1 a terme of art1 not so much    
substantiall as circumstantiall1        
,celeriter1 vade1 over hedges and       
ditches1 thorow thicke and thin1 to come
 to your ,fayres4 ,rome for a ,iugler3  
all in post1 yet with a desire to give  
you full satisfaction4 ,if you like it1 
then buy it and reade it1 if otherwise1 
leave it for them that list4  ,farewell4
     ,illustration         ,the ,art of 
,,legerdemaine     ,discovered4   ,the  
originall of ,legerdemaine1 and how it  

came first into this ,kingdome4  ,,it   
came first into the ,kingdome by certain
 ,a,egyptians1 that were transported    
hither1 who growing to numerous         
multitudes1 dispersed themselues thorow 
most parts of the ,kingdome3 who being  
most expert in this art1 and in         
,palmestrie1 cousened the people in all 
parts wheresoeuer they came4 ,now diuers
 vagrant ,english joyning with them in  
time learnt both their language and     
cousening delusions1 whereby at length  
they were discovered1 and thereupon the 
next ensuing ,parliament1 there was a   
statute enacted3 that whosoeuer should  
transport an ,egyptian1 should have a   
,fine imposed upon him2 ,moreouer1 that 
whosoever should assume unto themselves 
the names of ,a,egyptians1 it should be 
imputed unto them as fellonie1 in so    
high a degree1 that they might not haue 
their ,booke granted unto them1 which   
statute was put in execution1 and since 
that time our ,kingdome hath beene well 
disburdened of those ,a,egyptian        

,iuglers4   ,the ,definition of the ,art
 of ,legerdemain1 with its principall   
parts4  ,l,egerdemaine is an operation1 
whereby one may seeme to worke          
wonderfull1 impossible1 and incredible  
things by agility1 nimblenesse1 and     
slightnesse of hand4 ,the parts of this 
,art are principally two4 ,the first is 
in the conveyance of ,balls1 ,cards1    
,dice1 ,money1 c4 ,the second is in     
,confederacie4   ,the end of the ,art of
 ,legerdemaine4  ,t,he end of this ,art 
is either good or bad1 accordingly as it
 is used3 ,good1 and lawfull when it is 
used at ,festivals1 and merry meetings  
to procure mirth3 especially if it be   
done without desire of estimation above 
what we are4 ,bad1 and altogether       
unlawfull when it is used on purpose1 to
 cozen1 deceive1 or for vaine glory to  
esteemed above what is meet and honest4 
,the ,definition1 or description of the 
,operator4  ,f,irst1 hee must be one of 
an impudent and audacious spirit1 so    
that hee may set a good face upon the   

matter4  ,secondly1 he must have a      
nimble and cleanly conveance4  ,thirdly1
 he must have strange termes1 and       
emphaticall words1 to grace and adorne  
his actions1 and the more to astonish   
the beholders4  ,fourthly1 and lastly1  
such gesture of body as may leade away  
the spectators eyes from a strict and   
diligent beholding his manner of        
conveyance4   ,of the ,play of the      
,balls4  ,t,he ,operator thus qualified 
must have his ,implements of purpose to 
play withall3 and first he must have    
three ,cups1 made of brasse1 or ,crooked
 lane plate3  ,illustration  ,these     
,cups must be all of one sise1 and the  
bottome of each of them must bee set a  
little within the cup2 marke the        
following figure1 for thereby they are  
truely represented1 both in forme and   
bignesse3 it is noted with the letter   
,b4 ,also he must have foure ,bals1 made
 of ,corke about the bignesse of small  
,nutmegs4 ,first1 he must practise to   
hold these ,cork balls1 two or three of 

them at once in one hand4 ,the best     
place1 and the readiest to hold one ball
 is betweene the ball of the thumbe1 and
 the palme of the hand2 but if you hold 
more than one at one time1 betweene your
 fingers towards the bottoms4 ,the place
 to hold a great ball is betweene your  
two middle fingers4 ,remember in your   
play alwaies to keep the palme of your  
hand downeward3 ,after you have once    
learned to hold these balls handsomely1 
you may worke divers strange1 and       
delightfull feats4  ,sidenote3 ,some ,i 
have seene sit with their ,codpiece     
open1 others play standing with a budget
 hanging before them1 but all comes to  
one end4  ,some feats may with more     
grace be performed stading then sitting4
 ,the manner of holding the cups will   
conceale the ball that you retein in    
your hand4  ,but whether you seeme to   
cast your ball in the ayre1 or into your
 mouth1 or into your other hand1 yet    
still retaine it in the same hand1 still
 remembring to keepe the palme of your  

hand downeward1 and out of sight4 ,now  
to begin3  ,he that is to play must sit 
on the farther side of a ,table1 which  
must be covered with a carpet3 partly to
 keepe the balls from rolling away1 and 
partly to keepe them from ratling3      
likewise hee must set his hat in his    
lap1 or sit in such manner as that hee  
may receive any thing into his lap1 and 
let him cause all his spectators to sit 
downe3 ,then let him draw his foure     
balls1 and lay three of them upon the   
table1 7and retain the fourth in his    
right hand7 and say1 ,gentlemen1 here   
are three bals you see1 #a4 ,meredin1   
#b4 ,benedic1 and #c4 ,presto ,iohn1    
then let him draw his cups and hold them
 all three in his right hand also1      
saying1 ,here are also three ,cups1     
saying1 ,see there's nothing in them1   
neither have they any false bottoms3    
,illustration  ,then say1 ,see ,i will  
set them all on a row1 and clap them all
 on a row1  in clapping them downe1     
convey the ball that you reteined under 

the middlemost cup1 saying as you set   
them downe1 ,nothing there1 there1 nor  
there4 ,then shew your hands1 and say1  
,gentlemen1 you see here is nothing in  
my hands1 and say1 ,now to begin1 and   
take up with your right hand one of the 
three bals that you layed downe1 and say
 this is the first1 and with that seeme 
to put it into your left hand1 and      
presently shut your left hand1 and being
 shut1 clap it unto your eare1 saying1  
,this is for the purging of the braine1 
,presto bee gone1 then move both the    
utmost cups 7noted with ,a1 and ,b47    
with both your hands1 saying1 ,and there
 is nothing there nor there1 and in the 
clapping them downe1 conveigh the ball  
in your right hand under the ,cup noted 
,b4  ,illustration  ,then with your     
right hand take up the second ball1 and 
seeme to put it into the left hand 7but 
reteine it7 shutting your left hand in  
due time3 then clap your left hand unto 
your mouth1 seeme to suppe the ball out 
of your hand1 and make a face as if you 

swallowed it1 then say1 ,presto1 and    
that's gone you see1 and with your right
 hand move the cup noted ,a1 saying1    
,and there is nothing1 and in clapping  
it downe convey the ball you reteined1  
under it1 so have you conveyed into each
 cup a ball4  ,illustration  ,then with 
your right hand take up the third ,ball1
 and seeme to put it into your left     
hand1 shutting it in due time1 and then 
reach it out from you saying1 vade1     
couragious1 and open your hand1 and blow
 a blast1 looking up as if you saw it   
flying away1 and say passa couragious1  
and that's gone3 then take up the cups  
one after another1 and say1             
neverthelesse ,gentlemen1 there is one1 
there is two1 and there is all three    
againe3 ,then cover them and say1 see   
you ,gentlemen1 ,i will cover them all  
againe4 ,then say now for the first1    
then with your right hand take up the   
first cup1  with your left hand take up 
the ball that is under it1 saying1 see1 
,i take him out1 and in setting downe   

the cup againe1 convey the ball in your 
right hand under it1 then with your     
right hand take the ball out of your    
left hand1 seeme to put it into your    
pocket 7but retaine it7 saying1 vade1   
that's gone into my pocket you see1 then
 take up with your right hand the second
 cup1 and with your left hand take the  
ball from under it1 and say1 see1 ,i    
take this out fairely also1 and in      
setting downe the cup1 convey the ball  
that you retained under it1 and then    
with your right hand take the ball out  
of your left1 and seeme to put it into  
your pocket1 7but retaine it7 saying1   
,iubeo1 and that's gone into my pocket3 
then with your right hand take up the   
third and last cup1 and with your left  
hand take the ball from under it1 and   
say1 here ,i take my last out1 and in   
setting downe the cup1 convey the ball  
that is in your right hand under it1 and
 then with your right hand take the ball
 out of your left hand1 and seeme to put
 it into your pocket 7but retaine it7   

and say vade1 'tis gone into my pocket2 
,illustration  then take up your cups   
orderly1 saying1 ,gentlemen1 here is one
 you see1 here is two1 and here is all  
three again2 and in setting downe the   
last cup noted ,a convey the ball that  
you retained in your hand under it4     
,illustration  ,then take up one of the 
three bals with your right hand1 and    
seeme to put it under the cup ,b1 but   
retaine it1 and then say by the powder  
of experience1 ,iubeo1 come away when ,i
 bid you under this cup ,a1 then take up
 ,b1 and say1 see you sirs1 hee scornes 
to tarry under this cup1 but is crept   
under here3 then take the cup ,a4 and   
they will wonder how it came thither4   
,then say ,gentlemen1 and you see here  
is but one1 and in setting it downe1    
convey that in your right hand under it1
 then with your right hand take up the  
second ,ball1 and seeme to put it into  
your left hand1 shutting your left hand 
in due time3  ,illustration  then hold  
your said left hand from off you1 and   

pronounce these words with a ,revoca    
stivoca 7open your hand tossing it up7  
that's gone1 then take up the cup ,a1   
and say1 see here they are got both     
together2 ,then say here are but two1   
and in setting it down1 convey the ball 
you retained in your right hand under   
it4  ,illustration  ,then with your     
right hand take up the third ball1 and  
seeme to put it into your left hand1 and
 shutting it in due time1 saying1 this  
is my last ,ball1 vade passa couragious1
 7open your hand then1 tossing it up1   
and staring after it7 and that's gone   
you see1 then take up the cup ,a1 and   
say1 here they are all three againe4    
,set your cups then all on a row againe1
 and under one of them1 as ,d1 conveigh 
your fourth ball which you retained in  
your hand1 and lay the other three balls
 by4  ,illustration  ,then with your    
right hand take up the first ball1 and  
seeme to put it into your left hand1    
shutting your said left hand in due     
time1 then as if you were at dice1 cast 

your left hand at the cup ,d1 and blow  
after it1 saying1 vade pas1 and 'tis    
gone1 then take up the cup noted ,a1 and
 clap it upon the cup ,d1 and in        
clapping it on1 convey the ball you     
retained in your right hand upon the top
 of the cup ,d4  ,illustration  ,then   
take up the second ball with your right 
hand1 and seeme to put it into your     
left1 shutting it in due time1 and as   
you did before3 now in like manner seeme
 to make the same to vanish with a word 
of command1 then take up the cup ,c1 and
 clap it upon the cup ,a1 and in        
clapping it on1 convey the ball you     
retained in your right hand1 upon the   
top of the cup noted ,a1  ,illustration 
,so then you have conveyed under each   
cup a ball1 then take up the third ball1
 seeming to vanish it as the two former1
 but retaine it1 then shew them under   
each cup one1 which will be very        
strange4  ,then take one cup in your    
right hand1 and clap it upon another1   
saying1 see ,gentlemen ,i will set you  

one cup upon another1 and in clapping it
 on1 convey the ball you retained in    
your right hand upon the top of the     
lowermost cup3 marke the figure         
following4  ,illustration  ,then take up
 one ball1 and seeme to cast it in the  
ayre1 and staring after it1 say1 vade1  
that's gone1 then with your right hand  
take up the uppermost cup1 say1 see here
 he is crept betweene my cups1 and in   
clapping it downe againe1 convey the    
ball that you retained under it4        
,illustration  ,then with your right    
hand take up the second ball1 and seeme 
to put it into your left hand1 shutting 
it in due time3 then open your left     
hand1 tossing it1 say1 vade1 and that's 
gone1 then with your right hand take up 
the uppermost cup1 and say1 doe you see 
,gentlemen1 they are snug'd like a yong 
man and a ,maid in bed together1 and in 
setting it down1 convey the ball that   
you retain4  ,illustration  ,then with  
your right hand take up the third ball1 
and seeme to put it in your left hand1  

but retain it1 shutting your left hand  
in due time3 then hold it from you1 and 
then open your hand1 tossing it up1 and 
gaping after it1 say1 ,mountifilede1    
mount1 thats gone1 and then take up the 
cup and say1 here are all three againe4 
,then cover them againe1 and say single 
is nothing1 then clap the third cup upon
 them1 saying1 but double is somewhat4  
,illustration  ,then may you seeme to   
pull all the three corks out of the top 
of the upper cup1 causing them to vanish
 one after another1 as ,i have          
sufficiently taught you before1 which   
may be performed by that one ball that  
you reteine in your right hand4  ,and   
lastly1 take the uppermost cup1 and set 
it down first by it selfe1 then with    
both hands nimbly hosting the two other 
cups1 shuffle them one upon another1 and
 the bals will not fall out1 and so it  
will be thought that you have pulled the
 three bals out of the bottomes of the  
two uppermost cups4 ,i could teach you  
to vary these feats a hundred wayes1 but

 ,i leave that to those that intend to  
follow the trade4   ,how to make a great
 ,ball seeme to come through a ,table   
into a ,cup4  ,s,et one of your cups    
upon a ,table1 and take a good big      
stoole-ball out of your pocket1 and say1
 clapping your hand with the ball in it 
under the ,table1 ,my masters would you 
not think it a pretty trick that ,i     
should make this ball come thorow the   
table into the cup3  ,illustration      
,then some one or other will take up the
 cup to see if it be so2 then holding   
the ball betweene your two middle       
fingers of your right hand1 stare him in
 the face1 and say nay but you must not 
move my cup out of its place1 while ,i  
have said my words of command3 with that
 set your cup in its former place1 and  
in setting it downe nimbly1 convey the  
ball under it1 and say1 ,hei ,fortuna   
nunquam credo1 vade couragious3 ,now see
 7say7 if it be there or not1 which when
 they see they will imagine was conjured
 into it by vertue of your words4       

,other very pretty tricks with ,bals4   
,r,etaine one small ball in your hand1  
and lay three other small bals upon the 
table3 then with your right hand take up
 one of the three bals1 and put into    
your left hand1 saying1 ,there is one1  
then take up the second1 and put that   
into your left hand also1 and therewith 
likewise put the ball you retained in   
your right hand1 saying1 ,and there is  
two 7yet you know there is three        
already7 and shut your hand in due time3
 then take up the third ball in your    
right hand1 and clap your right hand    
unto the upper part of your left arme1  
retaining the ball firmely pronounce    
these words3 ,iubeo celeriter1 come all 
into my hand when ,i bid you4 ,then     
withdraw your right hand 7holding the   
palm thereof downward7 saying1 ,that's  
gone ,gentlemen3 then open your left    
hand1 and say1 ,here are all three      
together1 and lay them downe on the     
,table4   ,another4  ,t,ake up one of   
the bals in your right hand1  put it    

into your left1 holding it firmely      
between your forefinger and thumbe of   
your said left hand4 ,then with your    
forefinger and thumbe of your right hand
 7but be nimble7 seeme to pull one ball 
out of another1 which you may doe by    
slipping the ball that you retained in  
your right hand betweene the forefinger 
and thumb of the said hand1 saying1     
,thus by activity have ,i learn'd to do1
 out of one little ball for to make two3
 and all of a bignesse1 then lay all    
foure balls upon the table4   ,another4 
,v,v,ith your right hand take up one of 
the balls1 and seeme to put it into the 
left1 but retain it1 shutting your left 
hand in due time1 and say1 ,there is    
one3 then hold your hand from you4 ,then
 with your right hand take up another1  
saying1 ,here ,i take another4 ,then    
pronounce these words1 ,mercus mercurius
 by the powder of experience1 ,iubeo2   
then open your left hand1 saying1       
,that's gone1 and then open your right  
hand and shew them both together4   ,how

 to make a stone seeme to vanish out of 
your hand4  ,y,ou must have a stone of a
 reasonable bignesse1 such as you may   
well hide in your hand1 sitting in such 
manner as ,i have formerly said1 that   
you may receive any thing into your     
lappe1 take this stone out of your      
pocket1 saying1 ,you see1 ,gentlemen1   
here is a stone1 a miraculous stone3    
,will you have it vanish1 vade1 or go   
away invisible2 which being said1       
withdraw your hand to the side of the   
table letting the stone slip down into  
your lap1 in which time stare about you1
 saying1 chuse you whether4 ,then reach 
out your hand and say3 ,fortuna         
variabilis1 lapis inestimabilis ,iubeo1 
vade1 vade1 couragius4 ,open your hand  
then tossing it up1 and blow a blast1   
and look up1 saying1 ,do you see it is  
gone4 ,your looking up will make them to
 looke up1 in which time you may take   
the stone againe in the other hand1 and 
slip it into your pocket4   ,another4   
,t,ake your stone againe out of your    

pocket1 saying1 here it is once againe1 
and ,i will give it unto any of you to  
hold1 and reach your hand out unto them1
 and opening your hand1 say ,loe here it
 is4 ,then when any one is about to take
 it1 withdraw your hand to the side of  
the table1 and make your conveyance as  
before1 in which time say1 ,but you must
 promise mee to take it quickly3        
,sidenote3 ,by agility and nimblenesse  
of hand you may make a piece of a ,hares
 skin to stir and run about you as a    
live creature1 and at last to vanish    
away1 which will bee imagined to be some
 ,familiar that you deale withall4      
,then will hee say1 ,i will1 then reach 
your hand being shut1 out unto him      
againe1 and while hee striveth1 thinking
 to take it quickly1 hold fast and say1 
,vade couragious1 celeriter vade3 in    
which time you may take up the stone in 
the other hand1 and hold it from you4   
,then open your hand and say1 loe1 ,if  
you can hold a pretty ,lasse no faster1 
when you have her1 ,i will not give a   

pin for your skill4   ,how to make a    
,card vanish1 and finde it againe in a  
,nut4  ,t,ake what card you will1 pill  
the printed paper from off it1 and roll 
it hard up1 and make a hole in a nut1   
and take out the kernell1 and then      
thrust in the card1 afterwards stop the 
hole of the ,nut neatly with waxe1 this 
,nut you must have in readinesse about  
you1 and when you are in your play1 call
 for such a card as you inclosed in your
 ,nut1 or else haue one in a readinesse1
 and say1 ,you see ,gentlemen1 here is  
such a card3 then wet it1 and pill off  
the printed side1 roll it up1 and the   
usuall manner conuey it away3 ,then take
 your ,nut out of your pocket1 and giue 
it unto one1 and say1 ,cracke that ,nut1
 and tell mee if you can finde the card 
there1 which being found1 will bee      
thought very strange4  ,then haue       
another such like ,nut1 but filled with 
,inke1 and stopped after the same manner
 that your other ,nut was1 and giue that
 unto another1 and bid him cracke it1   

and see what he can finde in that1 and  
so soone as he hath cracked it1 all the 
inke will run about his mouth1 which    
will move more mirth and laughter than  
the former4   ,how to seeme to eate a   
,knife4  ,d,esire any one of your       
spectators to accommodate you with a    
,knife1 which when you haue gotten1 hold
 it in such manner as that you may cover
 the whole knife with both your hands1  
the end of the haft excepted1 and set   
the point of it unto your eye1 and say1 
some body strike it in with his fist1   
but no body will1 because it is so      
dangerous a thing3 then set your hands  
upon the edge of the ,table1 and looking
 about you1 say1 why what will no body  
strike it in1 in which time let the     
knife slip downe into your lap4 ,then   
nimbly make as if you chopt it hastily  
into your mouth1 or to hold it in one   
hand1 and strike it in with the other   
7but nimbly7 then make two or three     
sowre faces1 saying1 some drinke1 some  
drinke3 or else you may say1 now some   

one put his finger in my mouth1 and pull
 it out againe2 some will say haply you 
will bite me1 say1 no ,i will assure    
you4 ,then when he hath put his finger  
into your mouth1 he will pull it out1   
say1 here is nothing1 7this time is     
sufficient to conuey the ,knife out of  
your lap into your pocket7 say againe1  
why1 you have your finger out againe1   
did you thinke to pull the knife out8 if
 that should be in my mouth1 it would   
kill mee4 ,the knife is here in my      
pocket1 and with that take it out1 and  
deliver it againe4   ,how to rap a ,wag 
on the knuckles4  ,t,ake a ball and lay 
it on the ,table1 and holding a knife in
 one hand by the blade1 desire some body
 to take the ,ball that is upon the     
,table1  lay it upon the haft of the    
knife1 pretending that you will blow it 
thence invisibly1 and when he is laying 
it on1 take him a good rap on the       
knuckles4   ,how to seeme to swallow a  
long pudding made of ,tinne4  ,t,his    
,pudding must be made of ,tin1 it       

consisteth of twelve little hoops made  
,tape-wise1 so that they may almost fall
 one thorow another1 and have a piece of
 ,canvas tyed over the biggest end      
thereof1 to the end it may not hurt your
 teeth by hastily clapping it into your 
mouth4 ,the figure whereof followeth1   
and is marked with the letters ,a ,a4   
,illustration  hold this ,pudding 7for  
so it is called7 privately in your left 
hand with the ,canvas end uppermost1 and
 with your right hand take a ,ball out  
of your pocket1 and say1 ,if there be   
any ,mayd that hath lost her maiden-head
 or old woman that's halfe out of       
conceit with her selfe1 because her     
neighbours deeme her not so yong as she 
would willingly seeme to be1 let her    
come unto mee1 for this ball is present 
remedy2 then seeme to put the ,ball into
 your left hand1 but let it flip into   
your lap1 and clap your pudding into    
your mouth1 which will bee thought to be
 the ,ball you shewed them3 ,then       
incline your head1 and open your mouth1 

and the pudding will slip downe at its  
full length1 which with your right hand 
you may strike up into your mouth again3
 do thus three or foure times one after 
another1 and the last time you may      
discharge your mouth of it into your    
hand1 and clap it into your lap without 
any suspition1 so that you make two or  
three sowre faces after it1 as if it    
stucke in your throat1 and if you       
practise to smite easily with your fist 
on each side of your throat1 the        
,pudding will seeme to chinke as if it  
were lying in your throat4 ,then say    
thus1 they swallow puddings in high     
,dutch land1 they slip downe their      
throats before their teeth can take     
possession of them4   ,how to seeme to  
cut ones nose halfe off4  ,f,or the     
effecting of this feate1 you must have a
 knife for the nonce1 made with a gap in
 the midst of the blade1 as it is       
demonstrated in the following figure    
noted with the letter ,a4  ,illustration
  ,sidenote3 ,note that in such feats as

 this1 it were necessarie to have a     
piece of spunge with some sheepes bloud 
in it to be retained privately4  ,you   
must conceale the notch with your       
finger1 and then wring it over the      
fleshie part of your nose1 and your nose
 will seeme as it were halfe cut off    
with the knife4   ,how to seeme to pull 
a rope through your nose4  ,y,ou must   
have likewise for the effecting of this 
delusion1 an ,implement on purpose4 ,the
 figure wherof followeth4 ,it may bee   
made of two elder sticks1 thrusting out 
the pith1 and afterward glued together1 
the ends whereof must have a piece of   
corke cut hollow and glued over them3   
then must there be a little whipcord put
 thorow them1 the ends whereof must come
 out at two holes made on the outward   
side of each elder sticke4              
,illustration  ,put this ,trinket over  
the fleshie part of your nose1 then pul 
one end of the rope1 and afterwards the 
other1 and it will be thought that the  
rope commeth quite thorow your nose4    

,how to make a pile of ,counters seeme  
to vanish thorow a ,table4  ,y,ou must  
have for the performing of this feate1  
divers counters having holes cut out of 
the midst of them1 then they must be    
glued together so many of them as they  
may make a case sufficient to containe a
 ,die3 then glue one whole counter upon 
the top of them1 and have a boxe made of
 white ,tinne to fit them1 but let it be
 deeper than the glued pile of          
,counters2 also make a cover for this   
boxe4 ,first1 put into the boxe three   
loose counters1 then put in the glued   
pile of counters with the hole          
upper-most1 then put into the hole a    
,die1 and lastly three other loose whole
 ,counters1 and cover it4 ,draw this    
boxe of ,counters1 and say1 ,gentlemen1 
here is a boxe of ,barbarie gold1 it was
 left me as a ,legacie by a deceased    
friend1 upon condition ,i should employ 
it well and honestly4 ,now sirs it was  
my fortune as ,i was travelling1 to be  
benighted1 and so forced to seeke for   

lodging1 and as it happened1 ,i tooke   
into an house of entertainment1 where   
calling for my ,ostesse1 ,i drew my     
stocke1 and said1 what must ,i give you 
mine ,ostesse for my meat1 drinke1 and  
lodging this night8 ,my friend1 quoth   
she1 you must give me three ,french     
,crownes2 with that ,i uncovered my boxe
 and set it upon the ,table 7it must be 
done with the mouth of the box downward7
 tooke my boxe from off the counters1   
and delivered her three from the top1   
saying1 there they are2 and casting my  
eye aside1 ,i spyed a pretty lasse      
coming downe the staires2 ,sweet heart1 
said ,i to her1 what shall ,i give thee 
to lie with thee this night8 she        
replied1 sir1 for three ,french ,crownes
 you shall3 then ,i thrust my boxe      
forward1 and delivered her three from   
the bottome1 saying1 there they are4    
,sidenote3 ,if you lift the ,boxe a     
little from the ,table bearing it from  
you1 the three loose counters will come 
forth4  ,but now said ,i to my ,ostesse1

 ,ostesse1 what will you say if with a  
tricke ,i have1 ,i make these six       
,crownes to fetch all the rest thorow   
the ,table8 ,sir1 quoth my ,ostesse1 you
 shall have your meat1 drink1 and       
lodging for nothing1 and said the       
,lasse1 thou shalt lie with me for      
nothing4 ,then ,i uncovered them1       
saying1 but first let us see whether    
they be here or no1 and shew them1      
covering them againe4 ,then 7taking to  
those six ,counters in my hand1 other   
loose ,counters ,i have readie in my    
lap7 ,i knocke my hand under the ,table1
 saying ,virtute lapidis1 miraculosi    
lapidis1 jubeo vade1 celeritate vade4   
,then ,i mingle my ,counters as if they 
came tumbling thorow the ,table into my 
hand1 afterward throw them on the       
,table1 saying1 there be the ,counters1 
then ,i take the boxe up1 pressing the  
sides of it with my fore finger and     
thumbe 7which will keep the glued pile  
of ,counters from slipping out7 and let 
slip the glued ,counters into my lap1   

and say there is none but a ,die1       
casting the emptie box unto them1 who   
shall have all now1 my ,ostesse or ,i8  
,illustration  ,a1 the figure of the    
,box1 ,,bb the lid of the ,box1 ,c the  
pile of ,counters glued together1 ,e the
 hole for the ,die1 ,d the ,die4   ,how 
to seeme to put a ring through ones     
cheeke4  ,y,ou must have two rings made 
of brasse1 silver1 or what you will1 of 
one bignesse1 colour1 and likenesse     
saving that one must have a notch cut   
through it as it is represented by the  
figure following noted with ,x          
,illustration  ,the other must be whole 
without a notch2 shew the whole ,ring1  
and conceale that which hath the notch1 
and say1 now ,i will put this ring      
thorow my cheeke1 and privily slip the  
notch one over one side of your mouth1  
and nimbly convey the whole ,ring into  
your sleeve1 or conceale it in your     
right hand3 then take a small sticke    
which you may have in readinesse1 and   
slip the whole ,ring over it1 holding   

your hand over it about the middle      
thereof1 and bid somebody hold both the 
ends of the sticke fast1 and say1 see   
this ,ring here in my cheeke1 it turnes 
round1 and indeed it will seeme to turn 
round if you stroake it nimbly with your
 fingers3 and while you perceive them to
 fasten their eies intentively upon that
 ,ring1 upon a sudden whip it out1 and  
smite upon the sticke therewith         
instantly1 concealing it1 and whirling  
the other ,ring1 you hold your hand over
 round about the sticke1 and it wil be  
thought that you have brought that ,ring
 upon the stick which was before upon   
your cheeke4   ,how to seeme to thrust a
 bodkin into your forehead4  ,y,ou must 
have two bodkins1 the one made like unto
 the other to outward appearance1 but   
let the blade of the one be made to slip
 up into the haft3 let the other be a   
true ,bodkin3 ,conceale the false one1  
and shew the true1 after that you have  
shewed it1 convey it into your lap4     
,then take up the false one1 and        

reclining your head1 make as if you     
thrust it very stifly1 making an ill    
favoured face all the while4 ,if you    
hold a peece of spunge in your hand     
filled with some sheeps bloud1 pressing 
it out1 the bodkin being in your        
forehead as it were up to the hilt1 it  
will cause the more astonishment and    
admiration among the beholders4         
,instantly put up your bodkin1 and take 
your handkercher1 and wipe off the      
bloud1 and say1 ,iubeo vade vulnus a    
fronte4   ,how to put a ,locke upon ones
 mouth4  ,y,ou must have a ,locke made  
for the nonce1 the figure whereof       
followeth1 the one side of its bow must 
be immoveable1 as that marked with ,a3  
the other side is noted with ,b1 and    
must be pinned to the bodie of the      
locke1 as may appeare at ,e1 ,i say it  
must be so pinned that it may play to   
and againe with ease4 ,this side of the 
bow must have a legge as ,c1 and then   
turn into the ,locke2 this bending must 
have two notches filed on the inner     

side1 which must be so ordered that the 
one may locke or hold the two sides of  
the bow as close together at the top as 
may be1 the other notch to hold the said
 parts of the bows a proportionable     
distance asunder1 that being lockt upon 
the cheeke1 it may neither pinch too    
hard1 nor yet hold it so sleightly that 
it may be drawne off2  ,illustration    
let there be then a key fitted unto it  
to unlocke it1 as may appeare at ,b4    
,and lastly1 let the bows have divers   
notches filed in them1 so the place of  
the partition when the locke is shut    
home will be least of all suspected4 ,by
 this figure and directions you may fit 
your selfe of such a ,locke if so be you
 are desirous of it4   ,the use of it4  
,y,ou may cause someone to hold one     
tester edgelong betweene his teeth3     
,take also another tester and with your 
left hand proffer to set it edgelong    
betweene a second mans teeth1 pretending
 that your intent is to turne both into 
whether of their mouthes they shall     

desire1 and that by vertue of your words
 and circumstances which he shall no    
sooner essay to do1 but you holding your
 locke privately in your right hand with
 your fore finger over the legge ,c1 may
 presently slip it over the left side   
his cheeke1 and single locke it1 which  
you may do by pressing your said finger 
a little downe after some store of      
intreaties3 the ,locke having hung on a 
while1 produce your key by some device  
7as by a confederate or some carelesse  
person7 and unlocke it1 but immediately 
double locke it1 for it will seeme a    
true locke1 nor after sight be suspected
 for other4   ,how to make it freeze by 
the fire side4  ,t,his feate cannot be  
performed at every time1 but onely in   
,winter1 and at such times as snow may  
be had1 and he that will shew it must   
have in readinesse an handfull of salt4 
,the time serving1 and the partie       
provided1 let him call for a            
,ioynt-stoole1 a quart pot1 an handfull 
of snow1 a little water1 and a short    

staffe or sticke1 first let him powre a 
little water upon the top of the stoole1
 and upon it let him see the quart pot1 
and put the snow into the pot1 the salt 
also1 but privately1 then let him hold  
the pot fast with his left hand1 and    
take the short sticke in his right1 and 
therewith churne the snow and salt in   
the pot as if one should churme for     
butter1 and in halfe a quarter of an    
houre the pot will freeze so hard to the
 stoole1 that you can scarcely with both
 hands pull it off from the stoole3     
there's a naturall reason may be given  
for this1 which he thats a scholler need
 not be told1 and for a common ,iugler  
,i would not have so wise as to know1   
therefore ,i omit it4   ,how to breath  
fire out of your mouth4  ,t,he          
performance of this tricke consisteth in
 the rowling up of the towe4 ,after you 
have made a rowle in readinesse1 call   
for a pipe of ,tobacco1 light it1 and   
take a whiffe or two1 you may stop it   
downe with the one end of your rowle of 

tow1 retaining it priuately in your     
hand3 then deliuer the ,pipe to some    
body else1 and conuey the tow into your 
mouth3 then blow gently1 and smoake and 
fire will come forth of your mouth1     
which you may continue as long as you   
please by putting in more tow as it     
consumeth4   ,how to draw ribbins of any
 colour out of your mouth1 and to       
deliver it by the yard4  ,y,ou must     
prouide you diuers sorts of ,ribbins1   
some blacke1 some blew1 some greene1    
some yellow3 measure it1 and at the end 
of euery yard make a slip knot1 then    
rowle each coloured ribben into a ball  
by it selfe1 and dispose them about you1
 that you may know readily which to take
 in an instant4 ,when you are called    
upon for so many yards of such a colour1
 conuey a ball of the same into your    
mouth1 and draw it out1 remembring how  
many knots haue slipped at your teeth1  
then cut it off and deliuer it4   ,how  
to make two bels come into one hand1    
having put into each hand one4  ,t,his  

feate must be performed with three bels1
 you must put one bell into your left   
sleeue1 then put one ,bell into one     
hand1 and another ,bell into the other  
hand 7they must be little morris bels7  
withdraw your hands1 and privily conuey 
the bell in your left hand1 into your   
right hand3 ,then stretch both your     
hands abroad1 and bid two folkes hold   
your hands fast1 but first shake your   
hands and say1 doe you heare them4 ,the 
bell that is in your sleeve will not be 
knowne by the ratling1 but that it is in
 your hand3 ,then say1 hee now that is  
the arrantest ,whoremaster or ,cuckold  
of you both1 shall have both the bels1  
and the other shall have none at all3   
open your hands then1 and shew them1 and
 it will be thought that you deale by   
art magicke4   ,how to make a ,iugling  
booke1 or a booke for ,waggery4  ,y,ou  
must provide a paper book in octavo1 of 
what thicknesse you please2 first turne 
over seaven leaves of it1 and then upon 
both the open sides1 draw or paint the  

pictures of flowers1 then turne over    
seaven leaves more1 and paint the very  
same2 do thus untill you have turned the
 book once quite over3 ,then unto the   
farther painted leafes1 past a little   
stay of paper or parchment one directly 
over another3 ,then turne over the booke
 againe1 and having turned every sixt   
leafe1 draw the picture of flower de    
luces1 and then paste stayes of         
parchment upon them as you did upon the 
first2 but these stayes must all of them
 be a little lower than the former4     
,then turne over the booke againe1 and  
after the fift leafe1 thorowout the     
booke is turned1 paint horns1 do thus   
untill you have painted the book full of
 pictures1 onely let there be one part  
of the leaves faire paper3 having thus  
finished the booke1 when you use it1    
hold it in your left hand1 and with your
 right hand1 your thumb set upon the    
parchment stayes1 shew them orderly and 
nimbly1 but with a bold and audacious   
countenance1 for that must be the grace 

of all your trickes3 say1 this booke is 
not painted thus as some of you may     
suppose1 but it is of such a property1  
that whosoever bloweth on it1 it wil    
give the representation of whatsoever he
 is naturally addicted unto1 and then   
turne the booke1 and say1 see it's all  
faire paper4   ,bonus ,genius or        
,nuntius invisibilis1 or ,hiccius       
,doccius as my senior cals it4  ,y,ou   
must have the figure of a man made of   
wood1 about the bignesse of your little 
finger1 as may appeare by the figure    
noted ,c ,d1 the head whereof noted with
 ,a1 must bee made to take off and put  
on at pleasure1 by meanes of a wyer that
 is in the necke1 marked with ,b3 also  
you must have a cloth cap with a little 
hole in the crowne of it1 as ,f3 ,this  
cap must have a little bagge within to  
convey the head into4 ,the bag must be  
neatly made1 that it may not easily be  
perceived2 shew your man unto the       
company1 saying1 see you here gentlemen1
 this ,i call my ,bonus ,genius1 then   

shew his cap1 saying1 and this is his   
coat1 say moreover1 look now as         
stedfastly on him as you can1           
neuerthelesse ,i wil cousin you1 for    
therefore am ,i come4  ,illustration    
,then hold your cap aboue your face1 and
 take your man in your right hand1 and  
put his head thorow the hole of the cap1
 as you may see at ,f1 saying1 now hee  
is ready to goe of any message ,i have  
to send him2 to ,spain1 ,italy1 or      
whither ,i will3 but he must haue       
somewhat to beare his charges1 with that
 pul out your right hand from under the 
cap1 and therwith the body1 7but        
privately7 putting your right hand into 
your pocket1 as it you fet for money1   
where you must leaue the bodie1 and take
 out your hand1  say1 there is three    
crowns3 ,now be gone then1 turn the head
 about1 and say1 but he will looke about
 him before he goes4 ,then say 7setting 
your forefinger upon his crowne7 iust as
 ,i thrust my finger downe1 so he shall 
vanish1 and therewith by the assistance 

of your left hand that is under the cap1
 conuey his head into the little bag    
within the cap3 then turne your cap     
about1 and say1 see here he is gone3    
then take your cap1 and hold it up      
againe1 drawing the head out of the     
little bag1  say1 hei genius meus       
velocissimus1 ubi1  whistle4 ,then      
thrust the head up thorow the hole of   
the cap1 and holding the head by the    
wyer1 turne it about2 then presently put
 head and cap into your pocket4   ,boxes
 to change ,graine4  ,m,ake one boxe of 
,wood1 ,tinne1 or ,brasse3 let the      
bottome fall a quarter of an inch into  
the boxe1 and glue thereon a laying of  
,barlie or such like graine3 draw the   
boxe with the bottome downewards1 and   
say1 ,gentlemen1 ,i met a ,countrie man 
going to buy ,barlie1 and ,i told him ,i
 would sell him a penniworth1 also ,i   
would multiplie one graine into so many 
bushels as hee should need1 then cast a 
barlie corne into your boxe1 and cover  
it with a hat1 and in the covering it1  

turne the bottom upside down3 then cause
 some bodie to blow on the hat1 then    
uncover it1 and they will think         
strangely of it4 ,you may make another  
boxe of wood like unto a bell to hold so
 much just as your former box will1 and 
make a bottome unto this boxe of shooe  
sole leather1 to thrust into the bottome
 of the bell3 then fill it with barlie1 
and thrust up the leather bottome1 for  
it will keepe the barlie from falling   
out take this box out of your pocket1   
and set it down gently upon the table1  
and say1 ,i will now cause all the      
barlie to goe out of my measure into my 
bell1 then with a hat cover the boxe    
that hath the barlie glewed unto it1 and
 in covering it1 turne it with the      
barlie downeward3 then say1 first let us
 see whether there be nothing under the 
bell1 and clap it hard downe upon the   
table1 so the weight of the barlie will 
thrust the bottome downe2 then bid some 
one blow hard on the hat1 then take it  
up1 where they will see nothing but an  

emptie measure1 then take up the bell1  
and all the barlie will poure out4      
,sweep it then presently into your hat  
or lap1 lest their busie prying may     
chance to discover your leather bottome4
   ,how to vanish a glasse full of      
,beere4  ,sidenote3 ,your finger tops   
must be rubd a little with some greene  
soft waxe1 and so you may doe it        
cleanlily4  ,t,ake a low glasse1 fill it
 reasonable full of ,beere1 and take a  
sixpence and lay it downe upon the      
table1 and set the glasse of ,beere upon
 it1 and dipping your finger into the   
,beere1 say1 whether is the sixpence in1
 or under the glasse4 ,some will say    
perhaps1 it is under3 then say1 let's   
see1 and take up at once both sixe pence
 and glasse 7hold the glasse so that    
both your hands may quite hide it7 and  
let the glass slip plum downe into your 
lap1 then make as if you threw it away1 
looking up after it4 ,then seeme to blow
 your nose1 and let fall the sixpence   
upon the table1 saying1 ,i am glad ,i   

have got my mony againe3 but now 7say7  
what's become of the glasse8 ,then seeme
 to take it out of your pocket1 saying1 
,i am a good fellow1 and would not      
willingly lose my liquor1 then drinke it
 up4 ,this is an excellent tricke if it 
be swiftly and neatly performed4 ,though
 you spill a part of the ,beere1 it is  
no matter1 neither is it any disgrace   
unto it1 besides you may put it off very
 well4   ,how to seeme to cut off a mans
 head1 it is called the decollation of  
,iohn ,baptist4  ,y,ou must have a table
 with two good wide holes towards one   
end1 also a cloth on purpose to cover   
the table with1 so that the said        
covering may hang to the ground round   
about the table2 also this covering must
 have two holes made in it even with the
 holes of the table1 you must also have 
a platter of wood for the purpose1      
having a hole in the bottom to fit also 
unto the holes of the table1 and it     
must1 as also the table1 be made to take
 in two pieces3 having these in         

readinesse1 you must have two boyes2 the
 one must lie along upon the table with 
his backe upward1 and he must put his   
head thorow the one hole of the table1  
cloth and all2 the other must sit under 
the table and put his head thorow the   
other hole of the table1 then put the   
platter about his neck1 to make the     
sight more dreadfull to behold1 you may 
forme some loome about the neckes of    
them1 making small holes in them as it  
were veins1 and besmeare it over with   
sheepes bloud1 putting some bloud also  
and little bits of liver into the       
platter1 and set a chafing-dish of      
coales before the head1 strewing some   
brimstone upon the coales2 for this will
 make the head seem so pale and wan1 as 
if in very deed it were separated from  
the body4  ,illustration  ,the head may 
fetch a gaspe or two1 and it will be    
better4 ,let no body bee present while  
you doe this1 neither when you have     
given entrance1 permit any to be        
medling1 nor let them tarry long4   ,how

 to make the face of a ,childe to       
appeare in a pot of water4  ,y,ou must  
get a ball made of wood1 and upon one   
halfe or side of it1 there must the face
 of a childe be artificially carued3 on 
the backe side of this face there must  
bee made a hole1 but not very deepe2    
this hole must be filled with ,lead1 to 
the end that it may 7the ball being cast
 into the water7 sway the face          
uppermost3 then paint it livelie with   
oyle colours1 and it is done4 ,note that
 it ought not to be full so big as a    
tenis ball4 ,call for a wine quart pot  
filled with faire water up to the necke1
 having your face in a readinesse1      
concealed in your right hand1 take the  
pot in your left hand1 and set it on the
 ,table1 and say1 see you ,gentlemen1   
here is nothing in the pot but water1   
with that clap down the pot lid with    
your right hand1 and in clapping it     
down1 slip the face into the pot1 this  
you may doe without any the lest        
suspition4 ,then cause them all to stand

 off1 and if they please1 to marke you  
as narrowly as they can3 with that put  
your hand into your pocket1 and seeme to
 take out a handfull of powder1 and to  
strew it over the pot1 saying1 ,surge   
celeriter1 by the powder of ,experience1
 surge1 then bid them look what is      
there4 ,after the same manner may you   
make a ,toade to appeare1 which will    
cause no small admiration4   ,advice    
whereby you may drinke a ,tunnell full  
of drink1 and afterwards seeme to poure 
the same all out of your sleeve againe4 
,y,ou must get a double ,tunnell1 that  
is1 two ,tunnels sodered one within the 
other1 so that you may at the little end
 poure a quantitie of wine1 water1 or   
any liquor4 ,this ,tunnell you must have
 readie filled before hand with         
whatsoever liquor you please3 call for  
some of the same kinde3 then draw your  
,tunnell1 and setting your middle finger
 unto the bottome of it1 bid some body1 
or else do you your selfe poure it full1
 and drinke it up before them1 and turne

 the broad end of the ,tunnell          
downeward1 saying1 ,gentlemen1 all is   
gone1 and in a trice turne your selfe   
about1 and in turning1 pronounce some   
tearmes of art1 withdraw your finger    
from the narrow end1 and let all the    
liquor out that was betweene the        
,tunnels1 and it will be thought to be  
that which you drunke out of the        
,tunnell1 and so you may perswade them  
that it is the very same4   ,how to     
seeme to make a tooth drop out with a   
touch4  ,y,ou must have some great tooth
 in a readinesse1 as the tooth of a     
,hog1 a ,calfe1 or of an ,horse2 this   
you must retain privately in your right 
hand1 and with the same hand take out of
 your pocket a small corke bal1 and     
having used some ,rhetorick to perswade 
them that it is of some excellent       
property1 incline your head1 and        
therewith touch some one of your farther
 teeth1 and immediately let the tooth   
that you held in your hand drop downe1  
saying1 and this is the fashion of      

,mountebanks1 ,touch and take4          
,another conceit to procure laughter4   
,t,ake your ball in one hand1 and the   
tooth in the other1 and stretch your    
hands as farre as you can one from the  
other1 and if any will1 lay a quart of  
wine with him that you will not withdraw
 your hands1 and yet will make both of  
them come into either hand which they   
please3 ,it is no more to do1 than to   
lay one downe upon the ,table1 and turne
 your selfe round1 and take it up with  
the other hand1 and your wager is won1  
and it will move no small laughter to   
see a foole so lose his money4   ,how to
 make two or three egges dance upon a   
staffe4  ,p,rovide a good thick staffe  
about two yards long1 three parts wherof
 ought to be made scoope-wise1 or halfe 
hollow1 like a basting ladle1 the fourth
 part must serue for the handle4 ,at the
 end of the scoope must be made a hole1 
and therein put a broad pin about the   
length of an egge1 and it is done4 ,rest
 the handle of this staffe against your 

right thigh1 and hold it with your right
 hand neere to the beginning of the     
scoope2 lay an egge then into the scoope
 of the staffe1 and turne your selfe    
round1 bearing the staffe now up1 and   
anon downe1 with the scoope side of it  
alwayes upward1 so the eg will tumble   
from one end of the scoop unto the      
other1 and not fall out4 ,after the same
 manner may you make two or three egges 
by a little practice to wamble one after
 another4   ,a merry conceit  ,d,eliver 
one peece of money with your left hand  
unto one and to a second person another1
 and offer a third to another1 for he   
seeing the other receive money1 will not
 lightly refuse it3 when he offereth to 
take it1 you may rap him on the fingers 
with a knife1 or somewhat else held in  
your right hand1 saying that you knew by
 vertue of your bonus genius1 that hee  
meant to have kept it from you4   ,how  
to knit an hard knot upon a handkercher1
 and to seeme to undo the same with     
words4  ,m,ake one plaine loose knot1   

with the two corner ends of a           
handkercher1 and seeming to draw the    
same very hard1 hold fast the body of   
the said handkercher 7neere to the knot7
 with your right hand1 pulling the      
contrary end with the left hand1 which  
is the corner of that which you hold4   
,then cloze up handsomely the knot1     
which will bee yet somewhat loose1 and  
pull the handkercher so with your right 
hand1 as the left hand end may be neere 
to the knot3 then will it seeme to be a 
true and firme knot4 ,and to make it    
appeare more assuredly to be so indeed1 
let a stranger pull at the end which you
 hold in your left hand1 whilest you    
hold fast the other in your right hand2 
and then holding the knot with your     
fore-finger and thumbe1 and the nether  
part of your handkercher with your other
 fingers1 as you hold a bridle when you 
would with one hand slip up the knot and
 lengthen your reines4 ,this done1 turne
 your handkercher over the knot with the
 left hand1 in doing whereof1 you must  

suddenly slip out the end or corner1    
putting up the knot of your handkercher 
with your fore-finger and thumbe1 as you
 would put up the foresaid knot of your 
bridle4 ,then deliver the same 7covered 
and wrapt within the midst of your      
handkercher7 to one to hold fast1 and   
after the pronunciation of some words of
 ,art1 and wagers laid1 take the        
handkercher and shake it1 and it will be
 loose4   ,a notable feat of ,fast and  
,loose2 namely1 to pull three beadstones
 from off a ,cord1 while you hold fast  
the ends thereof1 without removing of   
your hands4  ,t,ake two litle whipcords 
of two foot long a piece1 double them   
equally1 so as there may appeare foure  
ends4 ,then take three great beadstones1
 the hole of the one of them being      
bigger than the rest2 and put one       
beadstone upon the eye or bought of the 
one cord1 and another on the other cord3
 then take the stone with the greatest  
hole1 and let both the bowts be hidden  
therein3 which may be the better done1  

if you put the eye of the one into the  
eye of the other4 ,then pull the middle 
bead upon the same1 being doubled over  
his fellow1 and so will the beads seeme 
to be put over the two cords without    
partition1 for holding fast in each hand
 the two ends of the two cords1 you may 
tosse them as you lift1 and make it     
seeme manifest to the beholders1 which  
may not see how you have done it1 that  
the beadstones are put upon the cord    
without fraud3 ,then must you seeme to  
adde more effectuall binding of those   
beadstones to the string1 and make one  
halfe of a knot with one of the ends of 
each side1 which is for no other        
purpose1 but that when the ,bead stones 
be taken away1 the cords may be seene in
 the case which the beholders suppose   
them to be in before4 ,for when you have
 made your halfe knot 7which in any wise
 you may not double to make a perfect   
knot7 you must deliver into the hands of
 some stander by1 those two cords1      
namely1 two ends evenly set in one hand1

 and two in the other1 and then with a  
wager and tearmes of ,art1 begin to pull
 off your ,bead-stones1 which if you    
handle nimbly1 and in the end cause him 
to pull his two ends1 the two cords will
 shew to be placed plainly1 and the     
,bead-stones to have come thorow the    
cords4   ,to burne a threed1 and to make
 it whole againe with the ashes thereof4
  ,t,ake two ,threeds or small ,laces1  
of one foot in length a piece3 rowle up 
one of them round1 which will be then of
 the quantity of a pease1 bestow the    
same betweene your left fore-finger and 
your thumb4 ,then take the other threed 
and hold it forth at length1 betwixt the
 fore-finger and thumb of each hand1    
holding all your fingers daintily1 as   
yong ,gentlewomen are taught to take up 
a morsel of meat4 ,then let one cut     
asunder the same threed in the middle2  
when that is done1 put the tops of your 
two thumbs together1 and so shall you   
with lesse suspition receive the piece  
of threed which you hold in your right  

hand unto your left1 without opening    
your left finger and thumb1 then holding
 these two pieces as you did the same   
before it was cut1 let these two be cut 
also asunder in the midst1 and they     
conveyed as before1 untill they be cut  
verie short1 and then rowle all those   
ends together1 and keep that ball of    
short threeds before the other in your  
left hand1  with a knife thrust out the 
same into a candle1 where you may hold  
it untill the said ball of short threeds
 be burnt to ashes4 ,then pull backe the
 knife with your right hand1 and leave  
the ashes with the other ball betwixt   
the fore finger and thumbe of your left 
hand1 and with the two thumbs and two   
fore-fingers together1 seeming to take  
paines to rub the ashes1 untill your    
threed be renued1 and draw out that     
threed at length1 which you kept all    
this while betwixt your fore-finger and 
thumbe4 ,if you have ,legerdemain to    
bestow the same ball of threed1 and to  
change it from place to place betwixt   

your two fingers 7as may be easily done7
 then will it seeme very strange4   ,to 
cut a ,lace asunder in the midst1 and to
 make it whole againe4  ,p,rovide a     
piece of the ,lace which you meane to   
cut1 or at the least a patterne like the
 same1 one inch and a halfe long1 and   
keeping it double privily in your left  
hand1 betwixt some of your fingers neare
 to the tops thereof take the other     
,lace which you meane to cut1 which you 
may hang about ones necke1  draw downe  
your said left hand to the bought       
thereof3 and putting your owne piece a  
little before the other 7the end or     
rather the middle whereof1 you must hide
 betwixt your fore-finger and thumb7    
making the eye or bought which shall be 
seene of your patterne1 let some stander
 by cut the same asunder1 and it will be
 surely thought that the other ,lace is 
cut2 which with words and rubbing and   
chafing it1 you shall seeme to renew and
 make whole againe4 ,this1 if it be wel 
handled1 will seeme miraculous4   ,how  

to seeme suddenly to melt a piece of    
,coyne with words4  ,y,ou must have a   
boxe made of brasse or ,crooked ,lane   
plate1 a double boxe1 and not above five
 quarters of an inch deepe3 in the midst
 must be the bottome1 and both ends must
 have covers to come over them4 ,this   
boxe might be so neatly made1 that each 
lid might have a small bolt artificially
 contrived 7which though ,i could make  
my selfe neither by words nor figures ,i
 can describe7 whereby the lids of the  
boxe might be lockt fast on1 that none  
but master ,iugler himselfe knows       
readily to open4 ,in one end of this    
boxe have alwayes in readinesse a       
resemblance of moulten silver which you 
may easily make by mixing an equall     
quantitie of linfoyl and quicksilver    
together1 which you shall thus do3      
,first put your linfoyl in a crucible or
 ,goldsmiths melting pot1 melt it1 and  
then take it from the fire1 and put in  
your quicksilver1 and stirre both well  
together1 and it is done4 ,now the one  

end of your box being readie furnished  
herewith1 borrow a piece of coine of    
some one in the companie1 willing him to
 give it some private marke whereby he  
may know it againe to be his owne1 then 
put it into the other end of the box1 in
 the bottome whereof you may have a     
little waxe to keepe it from ratling4   
,thus you may seeme by vertue of words  
to melt his monie1 and afterwards to    
give it againe to the partie whole as   
you received it from him4   ,a device   
whereby you may draw sundrie liquors out
 of one seeming vessell1 all which shall
 be put in at one hole1 and all drawne  
out of another4  ,y,ou must cause a     
vessell of an indifferent bignesse to be
 made in forme of a ,tunne1 having two  
partitions1 so there will be three      
severall parts3 ,a ,b signifieth the    
first1 ,c ,d the second1 and ,e ,f the  
third1 upon the top of this ,tunne must 
bee fast nailed a piece of wood turned  
round as ,g ,h1 in the center whereof   
must be erected a stile1 whose top must 

be made into a screw1 in this wood must 
also be made three holes towards the    
circumpherence1 each hole having a pipe 
inserted into it1 which may extend      
themselues one of either into each      
vessell1 as you may see by the figure4  
,i ,k signifieth the first pipe which   
reacheth into the first part ,a ,b1 ,l  
,m1 the second pipe that extendeth it   
selfe into the second part noted ,c ,d4 
,n ,o the third pipe that extendeth it  
selfe into the third part ,e ,f1 each   
part also must have his vent1 else you  
can neither fill nor emptie it1 these   
are marked with the letters ,p ,q ,r1   
upon the top of the aforesaid wood must 
be fastned a piece of liquored leather  
having three holes in it answerable unto
 the holes of the wood1 then upon the   
wood must be scrued another snout       
whereby to fill each vessell with a     
severall liquor1 ,v the snouts ,s ,t a  
brasse plate whereunto the snout is     
sodered1 ,w the scrue that scrueth this 
snout upon the stile in the turned wood 

,g ,h4  ,illustration  ,lastly1 each    
vessell must have its pipe whereout you 
may draw the conteined liquor which you 
may see in the figure1 and then must    
there be scrued over them another plate 
with a taper vessell1 so by turning it  
about from one hole to another you may  
deliver each liquor apart whether of    
them you please4   ,a very strange      
tricke whereby you may seeme to cut a   
piece of ,tape into foure parts1 and    
make it whole againe with words4  ,t,ake
 a piece of narrow white tape about two 
or three yards long2 first present it to
 view to any that may desire it1 then   
tie both the ends of it together1 and   
take one side of it in one hand1 and the
 other in the other hand1 so that the   
knot may be about the midst of one side1
 and using some circumstantiall words to
 beguile your spectators1 turn one hand 
about towards your selfe1 and the other 
from you1 so shall you twist the tape   
once1 then clap the ends together1 and  
then if you slip your fore-finger and   

thumbe of every hand betweene the tape  
almost as one would hold a skeine of    
threed to be wound1 this will make one  
fold or twist as may appeare in the     
first figure1 where ,a signifieth the   
twist or fold4 ,b the knot1 then in like
 manner make a second fold about the    
line ,,dc1 as you may see by the second 
figure1 where ,b signifieth the knot1 ,c
 the first fold1 ,a the second fold4    
,hold then your fore-finger and thumbe  
of your left hand upon the second twist1
 and upon the knot also1 and the        
fore-finger and thumbe of your right    
hand upon the first fold ,c1 and desire 
some one of your spectators to cut all  
asunder with a sharpe knife at the      
crosse line ,,ed4 ,when it is cut1 hold 
still your left hand1 and let all the   
ends fall you hold in your right hand1  
for there will be a shew of eight ends1 
foure aboue and foure below1 and so the 
string will be thought to be cut into   
foure parts1 as may be seene by the     
third figure2 then gather up the ends   

that you let fall into your left hand1  
and deliver two of the ends 7seeming to 
take them at randome7 unto two severall 
persons1 bidding them to hold them fast1
 still1 keeping your left hand fingers  
upon the twists or folds3  ,illustration
  then with your right and left hand    
seeme to tumble and whaf all the ends   
together that you had in your left hand1
 twist out all the slips or pieces which
 are three1 as you may see at ,a and ,b 
in the third figure2 twist them all1 ,i 
say1 into a little ball1 and conceale it
 betweene some of your fingers of your  
left hand1 and crumble thereof on       
another confused heape3 and after some  
words said1 with your right hand deliver
 this confused heape unto one of the    
company1 bidding him to hold it fast1   
saying1 ,hulla passa quicke couragious  
fiat coniunctio3 ,then bid them looke on
 it1 who while they are greedily looking
 after the event1 you may with ease     
convey the ball or roll of ends into    
your pocket1 so will it be thought you  

have made it whole by vertue of your    
words4 ,an excellent tricke if it be    
gracefully handled and a tricke that    
cost mee more trouble to finde than all 
the rest2 this ,i have gone purposely to
 obserue1 but returned as wise as ,i    
went4   ,a device how to multiply one   
face1 and make it seeme to be an hundred
 or a thousand4  ,t,his feate must be   
performed by a looking-glasse made for  
the nonce1 the figure whereof ,i have   
fully described1 with the manner of     
making it1 which is thus3 ,first make an
 hoope or phillet of wood1 horn1 or such
 like1 about the widenesse of an        
halfe-crowne piece1 in the              
circumference2 the thicknesse of this   
hoope or phillet let be about a quarter 
of an inch4 ,in the middle of this hoope
 fasten a bottome of wood or brasse1 and
 bore in a decent order divers small    
holes about the bignesse of small pease1
 or phitches1 then upon the one side of 
this bottome let in a piece of          
,christall glasse1 and fasten it in the 

hoope close to the bottome2 then take a 
quantitie of quicksilver1 and prepare it
 after this manner3 ,take1 ,i say1 a    
quantitie as an ounce or two of         
quicksilver1 and put to it a little     
salt1 and stirre them well together1    
then put to them some whitewine vineger1
 and wash or stirre all together with a 
woodden slice1 then powre away the      
vineger1 and wash away the salt with    
faire water made warme1 then powre away 
the water1 and put the quicksilver into 
a piece of white leather1 and binde it  
up hard1 and so twist or straine it out 
into an earthen panne and it will be    
very bright and pure1 then put so much  
of this prepared quicksilver into the   
philet or foresaid hoope as will cover  
the bottome2 then let into the hoope    
another piece of christal glasse fitted 
thereto1 and sement the sides1 that the 
quicksilver may not runne out1 and it is
 done4 ,the figure whereof ,i have here 
under set2 ,a representeth the one side 
that giveth the forme of one face to the

 beholders ,b the other side that       
multiplieth the beholders face1 so oft  
as there are holes in the middle        
bottome1 the use hereof ,i shall not    
insist upon1 since he that is verst in  
the former feats will better conceive of
 himselfe to use it1 then my words can  
either direct or assist him4            
,illustration   ,of divers pretty       
iugling knacks4  ,t,here are many feats 
able to beguile the simple1 as to       
deliver meale1 pepper1 ginger1 or any   
powder out of your mouth after the      
eating of bread1 which is done by       
retaining any of these things stuffed in
 a little paper or bladder1 conveyed    
into your mouth1 and grinding the same  
with your teeth4 ,item1 a rush thorow a 
piece of a trencher1 having three holes1
 and at the one side the rush appearing 
out in the second1 at the other side in 
the third hole1 by reason of an hollow  
place made betwixt them both1 so as the 
slight consisteth in the turning of the 
piece of trencher4   ,feats by          

conveyance of money3  ,t,he best place  
to dispose of a piece of money1 is in   
the palme of the hand1 and the best     
piece for conveyance is a tester1 but   
with practice all will be alike4   ,a   
notable tricke to transforme a ,counter 
into a ,groat4  ,t,ake a ,groat1 or some
 lesse peece of money1 and grinde it    
very thinne at the one side1 and take   
two ,counters and grind them1 the one on
 the one side1 the other on the other   
side2 glew the smooth side of the ,groat
 to the smooth side of one of the       
,counters1 ioyning them so close        
together as may be1 specially at the    
edges1 which may be so filed1 as they   
shall seeme to be but one piece2 to wit1
 one side a counter1 the other side a   
groat4 ,then take a little greene waxe1 
and lay it upon the smooth side of the  
one counter1 as it do not much discolour
 the groat2 and so will that counter    
with the groat cleave together1 as      
though they were glewed1 and being filed
 even with the groat and the other      

counter1 it will seem so like a perfect 
entire counter1 that though a stranger  
handle it1 he shall not bewray it2 then 
having a little touched your forefinger 
and the thumb of your right hand with   
soft wax1 take therewith this           
counterfeit counter1 and lay it downe   
openly upon the palme of your left hand1
 in such sort as an ,auditor layeth     
downe his counters1 wringing the same   
hard1 so as you may leave the glewed    
counter with the groat apparantly in the
 palme of your left hand1 and the smooth
 side of the waxed counter will sticke  
fast upon your thumb1 by reason of the  
waxe wherewith it is smeared1 and so may
 you hide it at your pleasure1 provided 
alwayes that you lay the waxed side     
downward1 and the glewed side upward3   
then close your hand1 and in or after   
the closing thereof turn the piece1 and 
so instead of a counter 7which they     
suppose to bee in your hand7 you shall  
seeme to have a groat1 to the admiration
 of the beholders1 if it be well        

handled4   ,an excellent feat to make a 
twopeny piece lye plaine in your hand1  
and to be passed from thence when you   
lift4  ,p,vt a little red waxe 7but not 
too thinne7 upon the naile of your      
longest finger1 and let a stranger put a
 twopeny piece into the palme of your   
hand1 and shut your fist suddenly1 and  
convey the twopeny piece upon the wax1  
which with use you may so accomplish1 as
 no man shall perceive it4 ,then say1   
,ailif1 casil1 zaze1 hit1 mel1 and      
suddenly open your hand1 holding the    
tips of your fingers rather lower than  
higher than the palme of your hand1 and 
the beholders will wonder where it is   
become4 ,then shut your hand suddenly   
againe1 and lay a wager whether it be   
there or no2 and you may either leave it
 there1 or take it away with you at your
 pleasure4   ,how to transforme any one 
small thing into another forme by       
folding of paper4  ,t,ake a sheet of    
paper and fold1 or double the same1 so  
as one side be a little longer than the 

other3 ,then put a ,counter betweene the
 two leaves of the paper up to the      
middle of the top of the fold1 holding  
the same so as it be not perceived1 and 
lay a groat on the outside thereof1     
right against the ,counter1 and fold it 
downe to the end of the longer side3 and
 when you unfold it againe1 the groat   
will be where the ,counter was1 and the 
counter where the groat was2 so as some 
will suppose that you have changed the  
money into a counter1 and with this many
 feats may be done4   ,how to convey    
money out of one of your hands into the 
other by ,legerdemain4  ,f,irst1 you    
must hold open your right hand1 and lay 
therein a ,tester1 or some big piece of 
money1 then lay thereupon the top of    
your long left finger1 and use some     
words of ,art1  upon the sudden1 slip   
your right hand from your finger1       
wherewith you held downe the ,tester1   
and bending your hand a very little1 you
 shall retain the ,tester still therein1
 and suddenly drawing your right hand   

thorow your left1 you shall seeme to    
have left the ,tester there1 specially  
when you shut in due time your left     
hand4 ,which that it may more plainly   
appeare to be truly done1 you may take a
 knife1 and seeme to knocke against it1 
so as it shall make a great sound3 but  
instead of knocking the piece in the    
left hand 7where none is7 you shall hold
 the point of the knife fast with the   
left hand1 and knocke against the tester
 held in the other hand1 and it wil be  
thought to hit against the money in the 
left hand4 ,then after some words of    
,art pronounced1 open your hand1 and    
when nothing is seene1 it will be       
wondered at how the ,tester was removed4
   ,how to make a six pence seeme to    
fall thorow a ,table4  ,y,ou must have  
an ,handkercher about you1 having a     
,counter neatly sewed in one of the     
corners of it3 take it out of your      
pocket1 and desire some bodie to lend   
you a tester1 and seeme to wrap it up in
 the midst of the ,handkercher1 but     

retaine it in your hand1 and in stead of
 so doing1 wrap the corner in the       
middest that hath the counter sewed in  
it1 and then bid them feele if it be not
 there1 which they will imagine to bee  
no other than the tester that they lent 
you4 ,then bid them lay it under a hat  
upon the ,table1 and call for a ,basin  
of water1 hold it under the ,table1 and 
knocke1 saying1 ,vade1 come quicke1 and 
then let the sixpence fall out of your  
hand into the water4 ,then take up the  
hat1 and take the handkercher and shake 
it1 saying1 that's gone1 then shew them 
the money in the ,basin of water4   ,how
 to seeme to blow sixpence out of       
another mans hand4  ,t,ake a sixpence1  
blow on it1 and clap it presently into  
one of your spectators hands1 bidding   
them to hold it fast3 ,then aske of him 
if he be sure he have it1 then to be    
certaine1 he will open his hand and     
look4 ,then say to him nay1 but if you  
let my breath go off1 ,i cannot do it4  
,then take it out of his hand againe1   

and blow on it1 and staring him in the  
face1 clap a piece of horne in his hand1
 and retaine the sixpence1 shutting his 
hand your selfe4 ,bid him hold his hand 
downe1 and slip the tester betweene one 
of his cuffes4 ,then take the stone that
 you shew feats with1 and hold it unto  
his hand1 saying1 ,by vertue hereof1 ,i 
will and command the money to vanish you
 hold in your hand1 vade1 now see3 when 
they have looked1 then will they thinke 
that it is changed by the vertue of your
 stone4 ,then take the horne againe1 and
 seeme to cast it from you1 retaining   
it1 and say1 vade1 and anon1 say you    
have your money againe3 ,he then will   
begin to marvell1 and say1 ,i have not1 
say then to him again1 you have1 and ,i 
am sure you have it3 ,is't not in your  
hands8 if it be not there1 turne downe  
one of your sleeves1 for it is in one ,i
 am sure1 where when he findeth it1 he  
will not a little wonder4   ,how to     
deliver to one man one sixpence1 and to 
another another sixpence1 and to make   

both the testers come into one mans     
hand4  ,sidenote3 ,your finger must be  
rubd with waxe1 so you may delude him   
without any suspition4  ,the hard       
pressing of the money in the hand1 will 
seeme that the money is in the hand when
 it is not1 for a moment therefore be   
quick4  ,d,eliver into one mans hand two
 testers even set instead of one1       
shutting his hand immediatly3 then take 
another tester1 and have in readinesse a
 piece of horne cut even with it4 ,clap 
the said tester into his right hand with
 the horne under it1 staying the tops of
 your two middlemost fingers stiffe upon
 the tester2 so bending his hand a      
little downward1 draw your fingers      
toward you1 and they will slip the      
tester out of his hand1 and shut his    
hand presently1 who feeling the piece of
 horne1 will imagine it is the tester3  
then say1 he that kissed a pretty wench 
last in a corner1 shal have both        
,testers in his hand1  the other shall  
have none4 ,this may also be performed  

without a peece of horne1 wringing one  
tester in the palme of the hand1 and    
taking it away with your thumbe being   
waxed2 for the hard wringing the money  
in the hand will make the partie beleeve
 he hath it1 when he hath it not4       
,conveyance of ,cards and ,dice4        
,t,here are a multitude of delightful   
feats which may be performed by an      
orderly placing1 facing1 shuffling1 and 
cutting of cards usually played withall4
 ,also a number of other strange feats  
may bee shewed by cards and dice1 such  
as may be purposely made4 ,the cards may
 be made halfe of one print and halfe of
 another2 so by holding them divers     
wayes sundrie things may be presented   
each contrary to other4 ,for example1   
with foure of the same ,cards purposely 
made1 and holding them accordingly1 you 
shall present eight severall things4    
,now for the ,dice the cunning is in    
forging them1 and a readie retaining or 
throwing two among three1 or one with   
two3 they must1 ,i say1 be forged bigger

 towards one side than the other1 so    
that the weight of one side may draw up 
the other4 ,other some may be made      
flatter being furnished with such like4 
,and having learned to retaine them     
handsomely and readily1 you may have the
 game at command1 and know before-hand  
what will be your cast1 and so vie upon 
it too4 ,moreover1 for the ,cards there 
are divers other tricks1 of which those 
that are cheaters make continuall       
practice1 as nipping them1 turning up   
one corner1 marking them with little    
spots1 placing glasses behinde those    
that are gamesters1 and in rings for the
 purpose1 dumbe shoes of some standers  
by4 ,but ,i will not stand on           
discovering these1 for in this our      
cousening age there are too many so     
expert herein1 that they maintaine      
themselves better than many an honest   
man with a lawfull trade and calling4   
,onely take this by the way1 ,those that
 have money in their purses1 let them   
beware of ,carding and ,dicing1 lest    

they wish they had when it is too late4 
,as for my owne part1 ,ile never play   
for that ,i am sure of already3 if any  
will play with mee upon other tearmes1  
,i am sure ,i shall loose nothing by the
 bargaine4   ,of ,confederacie4  ,s,ome 
there are that have said ,i writ not    
sufficiently of this part in the former 
,edition2 ,i rather thinke the cause was
 they thought they had too litle for    
their money4 ,neverthelesse ,i will to  
give every one their desired content1   
and deliver my minde more fully herein1 
and it may be which ,i most desire they 
may learne to avoid the company of      
roaving gamesters1 cheaters1 ,i meane   
that frequent the high-wayes1 and       
principall ,townes and places of resort 
thereabouts2 for they are of the same   
manner though for a worser end4 ,first  
therefore by this word ,confederacie is 
meant1 a kinde of ,combination1 or      
making an agreement or covenanting among
 sundrie persons for the accomplishment 
of one and the selfe same businesse3    

understand me aright1 ,all these being  
very well knowne each to other 7at least
 the designe as may appeare by their    
agreement therabout7 do so estrange     
themselues as if they had never seene   
each other before4 ,and to the end that 
they might performe their designe1 not  
giving any the least suspition to any of
 the beholders1 ,i will give you an     
instance or two whereby ,i shall give   
you sufficient information for the more 
ready conceiving of every particular in 
this nature when and wheresoever you see
 them performed4   ,how to cast a peece 
of money away1 and to finde it in       
another mans mouth1 pocket1 or purse4   
,t,he ,iugler cals for some one piece of
 coine1 as a tester or a shilling of any
 one in the company1 he willeth him to  
marke it with what marke he will1 then  
he taketh it and casteth it away1 and   
commeth to his confederate 7who is      
furnished before-hand with the like     
piece of coine marked with the very same
 marke7 and bids him deliver the money  

out of his pocket1 purse1 or if hee say 
the word1 his mouth2 for this is        
concluded of before-hand4 ,now this     
confederate to make the matter seeme    
more strange1 wil begin to fume and     
fret1 asking how he should come by it1  
till having found the marke1 he will    
confesse it be none of his1 wondering at
 his skill how he should send it hither3
 and all the rest be taken with a reall 
admiration of his extraordinarie        
cunning4   ,how by the sound of a       
,counter philliped to tell what side is 
uppermost1 whether crosse or pyle4      
,t,he ,iugler draws a ,counter out of   
his pocket1 and saith to the company1   
,see here is a ,counter1 take it who    
please1 and let them phillip it up1 and 
,i will by my cunning tell you whether  
crosse or pyle be uppermost by the very 
sound for you shall hood-winke me4 ,now 
there are three1 foure1 or more         
confederates in the place1 who seeming  
strangers as well as the rest will be   
very importunate to have the philliping 

it1 and before one of these shall have  
it1 who by some signe of the fingers or 
countenance 7foreknowne to the ,iugler7 
do give him information after he is     
demanded4 ,of the same nature is that   
tricke formerly mentioned in the booke1 
and called ,the decollation of ,iohn    
,baptist4  ,to make one dance naked is a
 tricke of the same nature1 for the     
partie beforehand is agreed to do it1   
and also the manner and circumstances3  
,so that the ,iugler to blind the people
 pronounceth sundrie words to such a    
person1 he then begins to rave like a   
madde man1 and put his clothes off with 
a kinde of violent carelesnesse1 though1
 ,god knows1 the party knows as well    
what he doth as your selfe that reade   
it4  ,after the same manner shall you   
know what money another hath in his     
purse1 and casting money into a pond1   
and finding it under a stone or         
threshold in another place4 ,also to    
make a piece of money to leape out of a 
cup and run to another1 by meanes of a  

small haire fastened to the money1 which
 haire the confederate guideth1 with a  
multitude of such like strange feats1   
which may seeme impossible in the       
iudgement of the common people to be    
effected without the assistance of the  
devill or some familiar1 which for to   
nominate is neither needfull1 nor will  
my occasions permit so much leisure as  
to do it4   ,how to make a bellowing    
noyse like an oxe1 of a dogge and cat   
fighting together1 or of two mastiffes  
fighting together4  ,t,his ,i saw once  
or twice performed1 and to my knowledge 
not above4 ,it was a lusty young fellow 
that did it with a cloth cast over his  
head which reached downe to his feet1   
all was to beguile the people1 for he   
pretended that this sound came out of   
his belly2 he had a full and strong     
voice1 and had practised a good while1  
and another man of the like making may  
easily do as much4 ,for his nostrils he 
stopt with his forefinger and thumbe1   
and closed the other part of his hand   

over his mouth as ,i saw him once       
uncased4 ,another man ,i saw at the same
 time1 eate halfe a dozen quicke        
charcoale1 but this is not to be        
attempted by every one3 ,for some cannot
 eate their meat very hot2 others there 
are that cannot away with meat except it
 be boyling hot1 and they are of that   
disposition1 ,i should have said rather 
constitution1 that they will not sticke 
to take meat as it is boyling out of a  
pot with their bare hands1 and yet feele
 no extraordinary heat4  ,i have here   
set downe1 kinde ,reader1 not onely all 
usuall feates that either my selfe have 
seene or heard of1 but divers others    
also which ,i am sure were never in     
print1 nor as yet performed by any ,i   
could ever heare of except my selfe1 and
 all to give thee thy full content3 and 
take thus much from me1 ,if thou rightly
 understand this1 there is not a tricke 
that any ,iugler in the world can shew  
thee1 but thou shalt bee able to        
conceive after what manner it is        

performed1 if he do it by slight of     
hand1 and not by an unlawfull and       
detested means4 ,that there are such it 
is not to be doubted of1 that do worke  
by unlawfull meanes1 and have besides   
their owne natural endowments the       
assistance of some familiar1 whereby    
they many times effect such miraculous  
things as may well be admired by whom   
soever shall either behold or heare tell
 of them4 ,i could give an instance in  
one whose father while he lived was the 
greatest ,iugler in ,england1 and used  
the assistance of a familiar2 he lived a
 ,tinker by trade1 and used his feates  
as a trade by the by2 he lived1 as ,i   
was informed1 alwayes betotterd1 and    
dyed1 for ought ,i could heare1 in the  
same estate4 ,i could here1 as ,i have  
instanced in this man1 so give you his  
name1 and where he liveth1 but because  
he hath left the bad way1 and chose the 
better1 because he hath amended his     
life1 and betooke himselfe to an honest 
calling1 ,i will rather reioyce at his  

good1 then do him any the least disgrace
 by naming him to have beene such a one4
 ,if here be any aske my name1 let them 
know ,i am not bound to tell them4 ,if  
they aske why ,i have writ this         
pamphlet1 ,tis to delight them3 let them
 excuse me for the one1 and thanke me   
for the other3 and it may be1 if time   
will give so much leasure1 ,i shall     
hereafter spend my wits upon some better
 subiect4   ,,finis4     ,transcriber's 
,notes   ,the book from which this      
e-text was transcribed bears the        
inscription ,bequest of ,harry ,houdini 
,april #aibg4  ,the ,library of         
,congress ,online ,catalog lists ,harper
 as author of this work1 however        
,world,cat lists the book as printed by 
,thomas ,harper for ,ralph ,mab4 ,it    
seems that ,mab was a stationer         
7arguably the publisher7 and ,harper the
 printer1 not the author4  ,italic text 
is marked thus4 ,normal text denoting   
emphasis within italic headings and     
sections is marked thus4  ,words which  

start with two capital letters are      
printed with large or ornamented initial
 drop capitals in the original4         
,irregular spelling1 capitalisation and 
hyphenation are as per the original4    
,spacing around punctuation has been    
regularised4 ,unclear or missing        
punctuation corrected without note4     
,long-s in the original replaced with   
regular s4 ,sidenotes and illustrations 
have been moved to the nearest sentence 
break i4e4 period1 colon or semi-colon4 
,missing letters have been restored as  
follows3    ,the ,definition1 or        
description of the ,operator ,t in ,the 
added    ,then say thus1 they swallow   
puddings p in pudding added    moment   
therefore be quick f in therefore added 
and called ,the decollation of ,iohn    
,baptist a in ,baptist added  ,likely   
printer errors were noted as follows but
 not corrected3    should churme for    
butter1 and churme should be churne8    
quantitie of linfoyl and quicksilver and
 put your linfoyl in a   crucible       

linfoyl should be tinfoyl8