,,hocus ,,pocus2 ,,or ,,the ,,whole ,,art ,,of ,,legerdemain1 ,,in ,,perfection4 ,,by ,,henry ,,dean4 ,illustration3 ,strange feats are herein taught by slight of hand1 ,with which you may amuse yourself and friend1 ,the like in print was never seen before1 ,and so you'll say when once you've read it o'er4 ,,hocus ,,pocus2 ,,or ,,the ,,whole ,,art ,,of ,,legerdemain1 ,,in ,,perfection4 ,by which the meanet capacity may perform the whole without the help of a teacher4 ,together with the ,ue of all the ,intruments belonging thereto4 ,,to ,,which ,,is ,,now ,,added1 ,abundance of ,new and ,rare ,inventions4 ,,by ,,henry ,,dean4 ,the ,,eleventh ,,edition1 with large ,additions and ,amendments4 ,,philadelphia3 ,,printed ,,for ,,mathew ,,carey1 ,,no4 #aah1 ,,market-,,street4 #agie4 ,,the ,,preface ,,to ,,the ,,reader4 ,,kind ,,reader1 ,having in my former book of ,,legerdemain1 promied you farther improvements1 accordingly ,i have dicovered herein to you the greatet and mot wonderful ecrets of this ,,art1 never written or publihed by any man before3 therefore ,i do not doubt but herein you will find pleaure to your full atisfaction2 which is all my deire4 ,,henry ,,dean4 ,the ,whole ,,art of ,,legerdemain2 ,,or1 ,,hocus ,,pocus ,,in ,,perfection1 c4 ,legerdemain is an operation whereby one may seem to work wonderful1 impossible1 and incredible things1 by agility1 nimbleness1 and slight of hand4 ,the parts of this ingenious art1 are principally four4 ,first1 ,in conveyance of balls4 ,secondly1 ,in conveyance of money4 ,thirdly1 ,in cards1 ,fourthly1 ,in confederacy4 ,a ,description of the ,operation4 #a4 ,he must be one of a bold and undaunted resolution1 so as to set a good face upon the matter4 #b4 ,he must have strange terms1 and emphatical words1 to grace and adorn his actions2 and the more to amaze and astonish the beholders4 #c4 ,and lastly1 ,he must use such gestures of body1 as may take off the spectators eyes from a strict and diligent beholding his manner of performance4 ,how to pass the ,balls through the ,cups4 ,you must place yourself at the farther end of the table1 and then you must provide yourself three cups1 made of tin1 and then you must have your black sticks of magic to shew your wonders withal2 then you must provide four small cork balls to play with2 but do not let more than three of them be seen upon the table4 ,note4 ,always conceal one ball in the right hand1 between your middle finger and ring finger3 and be sure make yourself perfect to hold it there1 for1 by this means1 all the tricks of the cups are done4 ,then say as followeth4 ,gentlemen1 three cups--'tis true ,they are but tin1 the reason why1 ,silver is something dear4 ,i'll turn them in gold1 if ,i live1 c4 ,no equivocation at all3 ,but if your eyes are not as quick as my hands ,i shall deceive you all4 ,view them within1 ,view them all round about1 ,where there is nothing in1 ,there's nothing can come out4 ,then take your four balls privately between your fingers1 and so sling one of them upon the table1 and say thus1 ,the first trick that e'er learn'd to do1 ,was1 out of one ball to make it into two3 ,ah6 since it cannot better be1 ,one of these two1 ,i'll divide them into three1 ,which is call'd the first trick of dexterity4 ,so then you have three balls on the table to play with1 and one left between the fingers of your right hand4 ,the ,operation of the ,cups is thus4 ,illustration ,lay your three balls on the table1 then say1 ,gentlemen1 you see here are three balls1 and here are three cups1 that is1 a cup for each ball1 and a ball for each cup4 ,then1 taking that ball that you had in your right hand1 7which you are always to keep private7 and clapping it under the first cup1 then taking up one of the three balls1 with your right hand1 seeming to put it into your left hand1 but retain it still in your right1 shutting your left hand in due time1 then say1 ,presto1 be gone4 ,illustration ,then taking the second cup up1 say1 ,gentlemen1 you see there is nothing under my cup2 so clap the ball that you have in your right hand under it1 and then take the second ball up with your right hand1 and seem to put it into your left1 but retain it in your right hand1 shutting your left in due time1 as before1 saying1 ,verda1 be gone4 ,illustration ,then take the third cup1 saying1 ,gentlemen1 you see there is nothing under my last cup2 then clapping the ball you have in your right hand under it1 then take the third ball up with your right hand1 and seeming to put it into your left hand1 but retain it in your right2 shutting your left hand in due time1 as before1 saying1 ,presto1 make haste2 so you have your three balls come under your three cups1 as thus3 and so lay your three cups down on the table4 ,illustration ,then with your right hand take up the first cup1 and there clap that ball under1 that you have in your right hand2 then saying1 ,gentlemen1 this being the first ball1 ,i will put it into my pocket2 but that you must still keep in your hand to play withal4 ,illustration ,so take up the second cup with your right hand1 and clap that ball you have concealed under it1 and then take up the second ball with your right hand1 and say1 this likewise1 ,i take and put into my pocket4 ,illustration ,likewise1 take up the third cup1 and clapping the cup down again1 convey that ball you have in your right hand under the cup1 then taking the third ball1 say1 ,gentlemen1 this being the last ball1 ,i take and put this into my pocket4 ,afterwards say to the company1 ,gentlemen1 by a little of my fine powder of experience1 ,i will command these balls under the cups again4 ,as thus1 ,illustration ,so lay them all along upon the table to the admiration of all the beholders4 ,then take up the first cup1 and clap the ball you have in your right hand under it1 then taking the first ball up with your right hand1 seem to put the same into your left hand1 but retain it still in your right1 then say1 ,vade1 quick be gone when ,i bid you1 and run under the cup4 ,illustration ,then taking that cup up again1 and flinging that you have in your right hand under it1 you must take up the second ball1 and seem to put it into your left hand1 but retain it in your right hand1 saying1 ,gentlemen1 see how the ball runs on the table4 ,so seemingly fling it away1 and it will appear as thus4 ,illustration ,so taking the same cup again1 then clapping the ball under again1 as before1 then taking the third ball in your right hand1 and seem to put it under your left1 but still retain it in your right1 then with your left hand seem to fling it in the cup1 and it will appear thus2 all the three balls to be under one cup4 ,illustration ,and if you can perform these actions with the cups1 you may change the balls into apples pears1 or plumbs1 or to living birds1 to what your fancy leads you to4 ,i would have given you more examples1 but ,i think these are sufficient for the ingenious1 so that1 by these means1 you may perform all manner of actions with the cups4 ,note4 ,the artificial cups cannot well be described by words1 but you may have them of me1 for they are accounted the greatest secrets in this art3 therefore1 ,i advise you to keep them as such1 for this was never known to the world before4 ,how to shew the wonderful ,magic ,lanthorn4 ,this is the magic lanthorn that has made so much wonder in the world1 and that which ,friar ,bacon used to shew all his magical wonders withal4 ,this lanthorn is called magic1 with respect to the formidable apparitions that by virtue of light it shews upon the white wall of a dark room4 ,the body of it is generally made of tin1 and of a shape of the lamp2 towards the back part1 is a concave looking glass of metal1 which may either be spherical or parabolical1 and which1 by a grove made in the bottom of the lanthorn1 may either be advanced nearer or put farther back from the lamp1 in which is oil or spirit of wine1 and the match ought to be a little thick1 that when it is lighted1 it may cast a good light that may easily reflect from the glass to the fore part of the lanthorn1 where there is an aperture with the perspective in it1 composed of two glasses that make the rays converge and magnify the object4 ,when you mean to make use of this admirable machine1 light the lamp1 the light of which will be much augmented by the looking glass at a reasonable distance4 ,between the fore-part of the lanthorn1 and the perspective glass1 you have a trough1 made on purpose1 in which you are to run a long1 flat thin frame with different figures1 painted with transparent colours upon glass2 then all these little figures passing successively before the perspective glass1 thro' which passes the light of the lamp1 will be painted1 and represented with the same colours upon the wall of a darkroom1 in a gigantic and monstrous manner4 ,by this ,lanthorn you may shew what man1 or woman1 or birds1 or beasts1 and all sorts of fish that are in the sea3 so if any gentleman has a desire to furnish themselves with one of these lanthorns1 ,i have the best that can be made4 ,the figure is as follows4 ,illustration ,to seem to swallow a long pudding made of tin4 ,this pudding must be made of tin1 consisting of twelve or thirteen little hoops made as in the figure following1 so as they may almost seem to fall one through another1 having little holes made at the biggest end thereof1 that it may not hurt your mouth1 hold this pudding 7for so it is called7 privately in your left hand1 with the hole end uppermost1 and with your right hand take a ball out of your pocket1 and say1 #8,if here is ever a maid1 that has lost her maidenhead or an old woman that is out of conceit with herself1 because her neighbours deem her not so young as she would be1 let them come to me1 for this ball is a present remedy3' then seem to put the ball into your left hand1 but let it slip into your lap1 and clap your pudding into your mouth1 which will be thought to be the ball that you shewed them2 then decline your head1 and open your mouth1 and the pudding will slip down at its full length1 which with your right hand you may strike it into your mouth again1 doing this three or four times1 then you may discharge it into your hand1 and clap it into your pocket without any suspicion1 by making three or four wry faces after it1 as tho' it stuck in your throat1 and if you practise smiting easily upon your throat with your fist on each side1 the pudding will seem to chink2 as if it were flying there2 then say1 #8,thus they eat puddings in ,high ,germany1 they fling it down their throats before their teeth can take possession of it4' ,illustration ,to seem to eat knives and forks4 ,desire any one of the spectators to lend you a knife1 which when you get hold of1 so that you may cover the whole with both hands1 the end of the haft excepted1 and setting the point to your eye1 saying1 8,some body strike it with your fist10 but nobody will1 because it is so dangerous a thing2 then setting your hand on the side of the table and looking about you1 ask1 8,what will nobody strike it in80 in which time let the knife slip into your lap1 then make as if you chop it hastily into your mouth1 or to hold it with one hand1 and to strike it in with the other nimbly1 making three or four wry faces1 saying1 8,some drink1 some drink10 or else1 8,now let somebody put his finger into my mouth1 and pull it out again10 some will cry1 8,you will bite me10 say1 8,i will assure you ,i will not30 then when he hath put his finger in1 he will pull it out and cry1 ,there is nothing2 this is time sufficient to convey the knife into your pocket2 then say1 ,why1 you have your finger again3 so1 by this means1 you may swallow knives and forks4 ,to put a lock upon a man's mouth4 ,you must have a lock made for this purpose1 according to the figure2 one side of its bow must be immovable1 as that marked with ,a1 the other side is noted with ,b1 and must be pinned to the body of the lock1 as appears at ,e1 ,i say it must be pinned that it may play to and fro with ease2 this side of the bow must have a leg as at ,c1 and then turn it into the lock2 this leg must have two notches filled in the inner side1 which must be so ordered1 that one may lock or hold the two sides of the bow as close together as may be1 and the other notch to hold the said part of the bow a proportionable distance asunder1 that1 being locked upon the cheek1 it may neither pinch too hard1 nor yet hold it so slight that it may be drawn off2 let there be a key fixed to it1 to unlock it1 as you see at ,d1 and lastly1 let the bow have divers notches filled in it1 so that the place of the partition1 when the lock is shut home1 will the least of all be suspected in the use of the lock2 you must get one to hold a tester edge long between his teeth1 then take another tester1 and with your left hand proffer to set it edge-ways between a second man's teeth1 pretending that your intent is to turn both into which of their mouths they shall desire1 by virtue of your words3 which he shall no sooner consent to do1 but you1 by holding your lock privately in your right hand1 with your fore-finger may flip it over his cheek1 and lock it by pressing your fore-finger a little down1 after some store of words1 and the lock1 having hung on a while1 seem to pull the key out of his nose4 ,you may have those locks neatly made1 at my house1 near the watch-house1 on little ,tower-hill1 ,postern-row1 a bookseller's shop4 ,illustration ,how to shew the magic bell and bushel4 ,this feat may well be called magical1 for really it is very amazing1 if it be well handled4 ,this device was never known to the public before4 ,this bushel must be turned neatly like unto the egg-boxes1 so that they cannot find out where it opens1 and you must have a false lid to clap on and off2 upon that false lid glue some bird-feed1 and then you must have a true lid made to clap neatly upon the false one1 now you must have your artificial bell to shew with your bushel4 ,you may make your bell with wood or brass1 your bell must be made to unscrew at the top1 that it may hold as much seed as your bushel will when it is filled1 and you must have the handle of your bell made with a spring1 so as to let the seed fall down at your word of command4 ,the manner how to use them is as followeth3 ,note1 you must be sure to fill the top of your bell with seed before you begin to shew2 then saying1 ,gentlemen1 you see ,i have nothing in my bell 7which they cannot1 if you hold it by the handle7 nor have ,i any thing in my bushel1 therefore ,i will fill my bushel with seed1 and1 in filling it1 clap on the false lid1 and no man can tell the contrary4 ,then ask any body in the company to hold that seed in their hands and you will command it all under the magical bell2 so clap the true lid on1 and then ring your bell1 and the seed will be gone out of your bushel into your bell1 to the admiration of all the beholders4 ,if you cannot rightly conceive this by words1 you may have them of the newest fashions1 ready made1 at my house4 ,illustration ,how to put a ring through one's cheek4 ,you must have two rings made of silver1 or brass1 or what you please1 of one bigness1 colour1 and likeness1 saving that one must have a notch through1 and the other must be whole1 without a notch2 shew the whole ring1 and conceal that which hath the notch1 and say1 ,now ,i will put this ring through my check1 and privately slip the notch over one side of your mouth2 then take a small stick which you must have in readiness1 and slip the whole ring upon it1 holding your hand over it about the middle of the stick2 then bid somebody hold fast the stick at both ends2 and say1 see this ring in my cheek1 it turns round2 then1 while you perceive them fasten their eyes upon that ring1 on a sudden whip it out1 and smite upon the stick therewith1 instantly concealing it1 and whirling the other ring1 you hold your hand over round about the stick1 and it will be thought that you have brought that ring upon the stick which was upon your cheek4 ,illustration ,how to shew the ,hen and ,egg-bag1 and out of an empty bag to bring out above an hundred eggs1 and afterwards to bring out a living hen4 ,illustration ,you must go and buy two or three yards of calico1 or printed linen1 and make a double bag1 and on the mouth of the bag1 on that side next to you1 you must make four or five little purses1 in which you must put two or three eggs in a purse2 and do so till you have filled that side next to you2 and have a hole made at one end of your bag1 that no more than two or three eggs come out at once2 then you must have another bag1 like unto that exactly1 that one must not be known from the other2 and then put a living hen into that bag1 and hang it on a hook on that side you stand4 ,the manner of performing it is thus3 take the egg-bag1 and put both your hands in it1 and turn it inside out1 and say1 ,gentlemen1 you see there is nothing in my bag2 and1 in turning it again1 you must slip some of the eggs out of the purses1 as many as you think fit1 and then turn your bag again and shew the company that it is empty2 and1 in turning it again1 you command more eggs to come out1 and when all is come out but one1 you must take that egg and shew it to the company2 and then drop your egg-bag1 and take up your hen-bag1 and so shake your hen1 pidgeon1 or any other fowl4 ,this is a noble fancy1 if well handled4 ,how to cut the blowing book4 ,take a book seven inches long1 and about five inches broad1 and let there be forty-nine leaves1 that is1 seven times seven1 contained therein1 so as you may cut upon the edges of each leaf six notches1 each notch in depth of a quarter of an inch1 with a gouge made for that purpose1 and let them be one inch distant2 paint every thirteenth and fourteenth page1 which is the end of every sixth leaf and beginning of every seventh1 with like colours1 or pictures2 cut off with a pair of sheers1 every notch of the first leaf1 leaving only one inch of paper1 which will remain half a quarter of an inch above that leaf2 leave another like inch in the second part of the second leaf1 clipping away an inch of paper in the highest place above it1 and all notches below the same1 and orderly to the third and fourth1 and so as there shall rest upon each leaf only one nick of paper above the rest1 one high uncut1 an inch of paper must answer to the first directly1 so as when you have cut the first seven leaves in such a manner as ,i have described1 you are to begin the self same order at the eighth leaf1 descending the same manner to the cutting the other seven leaves to twenty-one1 until you are past through every leaf all the thickness of your book1 c4 ,this feat is sooner learn'd by demonstrative means1 than taught by words of instruction2 so1 if any person wants to be furnished with these blowing books1 they may have them at my shop on ,little-towerhill1 aforesaid4 ,to shew the trick with the ,funnel4 ,illustration ,you must get a double funnel1 that is1 two funnels soddered one within the other1 so that you may1 at the little end1 pour in a quantity of wine or water2 this funnel you may have ready filled before-hand1 with whatsoever liquor you please1 and call for some of the same kind1 then draw your funnel1 and setting your middle finger into the bottom of it1 bid some body1 or else do it yourself1 pour it full1 and drink it up before them1 and turn the broad end of the funnel downwards1 saying1 8,gentlemen1 all is gone20 and in a trice turn yourself about1 and in turning pronounce some terms of art1 withdraw your finger from the narrow end1 and let the liquor cut between the funnels1 and it will be thought to be that which you drank out of the funnel1 and so you may persuade them it is the same4 ,how to make three little children dance in a glass upon a table4 ,illustration ,take little figures of glass that are made hollow1 of an inch and a half high1 representing little boys1 which may be had at the glass-blowers2 these little images have a small hole in one of their legs1 and are lighter than water2 immerge them into the water contained in the glass ,a4 ,b4 this glass is about a foot or #ae inches high1 and covered with a bladder which is tied fast over the top2 a small quantity of air is to be left between the bladder and surface of the water2 so1 when you command them to walk down1 press your hand hard upon the top1 and they will immediately come down1 and so you may make them dance in the middle of the glass1 at your pleasure2 and when you would have them to go up to the top1 take your hand away1 and they will walk up4 ,i hope this is sufficient for your understanding2 if not1 you may have the glass and figures of me4 ,bonus ,genius3 or ,hiccius ,doctius4 ,illustration ,you must have the figure of a man made of wood1 about the bigness of your little finger1 the head whereof must be made to take off and put on at pleasure1 by means of a wire that is in the neck3 also1 you must have a cloth cap with a little bag within to convey the head into2 the bag must be neatly made that it may not easily be perceived3 shew your man to the company1 #8,gentlemen1 this ,i call my ,bonus ,genius2' then shew the cap1 saying1 #8,this is his coat3' say moreover1 #8,look now as stedfast as you can1 nevertheless ,i will cozen you1 for therefore am ,i come2' then hold your cap above your face1 and take your man in your right-hand1 and put his head through the hole of the cap1 saying1 #8,now he is ready to go on any message ,i have to send him1 to ,spain1 or to ,italy1 or whether ,i will1 but he must have somewhat to bear his charges1' with that1 pull out your right-hand from under the cap1 and therewith1 the body1 but privately putting your right-hand into your pocket1 as if you felt for money1 where you may hide the body1 and take out your hand and say1 #8,there is three crowns for you1 now be gone1' then turn the head1 and say1 #8,but he will look about him before he goes2' then say1 setting your fore-finger upon his crown1 #8,just as ,i thrust my finger down so he shall vanish2' and therewith by the assistance of your left-hand that is under the cap1 convey his head into the little bag within the cap1 then turn your cap about1 and say1 #8,see here he is gone2' then take up your cap and hold it up again1 throwing the head out of the little bag and say1 #8,hic mecus ,genius1' and in the mean time thrust the head through the hole of the cap1 and holding the head by the wire1 turn it about presently1 and put the head into your pocket4 ,note4 ,any person that is desirous to learn any part of this art1 they may be taught by me4 ,h4 ,dean4 ,of conveyance of ,money4 ,the conveyance of money is not much inferior to the balls1 but much easier to do2 the principal place to hold a piece of money is the palm of your hand1 the best piece to keep is a tester1 but with exercise all will be alike2 except the money be very small1 and then it is to be between the fingers1 almost at the finger's ends1 whereas the ball is to be kept below1 near to the palm2 the money must not be of too large a circumference4 ,to convey money out of one of your hands into the other by ,legerdemain4 ,first1 you must hold open your right-hand1 and lay therein a tester or some big piece of money1 then lay thereupon the top of your long left finger1 and use words2 and1 upon a sudden1 flip your right-hand from your finger wherewith you hold down the tester still therein1 and suddenly1 ,i say1 drawing your right-hand through your left1 you will seem to have left the tester there1 especially when you shut1 in due time1 your left hand1 which1 that it may more plainly appear to be truly done1 you may take a knife and seem to knock against it1 so as it may make a great sound2 this is pretty1 if it is cunningly done1 for both the ear and the eye are deceived by this device4 ,to convert money into counters1 and counters into money4 ,another way to deceive the lookers on is1 to do as before with a tester1 and keeping a counter in the palm of your left-hand secretly1 to put the tester secretly thereinto1 which being retained still in the right-hand1 when the left-hand is opened1 the tester will seem to be turned into a counter4 ,to put one tester into one hand1 another into the other hand1 and with words to bring them together4 ,he that hath once attained to the faculty of retaining one piece of money in his right-hand1 may shew a hundred pleasant conceits by that means1 and may reserve two or three as well as one2 and so then you may seem to put one piece into your left-hand1 and retaining it still in your right-hand1 you may together therewith1 take up another like piece1 and so1 with words1 seem to bring both pieces together4 ,variety of tricks may be shown in juggling with money4 ,to put one tester into a stranger's hand1 and another into your own1 and to convey both into the stranger's hand with words4 ,also1 you may take two testers1 evenly set together1 and put the same instead of one tester into a stranger's hand1 and then making as though you did put one tester in your left-hand with words1 you shall make it seem that you convey the tester in your hand into the stranger's hand2 for when you open your said left-hand1 there shall be nothing seen1 and he opening his hand1 shall find two testers1 which he thought was but one4 ,by this device1 ,i say a hundred conceits may be shewed4 ,how to shew the same1 or the like feat otherwise4 ,to keep a tester betwixt your fingers1 serveth1 especially for this and such like purposes2 hold out your hand1 and cause one to lay a tester upon the palm thereof2 then shake the same up almost to your finger's end1 and putting your thumb upon it1 you shall easily1 with a little practice1 convey the edge betwixt the middle and fore-finger1 whilst you proffer to put it into the other hand2 provided always that the edge appears not through the fingers on the backside2 which being done1 take up another tester1 which you may cause another stander-by to lay down1 and put them both together1 either closely1 instead of one into a stranger's hand1 or keep them still in your own hand1 and after some words spoken1 open your hands1 and there being nothing in one hand1 and both pieces in the other1 the beholders will wonder how they came together4 ,to throw a piece of money away1 and to find it again where you left it4 ,you may with the middle or ring-finger of the right-hand1 convey a tester into the palm with the same hand1 and seem to cast it away1 keeping it still1 which1 with confederacy1 will seem strange3 to wit1 when you find it again1 where another have bestowed the like piece1 but these things without exercise cannot be done2 therefore ,i will proceed to shew how things may be brought to pass with less difficulty1 and yet as strange as the rest2 being unknown1 are marvellously commended1 but being known1 are derided and nothing at all regarded4 ,how to make a groat or tester to leap out of a pot1 or run along upon a table4 ,you shall see a juggler take a tester and throw it into a pot1 or lay it in the midst of a table1 and with enchanting words cause the same to leap out of the pot1 or run towards him1 or from him along the table1 which will seem miraculous until you know how it is done2 which is thus1 take a long black hair of a woman's head fastened to the rim of a tester1 by the means of a little hole driven through the same with a ,spanish needle1 in like sort you may use a knife1 or any small thing1 but if you would have it go from you1 you must have a confederate1 by which means all juggling is graced and amended2 this feat is the stranger if it be done by night1 and a candle placed between the spectators and the juggler2 for by that means their eyes are hindered from discerning the conceit4 ,to make a groat or a tester to sink through a table1 and to vanish out of a handkerchief strangely4 ,a juggler also will sometimes borrow a tester and mark it before you1 and seem to put the same into the midst of a handkerchief1 and wind it so as you may the better see and feel it2 then will he take the handkerchief and bid you feel whether the tester be there or not1 and he will also require you to put the same under a candlestick1 or some such like thing2 then he will send for a bason of water1 and holding the same under the table right against the candlestick1 he will use certain words of enchantment1 and in short you will hear the tester fall into a bason2 this done1 let one take off the candlestick1 and the juggler take the handkerchief by a tossel and shake it1 but the money is gone1 which seemeth as strange a feat as any whatsoever1 but being known1 the miracle is turned to a bauble1 for it is nothing else but to sew a tester into a corner of a handkerchief1 finely covered with a piece of linen a little bigger than your tester1 which corner you must convey instead of the tester delivered to you into the middle of your handkerchief1 leaving the other in your hand or lap1 which afterwards you seem to pull through the table1 letting it fall into the bason4 ,a notable trick to transform a counter to a groat4 ,take a groat1 or some lesser piece of money1 and grind it very thin at one side1 and take two counters and grind them1 the one at one side2 glew the smooth side of the groat to the smooth side of the counter1 joining them so close together as may be1 especially at the edges1 which may be so filled as they shall seem to be but one piece1 to wit1 one side a counter and the other side a groat1 then take a little green wax for that is softest1 and therefore best1 and lay it so upon the smooth side of the counter as if it do not much discolour the groat1 and so will that counter1 with the groat1 cleave together as though they were glued1 and being filled even with the groat and the other counter1 it will seem so perfect1 like an entire counter1 that though a stranger handle it he cannot betray it2 then1 having a little touched your fore-finger and the thumb of your right-hand with soft wax1 take therewith this counterfeit counter1 and lay it openly upon the palm of your left-hand1 in such sort as if you were to lay down the counter1 wringing the same hard1 so as you may leave the glewed counter1 with the groat1 apparently in the palm of your left-hand1 and the smooth side of the waxed counter will stick fast upon your thumb1 by reason of the wax wherewith it is smeared1 and so you may hide it at your pleasure always2 that you lay the waxed side downward1 and the glewed side upward1 then close your hand1 and in1 or after the closing thereof1 turn the piece1 and so instead of a counter1 which they suppose to be in your hand1 you shall seem to have a groat1 to the astonishment of the beholders1 if it be well handled4 ,the juggler must not have any of his tricks wanting4 ,an elegant feat to make a two-penny piece be plain in the palm of your hand1 and be passed from thence where you list4 ,put a little red wax1 not too much1 upon the nail of your longest finger1 then let a stranger put a two-penny piece into the palm of your hand1 and shut your fist suddenly1 and convey the two penny piece upon the wax1 which with use you may so accomplish as no man shall perceive it2 then1 and in the mean time1 use words of course1 and suddenly open your hand1 hold the tips of your fingers rather lower than higher than the palm of your hand1 and the beholders will wonder where it is gone2 then shut your hand suddenly again1 and lay a wager whether it be their or not1 and you may either leave it there1 or take it away at pleasure2 this1 if it be well handled1 hath more admiration than any other feat of the hand4 ,note4 ,this may be best done by putting the wax upon the two-penny piece1 but then you must put it into your hand yourself4 ,to convey a tester out of one's hand that holds it fast4 ,stick a little wax upon your thumb1 and take a stander-by1 by the fingers1 shewing him the tester1 and telling him you will put the same into his hand1 then wring it down hard with your waxed thumb1 and using many words1 look him in the face1 and as soon as you perceive him to look in your face1 or on your hand1 suddenly take away your thumb and close his hand1 and it will seem to him that the tester remaineth2 even as if you wring a tester upon one's forehead1 it will seem to strike when it is taken away1 especially if it be wet2 then cause him to hold his hand still1 and with speed put into another man's hand1 or into your own1 two testers instead of one1 and use words of course1 whereby you shall make the beholders believe1 when they open their hands1 that1 by enchantment1 you have brought both together4 ,to convey a shilling1 being in one hand1 into another1 holding your hands abroad4 ,it is necessary to mingle some merry pranks among your grave miracles1 as in this case of money1 to take a shilling in each hand1 and holding your arms abroad1 lay a wager that you will put them both into one hand without bringing them any nearer together2 the wager being laid1 hold your arms abroad alike a rod1 and turning about with your body1 lay the shilling out of one of your hands upon the table1 and turning to the other hand2 and so you shall win your wager3 a knack more merry than marvelous4 ,to transform any small thing into any other form by folding paper4 ,take a sheet of paper1 and fold or double the same1 so as one side be a little longer than the other1 then put a counter between the two sides of the leaves of the paper1 up to the middle of the top of the fold1 hold the same so as it be not perceived1 and lay a groat on the outside thereof1 right against the counter1 and fold it down to the end of the longer side1 and when you have unfolded it again1 the groat will be where the counter was2 so that some will suppose that you have transformed the money into a counter2 and with this many tricks may be done4 ,another experiment of the like nature4 ,take two papers three inches square a-piece1 divided into two folds1 into three equal parts1 at either side1 so as each folded paper remains one inch square2 then glue the back side of the two together1 as they are folded1 and not as they are opened1 and so shall both papers seem to be but one1 and which side soever you open1 it shall appear to be the same1 if you have handsomely the bottom1 as you may well do with your middle finger1 so as if you have a groat in one hand1 and a counter in the other1 you having shewed but one1 may1 by turning the paper1 seem to change it2 this may be the best performed by putting it under a candlestick or a hat1 and with words seem to do the feat4 ,this is no inferior trick4 ,of cards1 with good caution how to avoid cozenage therein1 especially rules to convey and handle the cards1 and the manner and order how to accomplish all difficulties and strange things wrought with cards4 ,i having now bestowed some waste money among you1 ,i will set you to cards1 by which kind of witchcraft a great number of people have juggled away1 not only their money1 but also their lands1 their health1 their time1 and their honesty4 ,i dare not as ,i could1 shew the lude juggling that cheats practice1 least it minister some offence to the well disposed2 to the simple1 hurt and losses1 and to the wicked1 occasion of evil doing2 but ,i could wish all gamesters to beware1 not only of cards1 but also of what dice they play withal2 but especially with whom1 and where they exercise gaming1 and to let dice pass as a thing whereby a man must be inevitably cozened3 one that is skilful in making bum cards1 may undo hundreds of wealthy men that are given to gaming2 for if he hath a confederate present1 either of the players or standers-by1 the mischief cannot be avoided2 if you play among strangers1 beware of him that seems simple or drunken1 for under their habit the most specious cozeners are presented1 and while you think by their simplicity and imperfections to beguile them1 and thereby perchance are pursuaded by their confederates1 which you take to be your friends1 you will be then most of all deceived2 beware also of the betters and lookers-on1 and particularly1 of them that bet on your side1 whilst they look on your game without suspicion1 they discover it by signs to your adversaries1 with whom they bet1 and yet are their confederates4 ,but in shewing feats and juggling with cards1 the principal point consisteth in the shuffling them nimbly1 and always keeping one card either at the bottom or in some known place of the stock1 four or five cards from it2 hereby you shall seem to work wonders1 for it will be easy for you to see one card1 which1 though you be perceived to do1 it will not be suspected1 if you shuffle them well afterwards3 and this note ,i must give you1 that in reserving the bottom card1 you must always whilst you shuffle1 keep him a little before or behind all the cards lying underneath him1 bestowing him1 ,i say1 either a little beyond his fellows before1 right over the fore finger or else behind the rest1 so as the little finger of the left hand may meet with it1 which is the easier1 the readier1 and better way3 in the beginning of your shuffleing1 shuffle as thick as you can1 and in the end throw upon the stock the nether card1 with so many more at the least as you would have preserved for any purpose1 a little before or a little behind the rest1 provided always that your fore-finger 7if the pack lay behind7 creep up to meet with the bottom card1 and when you feel it1 you may then hold it until you have shuffled over the cards again1 still leaving your kept card below3 being perfect herein1 you may do almost what you list with cards by this means1 what pack soever you use1 though it consisteth of eight1 twelve1 or twenty cards1 you may keep them still together unserved next to the card1 and yet shuffle them often to satisfy the curious beholders4 ,as for example1 and for brevity sake1 to shew divers feats under one4 ,how to deliver out four aces1 and to convert them into four knaves4 ,make a pack of these eight cards1 to wit1 four knaves and four aces1 and although the eight cards must be immediately together1 yet must each knave and ace be evenly set together1 and the same eight cards must lie also in the lowest place of the bunch1 then shuffle them so always at the second shuffling1 or1 at leastwise1 at the end of your shuffling the said pack1 one ace may lay undermost1 or so as you may know where he goeth and lieth always3 ,i say1 let your aforesaid pack1 with three or four cards more1 lie unseparable together2 immediately upon1 and with that ace2 then using some speck1 or other device1 and putting your hands with the cards to the edge of the table1 to hide the action1 let out privately a piece of the second card1 which is one of the knaves1 holding forth the stock in both your hands1 and shewing to the standers-by the nether card1 which is the ace1 or kept card1 covering also the head or piece of the knave1 which is the next card1 and with your fore-finger draw out the same knave1 laying it down on the table2 then shuffle them again1 keep your pack whole1 and so have your two aces lying together in the bottom2 and to reform that disordered card1 and also to grace and countenance that action1 take of the uppermost card of the bunch1 and thrust it into the midst of the cards1 and then take away the nethermost card1 which is one of your said aces1 and bestow him likewise2 then may you1 being as before1 shewing another ace1 and instead thereof lay down another knave and so forth1 until1 instead of your aces1 you have laid down four knaves1 the beholders all this while thinking that there lies four aces on the table1 are greatly amused1 and will marvel at the transformation3 you must be well advised in shuffling of the bunch lest you overshoot yourself4 ,how to tell one what card he seeth at the bottoms when the card is shuffled in the stock4 ,when you have seen a card privately1 or as though you marked it not1 lay the same undermost1 and shuffle the cards as before you are taught1 till your card be again at the bottom2 then shew the same to the beholders1 bidding them to remember it2 then shuffle the cards1 or let any other shuffle them1 for you know the card already1 and therefore may at any time tell them what card they saw1 which nevertheless must be done with caution1 or shew of difficulty4 ,another way to do the same1 having yourself never seen the cards4 ,if you can see no card1 or be suspected to have seen that which you mean to shew1 then let a stander-by shuffle1 and afterwards take you the cards into your hands1 and having shewed them1 and not seen the bottom card1 shuffle again1 and keep the same cards1 as before you are taught2 and either make shift then to see it when their suspicion is past1 which may be done by letting some cards fall or else lay down all the cards in heaps1 remembering where you laid the bottom card2 then espy how many cards lie in some one heap1 and lap the slap where your bottom card is1 upon that heap1 and all the other heaps upon the same1 and so if there were five cards in the heap1 whereon you laid your card1 then the same must be the sixth card1 which now you must throw out or look upon without suspicion1 and tell them the card they saw4 ,to tell without confederacy1 what card he thinketh on4 ,lay three cards at a little distance1 and bid a stander-by be true and not waver1 but think on one of the three1 and by his eye you shall assuredly perceive which he thinketh3 and you shall do the like if you cast down a whole pack of cards with the faces upwards1 whereof there will be few or none plainly perceived1 and they also court cards3 but as you cast them down suddenly1 so must you take them up presently1 marking both his eyes1 and the card whereon he looketh4 ,how to make a card jump out of the pack1 and run on the table4 ,this is a wonderful fancy if it be well handled3 as thus1 ,take a pack of cards1 and let any one draw any card that they fancy best1 and afterward take and put it into the pack1 but so as you know where to find it at pleasure2 for by this time1 ,i suppose you know how to shuffle the cards1 and where to find any card when it is put into the pack2 then take a piece of wax1 and put it under the thumb nail of your hand1 and then fasten a hair to your thumb1 and the other end of the hair to the card1 then spread the pack of cards open on the table1 then say1 8,if you are a pure virgin the card will jump out of the pack10 then by your words or charms seem to make it jump on the table4 ,how to tell what card any man thinketh on1 and how to convey the same into a kernel of a nut or cherry stone1 and the same again into one's pocket2 and how to make him draw the same1 or any card you please1 and all under one device4 ,take a nut1 or a cherry stone2 and burn a hole through the side of the top of the shell1 and also through the kernel if you will1 with a hot bodkin1 or bore it with an awl1 and with a needle pull out the kernel1 so as the same may be as wide as the hole of the shell3 then write the name of the card in a piece of fine paper1 and roll it up hard1 then put it into the nut or cherry stone1 and stop the hole up with wax1 and rub the same over with a little dust1 and it will not be perceived2 then let some stander-by draw a card1 saying1 #8,it is no matter what card you draw2' and if your hands so serve you to use the card well1 you shall proffer him1 and he shall receive the same card that you have rolled up in the nut2 then take another nut and fill it up with ink1 and then stop the hole up with wax1 and then give that nut which is filled with ink1 to somebody to crack1 and when he finds the ink come out of his mouth1 it will cause great laughter4 ,by this feat on the cards1 great wonders might be done4 ,how to let twenty gentlemen draw twenty cards1 and to make one card every man's card4 ,take a pack of cards1 let any gentleman draw a card1 and let him put it in the pack again1 but be sure that you know where to find it again at pleasure2 then shuffle the cards as before taught1 and then let another gentleman draw a card1 but be sure that you let him draw no other but the same card as the other did draw1 and so do till ten or twelve or as many cards as you think fit2 when you have so done1 let another gentleman draw another card1 but not the same1 and put that card into the pack where you have kept the other card1 and shuffle them till you have brought both the cards together2 then shewing the last card to the company1 the other will shew the trick3 ,by this means many other feats may be done4 ,how to change a pack of cards into all manner of pictures4 ,illustration ,you must take a pack of cards and paint upon the back-side of one half of the pack what manner of figures that please your fancy best1 as men1 women1 birds1 flowers1 c4 ,then paint the other half1 of the cards1 viz4 on that side where the spots are on1 after the same manner you did the other half1 so between them both1 you will have a compleat pack of all pictures2 and when you will perform this trick1 you must shew the cards but half-way4 ,this is one of the best tricks on the cards2 and you may have them ready made at my house4 ,how to knit a knot upon a handkerchief1 and to undo the same with words4 ,make one plain loose knot with the two corner ends of a handkerchief1 with seeming to draw the same very hard1 hold fast the body of the said handkerchief1 near to the knot1 with your right hand1 pulling the contrary end with your left hand1 which is the corner of that which you hold2 then close up handsomely the knot1 which will be somewhat loose1 and pull the handkerchief so with your right hand as the left hand end may be near to the knot1 then will it seem to be a true and firm knot2 and to make it appear more assuredly to be so1 let a stranger pull at the end which you have in your left hand1 while you hold fast the other in your right hand1 and then holding the knot with your fore-finger and thumb1 and the lower part of your handkerchief with your other finger1 as you hold a bridle1 when you would with one hand slip up the knot and lengthen the reins2 this done1 turn1 your handkerchief over the knot with the left hand1 in doing whereof you must suddenly slip out the end or corner1 putting up the knot of your handkerchief with your fore-finger and thumb1 as you would put up the aforesaid knot of your bridle3 then deliver the same covered and wrapt within the midst of the handkerchief to one to hold fast1 and after pronouncing of some words of art1 take the handkerchief and shake it1 and it will be loose4 ,how to take three button moulds off two strings4 ,illustration ,take two little whipcords of two feet long a-piece1 double them equally so as there may appear four ends2 then take three button moulds1 the hole of one of them must be bigger than the rest1 and put one button mould upon the eye or bout of the one cord and another on the other cord1 then take the button mould with the greatest hole1 and let both the bouts be hidden therein2 which may be the better done if you put the eye or bout of the one into the eye or bout of the other2 then pull the middle button upon the same1 being doubled over his fellow1 so will the heads seem to be put over the two cords1 you may loose them as you list1 and make it seem manifest to the beholders1 which may not see how they are done1 but that the buttons are put upon the two cords without any fraud2 then must you seem to add a more effectual binding of those buttons to the strings1 and make one half of a knot with one of the ends of each side1 which is for no other purpose1 but that when the buttons be taken away1 the cords may be seen in the case1 which the beholders supposes them to be in before2 for then you have made your half knots1 which in any wise you may not double to make a perfect knot1 you must deliver into the hands of some stander-by these two cords1 namely1 two cords evenly set to one hand1 and two in the other1 and then with a wager begin to pull off the buttons1 which if you handle nimbley1 and in the end cause him to pull his two ends1 the two cords will shew to be placed plainly1 and the buttons to have come thro' the cords2 but those things are so hard1 and long to be described1 that ,i will leave them1 whereas ,i could shew greater variety4 ,,reader1 ,i have promised you to write something of confederacy1 that when you see or hear some fancy done1 you shall be no stranger to it1 but know how to do it as well as any juggler in ,england1 for by confederacy mighty wonders are wrought1 which seem incredible and impossible4 ,some will ask for what reason ,i do write these things and set them forth in such a manner1 for they say1 we know them already2 my answer is1 if you do1 every one does not2 therefore slight not simple things1 for you that seem to be so cunning and so wary may be imposed on and deceived3 what would an ingenious person give1 or how far would he go to learn secrets8 ,i myself would have gone twenty miles to have learnt the worst fancy in this book2 ,i would have you take it in good part1 and so ,i proceed to the chapter4 ,to cure the tooth-ach4 ,this must be done by confederacy1 ,i won many a pint of wine by it2 you must pretend you are grievously troubled with the tooth-ach1 making wry faces and pretending a great deal of pain2 then says your confederate1 ,i will undertake to cure you in a quarter of an hour1 it is a plain but a very safe and easy way1 he then takes a thimble full of salt1 puts it into a piece of paper1 then says he1 ,hold this to your cheek on that side the pain lies1 and it will be gone4 ,you shaking your head at him1 asking him1 if he can find none to make sport with but you that are not disposed2 he then proffers you to try his receipt1 which1 with seeming unwillingness take and hold it to your cheek a small time1 then he will ask you if you find ease1 you spitting much1 say1 ,yes1 truly ,i find it much abated2 then he will say1 to perfect it1 lay down your paper upon the table1 step into the yard and wash your mouth with a spoonful of cold water3 ,now 7says he to the company1 in your absence7 ,you may see what conceit does1 ,i will take out the salt1 and put in the like quantity of ashes in the paper2 laying it twisted as before in its place1 then he coming in1 takes up the paper again1 and puts it into his mouth as before1 the company will be laughing and fleering as tho' you are ignorant1 then privately convey the ashes away with the paper and another paper of salt like the former1 as you must have in readiness as before1 hold to your cheek1 your confederate asking you1 ,well1 what think you now8 ,why1 indeed one would not have thought to have had so soon an alteration in a little2 then will one or another say in company1 ,why1 do you think you have salt in your mouth8 ,yes1 ,i saw it taken out of the box2 he will lay you a wager presently1 that it is not salt1 when by opening the paper1 his folly is discovered1 with no small sport to the company4 ,to know if it be a head1 or woman1 and the party to stand in another room4 ,this likewise is done by confederacy1 he that lays it down1 says1 ,what is it8 and that is a sign it is a head2 for he says1 ,what is it now1 and that is a sign it is a woman3 cross and pile in silver is done the same way4 ,by confederacy divers strange things are done2 as to make a man1 by muttering some words1 to pull off his cloaths1 and so dance naked2 thus you may throw a piece of money into a pond1 and bid a boy go to such a secret place where you have hid it1 and he will bring it1 and make them believe it is the same that you threw into the pond1 and no other4 ,so let a confederate take a shilling and put it under a candlestick on a table at a good distance from you1 then you must say1 ,gentlemen1 you see this shilling1 then take your hand and knock it under the table1 and convey it into your pocket3 then say1 ,the shilling is gone1 but look under such a candlestick and you will find it4 ,fortunatus' wishing post1 or how to make any person dance naked4 ,this feat is more for pastime than any thing else4 ,you must go and get you a post of about five or six inches long1 and you must then get it turned hollow throughout1 so that you may have a screw made just fit1 and then put a needle at each end of the screw1 and have two holes so contrived in the post that you may fasten two strings in the screw1 so as when you pull one end of the string1 the needle will run into your finger1 and when you pull hold of the other end of the string1 the needle will run into your thumb1 which will cause great laughter to the campany4 ,if these words are not sufficient for you to make one by1 you may have them at my house ready made4 ,to seem to cut a hole in a cloak1 scarf1 or handkerchief1 and with words to make it whole again4 ,to do this you must have a piece of the same ready in your hand1 the sample of that you intend to cut2 then amongst other tricks by you1 clap your hand upon the place you intend to cut1 then drawing hollow by the false piece1 cause it to be cut off1 and gripping your hand1 shew the hole from whence the piece came away1 which is in your hand1 which is done by pretending to feel in your pocket for a needle and thread to sew it up again3 but drawing your hand out from your pocket1 saying1 ,i have no needle1 but ,i have a charm will do as well2 so muttering some words1 bid them blow upon it1 and pulling your hand from the place1 does not a little satisfy the curiosity of the persons which thought they had been damnified4 ,the ,egg ,box is looked upon to be as good a trick and as cunning a slight1 as any that is done1 but because it cannot be expressed in words1 ,i have put these figures underneath to explain it4 ,illustration ,a1 signifies the egg box1 made in the fashion of two bee-hives put one upon another2 ,b1 the upper shell2 ,c1 the inner shell1 covered over artificially with the skin of an egg2 ,p the lower part of the shell-box2 putting ,b1 which is the outward shell1 upon ,c1 and both upon ,p1 as it stands1 makes the box perfect4 ,to do this trick1 call for an egg1 then bid all standers-by look on it1 and see that it is a real egg1 setting the box on the table1 upon the foot ,c1 take off the upper part1 ,b1 ,c1 with your fore-finger and thumb1 then placing the egg in the box1 say1 ,you see it fairly in1 and uncovering it again1 likewise say1 ,you shall see me fairly take it out1 putting it into your pocket in their sight2 open your box again and say1 ,there is nothing1 close your hand about the middle of your box1 and taking ,b1 by the bottom1 say1 ,there is the egg again1 which appears to the spectators to be2 so clapping that in again1 and take the lid of ,c1 in your finger and thumb1 say1 ,there it is gone again4 ,this feat is not for a bungler to shew4 ,to make a room seem to be all on fire1 mighty dreadful to behold4 ,take sal armoniack half an ounce1 camphire one ounce1 aqua vit two ounces1 put them into an earthen pot1 in the fashion of a chamber-pot1 but something narrow upon the top1 then set fire to it1 and the room will seem to them that are in to be all on fire2 nay1 themselves will slap their hair and clothes thinking they are all on fire1 when there is no body hurt1 unless it be with fright4 ,have a care of shewing it to women with child in the room1 for yourself would be frighted if you did not know the trick4 ,how to eat fire1 and to blow it up in your mouth with a pair of bellows4 ,illustration ,anoint your tongue with liquid-storax1 and you may put a pair of tongs into your mouth red hot1 without hurting yourself1 and lick them till they are cold1 by the help of this anointment1 and by preparing your mouth thus1 you may take wood coal out of the fire1 and eat them as you would bread1 dip them into brimstone-powder1 and the fire will seem more strange1 but the sulphur puts out the coal1 and shutting your mouth close puts out the sulphur1 and so they champ the coals and swallow them1 which they may do without offending the body2 but if they were bound to eat nothing else1 it would be a very sickly trade2 and if you put a piece of lighted charcoal into your mouths you may suffer a pair of bellows to be a blowing in your mouth continually1 and receive no hurt1 but your mouth must be quickly cleaned1 otherwise it will cause a salivation2 it is a very dangerous thing to be done1 and although those that practise it1 use all the means they can to prevent danger1 yet ,i never saw any one of these fire eaters that had a good complexion1 the reason ,i could give1 but it is known to the sons of art3 some put bole-armoniack into this receipt3 a cold thing1 and spoils the whole composition1 and so leaves out hamitatis and liquid storax2 but let them beware how they use it4 ,how to walk on a hot iron bar1 without danger of scalding or burning4 ,take half an ounce of camphire1 dissolve it in two ounces of aqua vit1 add to it one ounce of quick-silver1 one ounce of liquid storax1 which is the droppings of myrrh1 and hinders the camphire from firing1 take also two ounces of hamitatis1 a red stone to be had at the druggists1 and when you buy it1 beat it to powder in their great mortar1 for it is so very hard1 that it cannot be done in a small one2 put this to the afore-mentioned composition1 and when you intend to walk on the bar1 you must anoint your feet well therewith1 and you may walk over without danger3 by this you may wash your hands in boiling lead4 ,how to make a knife leap out of a pot4 ,illustration ,when you are in company1 and intend to make mirth1 have a pot full of water standing on a table1 then take a piece of whale-bone about three inches long1 let it be pretty stiff1 it will spring the better2 take also a new stiff card1 and fold it down the middle long-ways1 cut a hole through both folds at each end1 half an inch or more from the ends1 put one end of the whale-bone in at one end of the card1 bend it like a bow1 then put the other end of the whale-bone into the other end of the card1 set this into the pot1 with two inches or more deep in water1 then place the handle of your knife upon the uppermost part of the whale-bone1 with the point upwards3 use some words of art1 as ,presto vet1 or ,omporte4 ,note1 ,i have invented a new instrument to perform this fancy1 which is to be admired by all ingenious persons4 ,the melting-box4 ,illustration ,this melting box is another artificial slight1 which is shewn as above1 made in the fashion of a screw1 that so the lips may hang without discovery2 as thus1 ,f is the out-part of the box2 ,g the first in-part4 ,h the second in-part2 ,i a round case made of plush or leather1 with a button on the top1 and wide enough to slip on and off1 half in the bottom of the box1 ,f put a small quantity of quick-silver killed1 which may be done with the shavings of pewter1 or fasting spittle2 in the second part1 which is ,h1 let there be six single pence1 put these in the first or out-most part1 then put ,g to ,h1 and the box is perfect4 ,when you go to shew this trick1 desire any in the company to lend you a sixpence1 and you will return it safe again2 but requesting withal1 that none will meddle with any thing they see1 unless you desire them1 lest they prejudice you and themselves2 then take the cup off the box1 and bid any one see it and feel it1 that there may be no mistrust1 so likewise take the box entire1 holding your fore-finger on the bottom1 and your thumb on the upper part1 turning it upside down1 say1 ,you see here is nothing2 then putting in the sixpence1 put the cup over the box again2 as the box stands covered upon the table1 put your hand under the table1 using some canting words1 then take off the cup with your fore-finger and thumb1 so as you pinch the innermost box with it1 and set it gently on the table2 then put the killed quicksilver out of lower part into your hand1 turning the box with the bottom upward and stirring it about with your finger1 #8,here you see it melted1 now ,i will put it in again and turn it into six single pence2' suddenly take the cap as you took it off1 returning it again1 bid them blow on it2 then take off the cap as you did before1 only pinching the uppermost lid in it1 and setting it upon the table1 hold the box at the top and bottom with your fore-finger and thumb1 then put the six single pence1 after they are viewed and seem to be so1 in again1 and return the cap as before1 saying1 ,blow on it if you would have it in the same form you gave it me1 then taking the cup by the button1 holding the box as before1 put out the six-pence and return the box into your pocket4 ,this is a very good slight1 if well performed1 which is done by often use4 ,how to light a candle by a glass of cold water1 or other liquor1 without the help of fire4 ,you must take a little piece of phosphorus1 about the bigness of a pin's head1 and with a piece of tallow1 stick it on the edge of the drinking-glass1 and then take the candle lighted and blow it out2 and apply it to the glass1 it will immediately light4 ,this is the preparation that ,cromwell used to fire off his cannon withal1 very amazing to behold2 you may write with it on a paper1 some horrible words or other1 and it will appear frightful to the beholders3 also1 you may take a piece as big as a pin's head1 and rub it on a piece of paper1 and it will be soon all on a flame4 ,a trick upon the globe-box4 ,illustration ,this is a trick not inferior to the best that is shewn with boxes2 it is a box made of four pieces1 and a ball so big as is imagined to be contained therein3 the ball serves in the same nature1 as the egg does in the egg box1 only to deceive the hand and eye of the spectators4 ,this ball1 made of wood or ivory1 is thrown out of the box upon the table1 for everyone to see that it is substantial1 then putting the ball into the box1 and letting the standers-by blow on the box1 taking off the upper shell with your fore-finger and thumb1 there appears another1 and of another colour1 as red1 blue1 yellow1 or any variety of colours upon each ball that is so imagined to be1 which indeed is no more than the shell of wood ingeniously turned and fitted for the box1 as you may see in the figures above4 ,l1 the out-shell of the globe taken off the figures2 ,m1 ,n1 an inner shell2 ,o1 the cover of the same2 ,p1 the other inner shell2 ,q1 the cover of the same2 ,r1 the third shell2 ,s1 that which covers it4 ,these globes may be made with more or less varieties1 according to the desire of the practitioner4 ,to tell the names of all cards in the pack1 before you see them4 ,take a pack of cards1 and after you have shuffled them1 or let another shuffle them1 lay them down upon the table before you1 with their backs uppermost1 then say1 #8,now ,i will tell you the names of all the rest of the cards in the pack1 except one1 before ,i see them2' having said so draw off the uppermost cards1 and say1 #8,this is my ,hocus ,pocus4 ,this is he by whose assistance ,i shall discover all the rest of the cards in the pack2 ,i care not what he is1 for ,i can make any of them serve for the same purpose4' ,then put him to your mouth1 as tho' you charmed him1 and repeat some cramp words2 and taking off the next card from the pack1 say1 ,here is the ---- naming your ,hocus ,pocus1 and having seen him1 lay him down4 ,how to hold four kings in the hand1 and by words to seem to transform them into four aces1 and afterwards to make them all blank cards4 ,you shall see a juggler take four kings in his hand1 and apparently shew you them1 then after some words and charms1 he will throw them down upon the table1 taking one of the kings away1 and adding but one other card1 then taking them up again1 and blowing upon them1 will shew you them transformed into blank cards1 white on both sides1 then throwing them down as before1 with their faces downwards1 will take them up again1 and blowing upon them1 will shew you four aces4 ,this trick1 in my mind1 is not inferior to any of the rest1 and being not known1 will seem very strange to the beholders1 and yet after you know it1 you cannot but say the trick is pretty4 ,now to do this feat1 you must have cards made for the purpose1 half cards we may call them2 that is one half kings and the other half aces1 so laying the aces one over the other1 nothing but kings will be seen1 and then turning the kings downwards1 the four aces will be seen2 but you must have two whole cards1 one a king1 to cover one of the aces1 or else it will be perceived2 and the other an ace1 to lay over the kings1 when you mean to shew the aces2 then1 when you would make them all blank1 lay the cards a little lower and hide the aces1 and they will appear all white4 ,the like you may make of four knaves1 putting upon them the four fives2 and so of the other cards4 ,to tell or name all the cards in the pack1 and yet never see them4 ,to do this1 you must first privately drop a drop of water or beer about the bigness of a two-pence upon the table before you1 were you sit1 then rest your elbows upon the table so as the cuffs of your sleeves may meet1 and your hands stick up to the brims of your hat2 in this posture your arms will hide the drop of water from the company2 then let any one take the cards and shuffle them1 and put them into your hands2 also let them set a candle before you1 for this trick is best done by candle light1 then holding the cards in your left hand1 above the brim of your hat1 up close to your head1 so as the light of the candle may shine upon the cards1 and holding your head down2 so in the drop of water1 like a looking-glass1 you shall see the shadow of all the cards before you2 draw then the fingers of your right-hand along upon the cards1 as though you felt the spots1 name the cards1 and then lay him down4 ,thus you may lay down all the cards in the pack1 one by one1 naming them before you lay them down1 which will seem very strange to the beholders1 who will think that you have felt them out4 ,to shew one what card he taketh notice of4 ,let any man take a card out of the pack1 and note him3 then take part of the pack in your hand1 and lay the rest down upon the table2 bidding him lay his noted card upon them2 then turning your back towards the company1 make as though you were looking over the cards in your hand1 and put any card at the fore-side2 and whilst you are doing this privately1 wait the cards being laid out in heaps1 to find what the bottom cards are4 ,bid any one take four cards of the same number1 viz4 #d aces1 #d duces1 #d trays1 #d fours1 or any other number not exceeding #aj1 7for he must not take court cards7 and lay them out2 then take the remaining cards 7if any such there be7 and divide their number by #d1 and the quotient shall be the number of spots of the #d card3 if #ab cards remain1 then on each bottom card ware trays1 and if there be no remaining cards1 then the four bottom cards are four aces4 ,to tell the number of spots on the bottom cards1 laid down on several heaps4 ,bid any one take the whole pack of cards in his hand1 and having shuffled them1 let him take off the upper card1 and having taken notice of it1 let him lay it down upon the table with his face downwards1 and upon it let him lay so many cards1 as will make up the number of the spots on the noted card1 #ab e4 g4 ,if the card which the person first took notice of1 were a king1 queen1 or knave1 or a single ten1 bid him lay down that card with his face downwards1 calling him ten1 upon that card let him lay another1 calling him eleven1 and upon another1 calling him twelve2 then bid him take off the next uppermost card1 saying1 what is it8 ,suppose it were a #i1 and laying it down on another part of the table1 calling him #i1 upon him lay another card1 calling him #aj1 and upon him another1 calling him #aa1 and upon him another1 calling him #ab2 then let him look on the next uppermost card1 and so let him proceed to lay them up in heaps1 in all respects as before1 till he has laid out the whole pack2 but if there be any odd cards at the last1 ,i mean1 if there is not enough1 to make up the last noted card #ab1 bid him give them to you2 then to tell him the numbers of all the spots contained in all the bottom cards of the heaps1 do thus1 from the number for heaps subtracted #d1 and multiply the remainder by #ab1 and to the product add the numbers of those remaining cards1 which he gave you1 if any remain1 but if there were but four heaps1 then those remaining cards alone1 shew the number of spots sought4 ,note1 ,that you ought not to see the bottom cards of the heaps1 nor should you see them laid out1 or know the number of cards in each heap1 it suffices if you know the number of heaps1 and the number of the remaining cards1 if any such there be2 and therefore you may as well perform this feat standing in another room as if you were present1 you must have a whole pack4 ,to make any two cards come together1 which any body shall name4 ,when any one has named what two cards he would have brought together1 take the cards and say1 ,let us see whether they are here or not1 and if they are1 ,i will put them as far asunder as ,i can2 then having found the two cards proposed1 dispose them in the pack1 and cause them to come together4 ,this trick would seem much more strange1 when you have brought the proposed cards together1 by laying them in heaps1 you lay the heap wherein the proposed cards are at the bottom of the pack1 and then shuffle the cards1 cut them asunder somewhere in the middle1 so the proposed cards will be found together in the middle of the pack1 which will seem very strange to beholders4 ,how to make a cat draw a fellow through a pond of water4 ,to perform this1 you must place the fellow on one side of the pond1 and the cat on the other1 then take a strong rope and tie about the fellow's middle1 and the other end of the rope tie to the cat1 and then have the rope to reach farther behind some tree1 and there let two lusty fellows have hold of the rope1 and when the wager is laid1 then whip the cat1 whilst the two fellows behind the tree pull as hard as they can4 ,how to burn a thread1 and to make it whole again with the ashes4 ,it is not one of the worst tricks to burn a thread handsomely and make it whole again1 the manner whereof is this3 take two threads or small laces1 of one foot length a piece1 roll up one of them round1 which will be then about the bigness of a pea1 put the same between your left fore-finger and your thumb1 then take the other thread1 and hold it forth at length betwixt your fore-finger and thumb of each hand1 holding all your fingers daintily1 as young gentlewomen are taught to hold up a morsel of meat2 then let one cut asunder the same thread in the middle2 when that is done1 put the tops of your two thumbs together1 and so shall you1 with less suspicion1 receive the piece of thread which you hold in your right-hand1 into your left1 without opening of your left finger and thumb2 then holding those two pieces as you did before it was cut1 let these two be also cut asunder in the midst1 and they conveyed again as before1 until they be very short1 and then roll all those ends together1 and keep that ball of thread before the other in the left hand1 and with a knife thrust the same into a candle1 where you may hold it until the said ball of thread be burnt to ashes2 then pull back the knife with your right-hand1 and leave the ashes with the other ball betwixt your fore-finger and thumb of your left hand together1 take pains to rub the ashes till your thread be renewed1 and draw out that thread at length which you had1 all this while1 betwixt your fore-finger and thumb4 ,this is not inferior to any juggler's trick1 if it be well handled1 for if you are so perfect in ,legerdemain1 as to bestow the same ball of thread and to change it from place to place1 betwixt your other fingers1 as may be easily done1 then it will seem very strange4 ,to cut a lace asunder in the middle1 and to make it whole again4 ,by a device not much unlike the former1 you may seem to cut asunder any lace that hangs about one's neck1 or any point1 girdle or garter1 and with a sham conjuration to make it whole1 and close it together again3 for the accomplishment whereof1 provide if you can1 a piece of the lace which you mean to cut1 or at least a pattern like the same1 one inch and a half long1 and keeping it double privately in your left-hand1 betwixt some of your fingers1 near to the tips thereof1 take the other lace which you mean to cut still hanging about one's neck1 and draw down your said left-hand to the bout thereof1 and putting your own piece a little before the other1 the end or rather middle whereof1 you must hide betwixt your fore-finger and thumb1 make the eye1 or bout which will be seen of your own pattern2 let a stander-by cut the same asunder1 and it will be surely thought that the other lace is cut2 which with words and fretting1 you shall seem to renew1 and make whole again4 ,this if it be well handled1 will seem miraculous4 ,how to pull innumerable ribbons out of your mouth1 of what colour you please4 ,as for pulling ribbons out of your mouth1 it is somewhat a stale jest1 whereby jugglers get money from maids by selling laces by the yard1 putting into their mouth one round bottom1 as fast as they pull out another1 and at the exact end of every yard they tie a knot so as the same rests upon their teeth1 they then cut off the same1 and so the beholders are double and treble deceived1 seeing as much lace as will fill a hat1 and the same of what colour you list2 to be drawn so by even yards out of your mouth1 and yet the juggler to talk as though there were nothing in his mouth4 ,to draw a cord through your nose1 mouth1 or head1 so sensible1 as it is wonderful to see4 ,illustration ,there is another juggling knack which they call the bridle1 being made of two elder sticks1 through the hollowness thereof is placed a cord1 the same being put on the nose like a pair of tongs or pincers1 the cord which goeth round about the same being drawn to and fro1 the beholders will think the cord goes through your nose1 very dangerously2 the knots at the end of the cord1 which do stay the same from being drawn out of the stick1 may not be put at the very top1 for that must be stopped up1 but half an inch beneath each end1 and so1 7,i say7 when it is pulled1 it will seem to pass through the nose1 and then you may take a knife and seem to cut the cord asunder1 and pull the bridle from your nose4 ,to thrust a bodkin into your forehead without hurt4 ,illustration ,take a bodkin so made as the haft being hollow1 the blade thereof may slip thereinto as soon as you hold the point upward1 seem to thrust it into your forehead1 and so with a little spunge in your hand1 you may bring out blood or wine1 making the beholders think the blood or wine 7whereof you may say you have drunk very much7 runneth out of your forehead2 then after shewing some countenance of pain and grief1 pull away your hand suddenly1 holding the point downward1 and it will fall so out1 as it will seem never to have been thrust into the haft1 but immediately thrust that bodkin into your lap or pocket1 and pull out another plain bodkin like the same1 saying that conceit4 ,how to thrust a bodkin through your tongue4 ,illustration ,make a bodkin1 or a nail1 which is all one2 the blade thereof being sundered in the middle1 so as the one part be not near to the other1 by almost three quarters of an inch1 each part being kept asunder with one small bout or crooked piece of iron1 of the fashion described before1 then thrust your tongue betwixt the aforesaid space1 to wit1 into the bout left in the bodkin blade1 thrusting the said bout behind your teeth1 and biting the same1 it shall seem to stick so fast in1 and through your tongue1 that one can hardly pull it out4 ,also you must have another bodkin or nail1 just like unto the false one1 to serve to shew to the company4 ,how to cut your arm off1 a pitiful sight1 without hurt or danger4 ,illustration ,you must provide yourself with two knives1 a true one1 and a false one1 and let them be so alike1 that no one can tell one from the other1 so when you go to shew this feat to the company1 put the true knife into your pocket1 and then take out the false one and clap it on your wrist undiscovered1 and with a spunge make the knife bloody1 and it will seem so much the more strange4 ,how to kill any fowl1 but especially a pullet1 and with words to give it life again4 ,take a hen or chicken1 and thrust a nail1 or a sharp pointed knife1 through the midst of the head thereof1 the edge towards the bill1 so as it may seem impossible for her to escape death1 then use some words1 and pulling out the knife1 lay oats before her1 and she will eat and live1 being nothing at all grieved or hurt with the wound1 because the brain lieth so far behind in the head1 as it is not touched1 though you thrust your knife between the comb and it2 and after you have done this1 you may convert your speech and actions to the grievous wounding1 and present recovery of your own self4 ,to thrust a piece of lead into your eye1 and to drive it about with a stick between the skin and flesh and forehead1 until it be brought to the other eye1 and there thrust out4 ,put a piece of lead into one of the nether lids of your eye1 as big as a tag of a point1 but not so long1 which you may do without danger1 and with a little juggling stick1 one end thereof being hollow1 seem to thrust the like piece of lead under the other eye-lid1 but convey the same1 indeed1 into the hollowness of the stick1 the stopple or peg thereof may be privately kept in your hand until this feat be done1 then seem to drive the said piece of lead1 with the hollow end of the slick from the same eye1 and so with the end of the said stick being brought along upon your forehead to the other eye1 you may thrust out the piece of lead1 and then shove it out of the eye2 and some put it into both1 but the first is the best2 this is easily done1 howbeit1 being cleanly handled1 it will deceive the sight of the beholders4 ,to make the constable catch the knave4 ,take a pack of cards1 and look out the four knaves1 lay one of them privately on the top of the pack1 and lay the other three down on the table1 saying1 here you see are three knaves got together1 about no good you may be sure2 then lay down a king beside them1 saying1 ,but here comes the constable and catches them together2 ,oh1 7says he7 have ,i caught you together8 well1 the next time ,i catch you together1 ,i will punish you severely for all your rogueries4 ,oh1 but 7say they7 you shall not catch us together again in haste for they conclude to run three several ways3 ,well1 ,i will go here1 7says one7 so take one of the knaves and put him at the top of the pack3 ,and ,i will go here1 7says another7 so put him at the bottom1 ,then ,i will go here1 7says the other7 so put him in the middle3 nay1 7says the constable7 if you run1 ,i will make sure of one1 so ,i will follow the first1 then take the king and put him at the top1 and let any one cut the cards asunder two or three times1 then deal1 cut the cards one by one1 and you shall find three knaves together1 and the constable with them4 ,note1 ,this feat would be best done with a pack of cards that has two knaves of that sort1 of which you put one in the middle4 ,to seem to change a card into a king or queen picture4 ,to do this1 you must have the picture in your sleeve1 and by a swift slight return the card1 and fetch out the picture with a back bending4 ,the manner of doing this is better learnt by frequent trials than can be taught by many words2 but if you would do this feat1 and yet hold your hand straight1 and unmoved1 then you must peel off the spots or figures of a card1 as thin as you can1 and just stick it on the picture with something that will make it stick a little1 then having shewed the spots or figure of the card1 you may draw it off1 and roll it up with your thumb1 into a very narrow compass1 holding it undiscovered between the inside of the thumb and the ball of your fore-finger1 and so produce the picture1 to the admiration of the beholders4 ,to seem to turn a card into a live bird4 ,take a card in your hand1 and shew it fairly to the company1 bidding them seriously observe it1 then having a live bird in your sleeve1 turn your hand on a sudden1 drawing the card into your sleeve dexterously with your thumb and little finger1 and giving a hard shake1 the bird will come out or your sleeve into your hand1 which you may produce1 and then let fly1 as you think convenient1 and it will cause wonder in the spectators4 ,three or four cards being laid down1 to tell any one which of those cards he touched4 ,this feat is done by confederacy1 in this manner2 take and lay down1 with their faces upwards1 #c cards1 which may be an ace1 a four1 and a five1 then go out of the room1 but let your confederate stay and see which card was touched1 then when any one has touched a card1 let them call you into the room again1 and if he touch the ace1 let your confederate say1 ,i will lay a penny that you cannot tell which card he touched2 and if he touched the four1 let him say1 ,i will lay a groat1 and if he touched the five1 let him say1 ,i will lay you a crown you cannot tell which card he touched2 so by your confederate's discourse1 you will know which card he touched1 nevertheless1 you must pretend to find him out by smelling to them1 as though the touch of his finger had left a scent on the card4 ,to tell one what card he took notice of4 ,take any number of cards1 as #aj1 #ab1 and then holding them with their backs toward you1 open four or five of the uppermost1 and as you hold them out to their view1 let any one note a card1 and tell you1 whether it be the first1 second1 or third from the top1 but you must privately know the whole number of those cards you took2 then shut up your cards in your hands1 and take the rest of the pack and place upon them2 then knock their ends and sides upon the table2 so it will seem impossible to find the noted card1 yet it may easily be done thus3 subtract the number of the cards you held in your hand from #eb1 the whole number of the cards in the pack1 and to the remainder add the number of the noted card2 so the same shall be the number of the noted card from the top3 therefore take off the cards one by one1 smelling to them1 till you come to the noted card4 ,how to let a gentleman hold ten pieces of money in his hand1 and to command them unto what number he can think on4 ,you must fling your money on a table1 and desire any body to tell ten pieces out on the table1 when they have done they will say1 there is ten4 ,note1 you must have in readiness1 privately concealed in your right-hand1 five pieces1 then you must tell the company that you always tell your money after every person1 so telling down the money with your left-hand1 and taking it up with your right1 convey the five pieces to the ten1 then ask if any body is desirous to hold them1 and there will be enough to hold them1 and be sure to hold them fast2 that done1 bid them to call for what number they please to think on between #aj and #ae1 and so let them call for what number they will1 you know they have it in their hand1 and when they open their hand1 they are struck to admiration4 ,but be sure not to forget your terms of art to amaze the beholders4 ,to thrust a dagger into your guts1 very strangely1 and to recover immediately4 ,another miracle may be shewed1 touching counterfeit executions1 namely1 that with a dagger you shall seem to kill yourself1 or at the least make an irrevokable wound in your belly1 as in truth not long since a juggler caused himself to be killed at a tavern in ,cheapside1 from thence he went presently into ,st4 ,paul's church-yard1 and there died2 which misfortune fell upon him thro' his own folly1 as being drunk1 and forgetting his breast-plate1 which he should have had for his defence4 ,the device is this1 you must prepare a pasteboard to be made according to the fashion of your belly and breast1 the same must be by a painter1 well coloured cunningly1 not only like to your flesh1 but with paps1 navel1 hair1 c4 so as the same being handsomely trussed unto you1 may shew to be your natural belly2 then next to your true belly you may put a linen cloth1 and thereupon a double plate1 which the juggler that killed himself forgot2 over and upon the which1 you may place the false belly2 provided always1 that betwixt the plate and the false belly1 you place a gut of blood1 which blood must be of a calf1 or of a sheep1 but in no wise of an ox1 or cow1 for that will be too thick1 then thrust1 or cause to be thrust into your breast a dagger1 so far as it may pierce thro' you1 which being pulled out a good distance from you1 especially if you strain your body to swell1 and thrust therewith against the plate4 ,you must ever remember to use words1 countenance1 and posture1 such a grace as may give a grace to the action1 and move admiration to the beholders4 ,prize this as a valuable secret4 ,how to cut a man's head off1 and to put the head into a platter1 a yard from his body4 ,illustration ,this is a noble action if it be well handled by a skilful hand4 ,to shew this feat of execution1 you must cause a board1 a cloth1 and a platter to be purposely made1 and in each of them to be made holes fit for a body's neck1 the board must be made of two planks1 the longer and broader the better1 there must be left within half a yard of the end of each plank half a hole1 so as both the planks being thrust together1 there may remain two holes like to the holes in a pair of stocks1 there must be made likewise a hole in the cloth1 a platter also must be set directly over or upon one of them1 having a hole in the middle thereof1 of the like quantity1 and also a piece cut off the same1 so big as his neck1 through which his head may be conveyed into the middle of the platter1 and then sitting1 or kneeling under the board1 let the head only remain upon the board1 in the frame2 then to make the sight more dreadful1 put a little brimstone into a chaffing-dish of coals1 setting it before the head of the boy1 who must gasp two or three times so as the smoke may enter his nostrils and mouth1 which is not unwholesome1 and the head presently will appear stark dead2 if the boy set his countenance accordingly1 and if a little blood be sprinkled on his face1 the sight will be the stranger4 ,this is commonly practised with a boy instructed for that purpose1 who being familiar and conversant with company1 may be known as well by his face1 as by his apparel2 in the other end of the table1 where the like hole is made1 another boy of the bigness of the known boy must be placed2 having on his usual apparel1 he must lean or lie upon the board2 and must put his head under the board through the said hole1 so as his body shall seem to lie on the one end of the board1 and his head shall lie in a platter in the other end4 ,there are other things which might be performed in this action1 the more to astonish the beholders1 which1 because they require long descriptions1 ,i omit2 as1 to put about his neck a little dough kneaded with bullocks blood1 which1 being cold will appear like dead flesh1 and being pricked with a sharp round hollow quill1 will bleed1 and seem very strange1 and many rules are to be observed herein2 as to have the tablecloth so long and so wide as it may almost reach the ground4 ,note1 suffer not the company to stay too long in the place4 ,to seem to turn water into wine4 ,take four beer glasses1 rub one in the inside with a piece of allum1 let the second have a drop of vinegar in it1 the third empty1 and then take a mouthful of clean water1 and a clean rag1 with ground brasil tied close in it1 the bulk may be no bigger than a small nut1 which must lie betwixt your hind teeth1 and your cheek1 then take of the water out of the glass into your mouth1 and return it into the glass that hath the drop of vinegar in it1 which will cause it to have the perfect colour of sack2 then turn it into your mouth again1 and chew your rag of brasil1 and squirt the liquor into the glass1 and it will have the perfect colour and smell of claret2 returning the brasil into its former place1 take the liquor into your mouth again1 and presently squirt it into the glass you rubbed with allum1 and it will have the perfect colour of mulberry wine4 ,illustration ,to make sport with an egg4 ,if you are drinking in company1 or otherwise1 that you are disposed to make sport2 have ready a penny-worth of quick-silver1 in a quill sealed at both ends with good hard wax1 then cause an egg to be roasted or boiled1 and take off a small bit of the shell of the narrow end1 then thrust in your quill of quick-silver1 and lay the egg on the ground2 you shall have sport enough1 for it will never leave tumbling about as long as there is any heat in it4 ,so likewise if you put quick-silver in a sheep's bladder and blow it up1 and when you have a mind to have sport1 then go to the fire and warm the bladder1 and fling it on the ground1 and it will jump and skip about for a long time1 and make all the company laugh1 and think the bladder is bewitched4 ,to fetch a shilling out of a handkerchief4 ,to do this1 you must have a ring of wire1 such a one as you generally hang your keys upon1 but less1 or a curtain ring will do1 so as it is no bigger than a shilling1 then take a handkerchief1 and put therein a shilling1 twisting the handkerchief round1 the form of the shilling will appear1 then say1 ,that you may be certain it is here1 ,i will shew it you once more1 that you may be sure it is in here1 and taking out the shilling1 convey the round wire into the handkerchief1 which being twisted1 will seem to be the shilling2 the better to deceive1 you may wrap the edge of the wire with your stick1 then open the wire1 draw it out1 and produce the shilling which you have in the palm of your right-hand1 saying1 gentlemen1 look you here is the shilling1 you held the handkerchief very fast2 in the mean time ask1 who gave me this shilling8 he who you had it of will soon answer1 ,i1 then thank him for it1 saying1 it is more than ,i have had given me this two days4 ,to cause the beer you drink1 to be wrung out of the handle of a knife4 ,to do this1 you must have a small piece of spunge with drink put in it privately1 then unseen1 place this behind your right-ear1 but let not the spunge be too big or too full of liquor1 least you be discovered2 then taking a knife1 stick it with the handle upwards in a table or stool1 but observe when you go about these sports1 to place your company before you1 then bid them look1 saying1 #8,there you see is nothing of wet1 either upon the handle1 or upon the table'2 so stretching your empty hand towards your ear1 darting the point1 saying1 #8,now some body cross my arm1' and speaking some powerful words1 as ,jubio ,bisco1 then have you a fair opportunity to take this spunge into your hand1 from behind your ear1 and stretching forth your hand1 squeeze it gently1 and1 after a little1 harder1 which makes it run the faster1 to the amazement of the company1 saying1 thus could ,i do till ,i had drown'd you all2 sprinkle a little in their faces1 which will cause them to shut their eyes1 whilst you convey away your spunge4 ,how to make it freeze by the fire-side4 ,this feat can be done or performed only in winter1 and at such times as snow may be had1 and he that will shew it1 must have in readiness1 a handful of salt3 the time serving1 and the party being provided1 let him call for a joint-stool1 a quart pot1 a handfull of snow1 a little water1 and a short staff2 first let him pour a little water upon the stool1 and upon it let him set 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 therewith churn the snow and salt in the pot1 as if one would churn for butter1 and in half a quarter of an hour the pot will freeze so hard to the stool1 that you can scarcely with both hands pull it off from the stool4 ,to cut glass1 a famous invention4 ,you must have a piece of well dried match-cord1 light it that it may have a good coal1 then take a beer-bowl glass1 and hold the match to the edge of the glass1 have your finger ready wet1 and when the glass as very hot1 clap your finger to the hot place1 and it will suddenly crack about a quarter of an inch downward1 then keep the coal of the match the like distance from the end of the crack1 and as it follows1 so move your hand and cut it screw-fashion1 otherwise it will not hold together1 till you have it through the bottom1 or like waves2 when you have done it1 and that is cold1 as that it will be1 take it by the foot1 and turn it downwards1 it will stretch so1 that you may put your finger betwixt each cutting1 then turn it up again1 you may drink a glass of beer in it1 and not spill a drop4 ,illustration ,how to make two bells come into one hand1 having put into each hand one4 ,this feat must be performed with three bells1 you must put one in your left sleeve1 then put one bell into one hand1 and another into the other hand2 they must be little maurice bells2 withdraw your hand1 and privately convey the bell in your left hand into your right hand1 then stretch both your hands abroad1 and bid two men hold your hands fast1 but first shake your hand and say1 ,do you hear them8 the bell that is in your sleeve will not be known by the rattling1 but that it is in your hands1 then say1 he now that is the greatest whore-master of you both shall have none at all2 open your hands and shew them1 and it will be thought you deal by magic art4 ,how to make a sheet of paper called ,trouble-wit4 ,this is called ,trouble-,wit1 or ,puzzle-,wit1 which you please to call it1 and indeed it is a very fine invention1 by folding a sheet of paper as that1 by art1 you may change it into many several forms or fashions1 take a sheet of marble ,paper1 fold it down the middle of the sheet long ways1 when you have so done1 turn down the edge of each fold outwards1 the breadth of a single penny2 then measure it as it is so folded into three equal parts with compasses1 which makes six divisions in the sheet1 let each third part be turned outward1 and the other in course will fall right2 then pinch it a quarter of an inch deep1 in the manner as you pinch paper lanthorns1 that is1 in plaits like a ruff1 so that when the paper lies pinched in its form1 it is in the fashion represented by the figure ,a2 when closed together like the figure ,b2 unclose it again1 and shuffle it with each hand1 it resembles the shuffling of a pack of cards3 close it1 and take each corner inward with your fore-finger and thumb1 it resembles a rose for a lady's shoe1 as is seen in the figure ,c1 stretch it forth into the same form1 and it resembles the cover for an ,italian couch1 as is shewed by the letter ,d2 let go your fore-finger1 at the lower end1 and it resembles a wicket to a gate1 or a portal to a nobleman's door1 as is shewed by the letter ,e2 close it again1 and pinch it at the bottom1 spreading it on the top1 and it is the fashion of a screen4 ,for as it is shewed by the letter ,f4 ,pinch it half way1 and open the top1 and it is in the fashion of a shoe-maker's cutting knife1 which is shewn by the letter ,g2 holding of it in that form1 and with the thumb of your left-hand1 turn out the next fold1 and it is in form of a curry-comb1 as it is shewed by the letter ,h4 ,so that those who are resolved to learn to comb1 do this feat1 innocent1 and diverting enough1 both in city and country4 ,illustration ,illustration ,and ,i would have shewn more of the cuts1 but that here is enough for the ingenious1 since they have the manner of folding the paper1 which is a great help to do it3 the next fashion is a buttrice1 such as farriers use to pair their horses heels withal2 in the fashion of a lawyer's desk2 in the fashion of a bridge made of wood to carry a troop of horse over a river3 in the fashion of a dark lanthorn3 in the fashion of a bough-pot2 in the fashion of a lanthorn with a rose at each end3 in the fashion of a minced-pye1 without any meat in it2 in the fashion of a cardinal's cap2 in the fashion of a coster-monger's cap2 in the fashion of a sugar dish2 and many more knacks to be played with it4 ,to make sport in company4 ,when you are in company1 and shewing your tricks1 and that you have done as many as you can1 or think to do at this time1 then say1 to conclude1 ,i will shew you the best and cleverest trick that ever ,i did shew in all my life2 not only shew you1 but learn it you1 that you may do it yourself another time4 ,the trick is this3 how to set a glass of brandy on the other side of the table1 and to make it come jumping and never touch it4 ,first1 fill a glass of brandy1 and put it on the farther end of the table1 and have in readiness the crown of your hat blacked1 then say to the company1 gentlemen1 whatever you see or hear1 ,i desire you to say nothing2 for this is done by the black art2 now ,i desire every one of you to change hats one with another1 and do as ,i do1 and say as ,i say2 now you must all turn the crowns of your hats towards your faces1 and so speak as ,i do1 saying1 ,john of ,basket2 ,john of ,basket6 then rub your face1 and he that hath your blacked hat1 will laugh because the glass doth not move1 and the others will laugh at his black face2 and so you will make sport enough1 then you must speak two or three bold words to the glass2 as thus3 glass of brandy1 glass of brandy1 come to me1 if you will not1 ,i will fetch you1 and so take it up with your hand and drink it1 then seem to fling the glass up against the cieling1 and break it1 and it will seem very strange4 ,i have done this often4 ,how to command seven half-pence through a table4 ,this feat is one of the greatest that the jugglers have done1 and is inferior to none4 ,to do this1 you must go to some tinman1 or any body that knows how to make your holes room enough for a die to go in and out1 and then let them clap a good half-penny upon them all1 and so make them fast1 and nobody can tell them from real ones2 then you must get a cap to cover your half-pence1 a cap and a die for the company to fling to amuse them2 when you are thus provided with half-pence1 a cap1 and a die1 the manner of performance is thus3 desire any body in the company to lend you seven half-pence1 telling them that you will soon return them their own again2 then say1 gentlemen1 this is made just fit for your money2 then clapping your cap on1 desire somebody in the company to fling that die to see what they can fling1 and in so doing1 take off the cap and convey your false money into the cap1 so that the company may not see you put it in1 then with your cap cover the die1 so with your right-hand take up the true money1 and put it into the left under the table1 saying1 ,vada1 begone1 ,i command the die to be gone1 and the money to come in the place2 so take up the cap1 and the die is gone1 and the money is come1 covering the money again with the cap1 so taking the true money in your right-hand1 and knocking under the table1 making a jingling as though the money was coming through the table1 then flinging then on the table1 say1 there is the money1 and with your right-hand take off the cap1 saying1 and there is the die2 so convey the false money into your lap1 and there is the cap likewise4 ,this is an ingenious feat if well handled1 here make the figure of a die1 and the fashion of seven half-pence1 and a cap to cover them4 ,how to turn a box of bird-seed into a living bird4 ,you must have a box made on purpose1 with a false lid2 for to describe it to you in words1 is pretty hard1 but you may have them ready made at my house4 ,this box must be turned nearly like unto the egg-boxes1 so that they cannot find out where it opens1 and you must have a false lid to clap on and off1 and on that lid glew some bird seed2 so before you shew the box1 to the company1 put a bird in the box1 and then the false lid1 then shew the box to the company1 and it will seem to be full of seed1 then say to the company1 #8gentlemen you see my box is full of seed2' which nobody can tell to the contrary1 then put your true lid on1 saying1 ,gentlemen1 ,i will command all the seed out of my box1 and command a living bird to appear2 so taking off the covers the bird will appear4 ,you may be furnished with all manner of instruments1 cups1 ,dutch puddings1 egg-boxes1 globe-boxes1 melting-boxes1 sixpenny-boxes1 bird-boxes1 and bells and bushels4 ,how to command a sixpence out of a box4 ,you must go and get a box turned of box-wood or any other wood which you fancy2 you must have it turned with two lids1 one must be a false one1 and there put a counter1 so that it may rattle2 and you must have a small pegg1 or button1 to your box1 to hinder the counter from jingling1 and at the bottom of the box1 which you have neatly turned1 there you must have a half notch made in your box1 just fit for a sixpence to come out4 ,so to perform this feat1 you must desire any body to lend you a sixpence1 and to mark it with what they please1 then let them put it into the box themselves1 afterwards then put the cover on1 then by shaking the box1 the sixpence will come into your hand2 then you may dispose of it as you know how when you are shewing your feats4 ,this feat is not inferior to any that is shewn with boxes4 ,note1 ,this box you may have of me ready made in the new fashion4 ,how to call for any card in the pack4 ,take the cards and shuffle them1 or let any body else shuffle them1 or lay down the whole pack on the table before you1 with their faces downwards1 then drawing off the upper card say1 ,here ,i call for the card of good luck2 and when you have seen what that card is1 which you must do as privately as you can1 and be sure not to let the company see him1 then say1 ,here ,i call for ----1 naming your card of good luck1 and so take the next uppermost card1 and then having seen him1 say1 ,here ,i call for the ----1 naming the card you took up last1 and so take off the next uppermost card1 and thus still calling for the card you last took up1 you may call for as many as you please2 or1 if you will1 you may thus go round the pack1 and1 in the mean time1 cause one to write down the names of the cards1 in the same order as you call for them1 which they may do in brief1 thus by writing a figure for the number of the spots1 as #a for the ace1 #b1 #c1 #d1 #e1 #f1 and so to ten2 and then kn4 for the knave1 q4 for queen1 and kg4 for king1 adding a letter for the suits viz4 c4 for clubs1 s4 for spades1 h4 for hearts1 and d4 for diamonds1 e4 g4 is three or four cards2 suppose the three first cards1 called for1 were1 the ace of clubs1 the tray of spades1 and the five of diamonds1 they be set down thus1 #a ,c----#c ,s--#e ,d1 and so of any other3 having thus gone round1 with as many as you please1 take them from the table1 saying1 ,look now in your paper1 see which card ,i call for first1 which second1 and which third1 c4 and whilst he is looking1 do you flip the card of good luck under the bottom of the pack1 then holding the cards with their faces upwards1 take them off one by one1 and they will come in the same order as you called them1 only the last card will not be set down in the paper1 and it must be pretended he was the card of good luck4 ,another way to call for a card4 ,after having privately seen the uppermost card1 lay the cards down in three or four heaps1 but not above1 then begin at the heap farthest off from you1 that has the known card on the top1 and say1 ,here ,i call for the ----1 naming the known card2 then go to the next heap1 saying1 ,here ,i call for the ----1 naming the card you took up last2 proceed in the same manner1 viz4 still naming the card you last took up1 till you come to the last heap1 so the card you call for first1 will come last2 but here note1 you must keep the cards close that they may not be seen till you have done calling1 and then you must lay them down1 one by one1 in the same order as you called them4 ,to tell one what card any one thinketh on4 ,take #ba cards1 and begin to lay them down1 three in a row1 with their faces upwards1 then begin again at the left-hand1 and lay one card upon the first1 and soon the right hand1 and then begin at the left-hand again and so go on to the right1 do this till you have laid out the #ba cards in three heaps1 but as you are laying them out1 bid any one think on a card1 and when you have laid them all out1 ask him in which heap his card is in1 then lay the card in the middle betwixt the other two2 then lay them all out again into three heaps1 as before1 and as you lay them out1 bid him take notice where his noted card goes2 when you have laid them all out1 ask him in what heap it is now8 put that heap in the middle as before1 and lay out the cards a third time1 bidding him take notice where his noted card goes1 and put that heap in the middle as before2 then taking the cards with their backs towards you1 take off the uppermost card1 smelling to him1 reckon him #a1 then take off another1 and smelling him1 reckon him #b1 this do till you come to the eleventh card1 for that will always be the noted card1 after the third time of laying them out1 though you should lay in this manner ever so often2 you must never lay out the cards less than three times1 but as often above as you please4 ,this trick may be done by any odd number of cards that may be divided by three4 ,another way to tell one what card is noted4 ,when one has noted a card1 take it and put it at the bottom of the pack1 then shuffle the cards till it come again to the bottom2 then see what is the bottom card1 for it is the noted card1 which you may do without being taken notice of2 thus1 when you have shuffled the cards1 turn them with their faces towards you1 and nock their ends upon the table1 as though you would knock them level2 and whilst you are so doing1 take notice of the bottom card1 which you may do without suspicion1 especially having shuffled them before2 then when you know the card shuffle them again1 and give them to any of the company1 and let them shuffle them1 for you know the card already1 and may easily find it at any time4 ,how to make a card jump out of an egg4 ,illustration ,to do this wonderful feat1 you must have two sticks made1 both of one bigness1 and both of a likeness1 so that no person can know one from the other2 one of the sticks must be made so artificially as to conceal a card in the middle1 as thus3 you must have one of your sticks turned hollow quite through1 and then an artificial spring to throw the card in the egg1 at your pleasure2 the operation is thus3 take and peel any card in the pack1 which you please1 and so roll it up1 and then put it into your false stick1 and there let it be till you have occasion to make use of it2 then take a pack of cards1 and let any body draw a card1 but be sure let it be the same sort of card that you have in the stick already2 then let them put it in the pack again1 and when you are shuffling them1 let that card fall into your lap1 which the party drew1 so calling for some eggs1 desire that party that drew the card1 or any person else in the company1 to choose any one of these eggs1 and when they have chosen one1 ask them if there be any thing in it1 and they will answer no2 then take the egg in your left-hand1 and your false stick in your right1 and so break the egg with your stick1 and then let the spring go1 and the card will appear in the egg1 very amazing to the beholders2 then conceal that stick and produce the true one upon the table4 ,how to make the fountain of command4 ,you may contrive this fountain of what figure you will4 ,take a vessel ,a4 ,b4 which has two bottoms1 this is close on all sides like a drum2 through the middle of it run a long pipe1 ,c4 ,d4 sodered to the lower bottom at ,f1 with its two ends open1 ,c4 ,d4 the first of which ,c4 must not quite touch the uppermost bottom1 but leave passage for the water2 when one has a mind to fill the vessel ,a4 ,b4 which is done by turning up the vessel ,a4 ,b4 with its pipe ,c4 ,d4 so that the hole ,d4 will then be the uppermost1 and pouring in the water at ,d4 this done1 stop up the pipe ,c4 ,d4 with another1 and a very little smaller pipe ,e4 ,d4 that can just enter it1 and is fixed in the bottom of a case or cistern that is a little longer than one of the two bottoms of the vessel ,a4 ,b4 the two pipes ,c4 ,d4 ought to have at an equal height1 two appertures or holes ,i4 ,i4 and the smallest ,d4 ,e4 ought to be movable within the greater1 ,c4 ,d4 that so you may turn the smaller with its case ,g4 ,h4 when you will1 fill the two holes ,i4 ,i4 meet farther the vessel ,a4 ,b4 ought to have several little holes in its lower bottom1 as ,k4 ,l4 for giving egress to the water1 and the case or receptacle ,g4 ,h4 ought likewise to have smaller vent1 ,m4 ,n4 for the water to run out4 ,now the vessel ,a4 ,b4 being filled with water as we directed but now1 and the pipe ,c4 ,d4 being stopt by the pipe ,d4 ,e4 which is supposed so thin1 that it could just fill it without any necessity of the extremity ,e4 it reaching to the end ,c4 provided the other two ends ,d4 ,d4 do but fit3 is it done1 ,i say1 turning the vessel again to its first position1 in which it will stand as in the figure1 the case ,g4 ,h4 being its base1 and being turned together with its pipe ,e4 till the two vents ,i4 ,i4 meet and make but one orafice1 for then the water contained in the vessel ,a4 ,b4 will run out at the vents ,k4 ,l4 as long as the air can pass through the apperture ,i4 to supply the room of the water that runs ,a4 ,b4 into the case ,g4 ,h4 but when the water in the receptacle ,g4 ,h4 rises above the vent ,i4 which will infallibly happen1 since more water runs at the vents ,k4 ,l4 than at ,m4 ,n4 the former being supposed to be larger than the latter1 the air not finding access at ,i4 the water in the vessel ,a4 ,b4 will give over running through the vents ,k4 ,l4 but the water in the receptacle ,g4 ,h4 will continue to run at the vents ,m4 ,n4 so that this water will grow lower by degrees1 till the vent ,i4 is uncovered again1 and then the air having access at ,i4 will renew the flux of the water thro' ,k4 ,l4 which in a small time will raise the water in the case ,g4 ,h4 so as to recover the vent ,i4 again1 upon which the stream ,a4 ,b4 will stop1 and so on alternately1 till there is no water in the vessel ,a4 ,b4 ,this is called the fountain of command1 because it runs at a word1 when the water is near the renewal of its flux1 thro' the vents ,k4 ,l4 which is easily known2 for when the vent ,i4 begins to get clear of water in ,g4 ,a4 the air struggling for access at the vent makes a little noise1 and so gives notice that the fountain is about to run4 ,this is a merry device4 ,to seem to kill a horse1 and to cure him again4 ,take the seed of henbane1 and give it the horse in his provender1 and it will cast him into such a deep sleep1 that he will seem dead2 and if you will recover him again1 rub his nostrils with vinegar1 and he will be revived again4 ,a very strange trick1 whereby you may seem to cut a piece of tape into four parts1 and make it whole again with words4 ,illustration ,take a piece of narrow white tape1 about two or three yards long1 first present it to view to any that may desire it2 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 circumstantial words to beguile your spectators1 turn one hand about towards yourself1 and the other from you1 so shall you twist the tape once2 then clap the ends together1 and then if you slip your fore-finger and thumb of each hand between the tape1 almost as one would hold a skane of thread to be wound1 this will make one fold or twist1 as appears where ,a signifieth the twist or fold2 ,b the knot2 then in like manner make a second fold1 about the line ,d4 ,c4 as you may see by the second figure1 where ,b4 signifieth the knot1 ,c4 the first fold1 ,a4 the second fold3 hold then the fore finger and thumb of your left hand upon the second twist and upon the knot also1 and the fore-finger and thumb of your right hand upon the first fold ,c4 and desire some one of your spectators to cut all asunder with a sharp knife1 at the cross line ,e4 ,d4 when it is cut1 hold still your left hand1 and let all your ends fall1 that you hold in your right hand1 for there will be a shew of eight ends1 four above and four below1 and so the strings will be thought to be cut into four parts1 as may be seen by the third figure2 then gather up the ends that you let fall into your left hand1 and deliver two of the ends1 7seeming to take them at random7 unto two several persons1 binding them to hold them fast1 still keeping your left hand fingers upon the twists or folds2 then with your right and left hands seem to tumble all the ends together that you had in your left-hand1 twist out the slips or pieces1 which are three1 as you may see at ,a4 and ,b4 in the third figure1 twist them all ,i say1 into a little ball1 and conceal it between some of your fingers of your left hand1 and crumble thereon another confused heap1 and after some words said1 with your right-hand deliver this confused heap unto any one of the company1 biding him hold it fast1 ,hulla1 ,passa1 then bid them look on it1 who while they are greedily looking after the event1 you with ease convey the ball or roll of ends into your pocket2 so it will be thought that you have made it whole by virtue of your words4 ,an excellent trick if it be gracefully handled2 and a trick that cost me trouble to find4 ,a device to multiply one face1 and make it seem to be a hundred or a thousand4 ,illustration ,this feat must be performed by a looking-glass made on purpose1 the figure whereof ,i have fully described1 with the manner of making it1 which is this2 first make a hoop1 or phillet of wood1 horn1 or such like1 about the width of a half crown piece in the circumference2 the thickness of this hoop1 or phillet1 let it be about a quarter of an inch2 in the middle of this hoop fasten a bottom of wood or brass1 and bore in a decent order1 divers small holes1 about the bigness of small pease1 then open the one side of this bottom1 set in a piece of crystal-glass1 and fasten it in the hoop close to the bottom1 then take a quantity of quick-silver1 and put so much into the hoop as will cover the bottom2 then let into the hoop another piece of chrystal-glass fitted thereto and cement the sides1 that the quick-silver may not run out1 and it is done2 the figure whereof ,i have before set4 ,a4 presenteth the one side that giveth the form of one face to the beholders8 ,b the other side that multiplieth the beholder's face so oft as there are holes in the middle bottom4 ,the use whereof ,i shall not insist upon1 since he that is versed in the former feats will better conceive of himself to use it1 than my words can either direct or assist him4 ,to make the fulminating thundering powder4 ,take three parts of salt-petre1 two parts of salt of tarter1 and one part of sulpher1 pounded and mixed together1 heat in a spoon sixty grains of this composition1 and it will fly away with a fearful noise1 like thunder1 as loud as a cannon1 breaking through the spoon and every thing underneath it1 for it exerts itself downwards1 contrary to the nature of gun-powder4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i have here set down1 ,,kind ,,reader1 not only all usual feats1 that either myself have seen or heard of1 but divers others also1 which ,i am sure were never in print1 nor as yet performed by any ,i could ever hear of except myself1 and all to give thee thy full content2 and note this from me1 if you rightly understand this1 there is not a trick that any juggler in the world can shew thee1 but thou shalt be able to conceive after what manner it is performed4 ,,finis4 ,printed by ,r4 ,folwell1 ,no4 #cc1 ,arch-street4 ,,transcriber',s ,,note ,original spelling and grammar have been generally retained1 with some exceptions noted below4 ,original small caps are now uppercase4 ,italics look like this4 ,the transcriber produced the cover image and hereby assigns it to the public domain4 ,original page images are available from the ,library of ,congress1 at https3_/_/lccn4loc4gov_/#ijajafhg4 ,page #e4 ,the illustration under 8,the ,operation of the ,cups is thus0 is retained as originally printed1 with the numerals flipped #ahj horizontally4 ,the numerals in the illustration of the 8pudding0 on page #ab are also flipped4 ,page #ab4 ,right single quotation mark inserted after 8before their teeth can take possession of it40 ,page #bb4 8hole in on of their legs0 to 8hole in one of their legs04 ,page #bd4 ,right single quotation mark inserted after 8look about him before he goes204 ,page #bg4 8hundred conciets may be shewed0 to 8hundred conceits may be shewed04 ,also1 8beholders will wonder bow they came0 to 8beholders will wonder how they came04 ,page #cj4 8you lay the waked side downward0 to 8you lay the waxed side downward04 ,page #dg4 ,unbalanced left parenthesis removed from 8mouth as before1 7the company will be laughing04 ,page #fj4 ,in 8kings away1 and adding but one other card1 then taking them up again1 and blowing upon them1 will shew you them transformed into blank cards1 white on both sides101 the 8one0 was originally printed 8on01 and 8on0 was originally 8one04 ,page #fa4 ,comma is removed from original 8put them into your hands2 also let1 them04 ,page #hi4 ,one 8city0 removed from 8and diverting enough1 both in city city and country04 ,page #ic4 ,single quotation mark removed from 8gentlemen you #8see my box is full04 ,page #aje4 ,one 8put0 removed from 8quantity of quick-silver1 and put put so much04 ,also 8qnick-silver0 to 8quick-silver04