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+Project Gutenberg's The Art of Iugling or Legerdemaine, by Samuel Rid
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+Title: The Art of Iugling or Legerdemaine
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+Author: Samuel Rid
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+Release Date: May 14, 2004 [EBook #12343]
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+                                 THE
+
+                          Art of Iugling or
+
+                            Legerdemaine.
+
+
+                    Wherein is deciphered, all the
+               conueyances of Legerdemaine and Iugling,
+                        how they are effected,
+                    & wherin they chiefly consist.
+
+                    Cautions to beware of cheating
+                         at Cardes and Dice.
+
+                  The detection of the beggerly Art
+                            of Alcumistry,
+                                  &,
+              The foppery of foolish cousoning Charmes.
+
+           All tending to mirth and recreation, especially
+            for those that desire to haue the insight and
+                      priuate practise thereof.
+
+
+                              By _S.R._
+
+              _Quod noua testa capit, Inueterata sapit._
+
+                                1612.
+
+
+
+
+                     TO THE INGENIOVS GENTLEMAN,
+                      and my louing father, Mr.
+                            WILLIAM BVBB.
+
+
+  _This short conceipt, that I haue writ of late,
+  To you kinde Father _BVBB_, I dedicate,
+  Not that I meane heereby (good sir) to teach,
+  For I confesse, your skills beyond my reach:
+  But since before with me much time you spent,
+  Good reason then, first fruits I should present:
+  That thankefull [*] Bird that leaues one young behinde,
+  Ensamples me, to bear a thankefull minde:
+  Vngratefull he, that thankes can not repay
+  To him, that hath deseru'd it euery way:
+  Accept (kinde Sir) my loue, that being doone,
+  I aske no more, desire no other Boone._
+
+                             Your Lo: sonne in all loue,
+                             SA: RID.
+
+
+  [* Sidenote: The nature of this Bird is: that building her nest
+  vnder the couer of houses (as the Swallow doth with vs) leaue
+  euer behinde her for the owner of the house, one young one, in
+  token of her thankfulnesse: and as I may say, for pawne of her
+  rent.]
+
+
+
+
+                      TO HIS LOVING FRIEND AND
+                     adopted Sonne Mr. _Sa: Rid_.
+
+
+_Most worthy sonne,
+
+Your labour and obseruance heerein, with the gift of your first
+fruits, is both worthy commendations and acceptance: and to cherrish
+you further in this your discouery, I will giue an addition to your
+second treatise. So I leaue you to God: and belieue you, not a more
+louing friend then,_
+
+                             William Bubb.
+
+
+
+
+                      _To the curteous Reader._
+
+
+There goeth a prety Fable of the Moone: On a time she earnestly
+besought her mother to prouide her a garment, comely and fit for her
+body: how can that bee sweete daughter (quoth the mother) sith that
+your body neuer keepes it selfe at one staye, nor at one certaine
+estate, but changeth euery day in the month, nay euery houre? The
+application heereof needes no interpretation: Fantasie and foolery who
+can please? and desire who can humour? no Camelion changeth his
+coulour as affection, nor any thing so variable a _Populus Chorus
+Fluuius_.
+
+I would with all my heart, euery Author that had done no better then I
+haue, had done no worse: and it were to be wished that some
+caprichious Coxecombes, with their desperate wits, were not so forward
+to disbowell the entrails of their own ouerweening, singular,
+infectious, & pestiferous thoughts, as I knowe some.
+
+But I cannot stand all day nosing of Candlestickes; meane time beare
+with a plaine man: whatsoeuer I haue now done, I hope no exception can
+be taken, it is for your mirth and recreation (and I pray you so take
+it.) let such as will needes barke at the Moone, yell till their
+hearts ake: Gentle and Gentlemens spirits, wil take all kindely that
+is kindely presented.
+
+                             _Yours in loue_
+                             S.R.
+
+
+
+
+                                 THE
+                          Art of Iugling or
+                            Legerdemaine.
+
+
+Heretofore we haue runne ouer the two pestiferous carbuncles in the
+commonwealth, the Egyptians and common Canters: the poore Canters we
+haue canuased meetely well, it now remaines to proceede where I left,
+ond to goe forward with that before I promised: St. _Quintane_ be my
+good speede, I know I haue runne thorow the hands of many, censured of
+diuers, & girded at not of a few: But humanity is euer willinger to
+loue then hate: curtesie much forwarder to commend then dispraise:
+clemency infinitely proner to absolue then to condemn. Is it not
+possible to find sauery hearbs among netles, roses among prickles,
+berries among bushes, marrow among bones, grain among stubble, and a
+little corne among a great deale of chaffe? In the rankest and
+strongest poysons, pure and sweet balmes may be distilled, and some
+matter or other worthy to be remembred may be embraced, whosoeuer is
+Author. There is nothing so exceeding foolish but hath bene defended
+by some wise man, nor any thing so passing wise, but hath bene
+confuted by some foole: Tut, St. _Barnard_ saw not all things, and the
+best cart may eftsoones ouerthrow: That curld pate _Rufus_ that goes
+about with _Zoylus_ to carpe and finde fault, must bring the Standard
+of iudgement with him, and make wisedome the moderater of his wit,
+otherwise they may be like to purchase to themselues the worshipfull
+names of _Dunces_ and _Dottipoles_. So much by the way.
+
+These kinde of people about an hundred yeares agoe, about the twentith
+yeare of King _Henry_ the eight, began to gather an head, at the first
+heere about the Southerne parts, and this (as I am informed) and as I
+can gather, was their beginning.
+
+Certaine Egiptians banished their cuntry (belike not for their good
+conditions) ariued heere in England, who being excellent in quaint
+trickes and deuises, not known heere at that time among vs, were
+esteemed and had in great admiration, for what with strangenesse of
+their attire and garments, together with their sleights and
+legerdemaines, they were spoke of farre and neere, insomuch that many
+of our English loyterers ioyned with them, and in time learned their
+craft and cosening. The speach which they vsed was the right Egiptian
+language, with whome our Englishmen conuersing with, at last learned
+their language. These people continuing about the cuntry in this
+fashion, practising their cosening art of fast and loose, and
+legerdemaine, purchased to themselues great credit among the cuntry
+people, and got much by Palmistry, and telling of fortunes: insomuch
+they pittifully cosoned the poore cuntry girles, both of mony, siluer
+spoones, and the best of their apparrell, or any good thing they could
+make, onely to heare their fortunes.
+
+This _Giles Hather_ (for so was his name) together with his whore _Kit
+Calot_, in short space had following them a pretty traine, he tearming
+himselfe the King of Egiptians, and she the Queene, ryding about the
+cuntry at their pleasures vncontrolled: at last about forty yeres
+after, when their knauery began to be espied, and that their cosonages
+were apparant to the world, (for they had continued neere thirty
+yeares after this manner, pilling and polling, and cosening the
+cuntry) it pleased the Councell to looke more narrowly into their
+liues, and in a Parliament made in the first and second yeares of
+_Phillip_ and _Mary_, there was a strict Statute made, that whosoeuer
+should transport any Egiptians into this Realme, should forfeit forty
+pounds: Moreouer, it was then enacted, that such fellowes as tooke
+vpon them the name of Egiptians, aboue the age of fourteene, or that
+shall come ouer and be transported into England, or any other persons,
+and shall be seene in the company of vagabonds, calling themselues
+Egiptians, or counterfeiting, transforming, or disguising themselues
+by their apparrell, speach, or other behauiours like vnto Egiptians,
+and so shall continue, either at one or seuerall times, by the space
+of a month, they should be adiudged fellons, not allowed their booke
+or Clergy. These Acts and Statutes now put forth, and come to their
+hearing, they deuide their bands and companies into diuers parts of
+the Realme: for you must imagine and know that they had aboue two
+hundred roagues and vagabonds in a Regiment: and although they went
+not altogether, yet would they not be aboue two or three miles one
+from the other, and now they dare no more be knowne by the name of
+Egiptians, nor take any other name vpon them then poore people. But
+what a number were executed presently vpon this statute, you would
+wonder: yet not withstanding all would not preuaile: but still they
+wandred, as before vp and downe, and meeting once in a yeere at a
+place appointed: sometimes at the Deuils arse in peake in Darbishire,
+and otherwhiles at Ketbrooke by Blackeheath, or elsewhere, as they
+agreed still at their meeting. Then it pleased Queene _Elizabeth_ to
+reuiue the Statute before mentioned, in the twentith yeare of her
+happy raigne, endeauouring by all meanes possible to roote out this
+pestiferous people, but nothing could be done, you see vntill this
+day: they wander vp and downe in the name of Egiptians, cullouring
+their faces and fashioning their attire and garment like vnto them,
+yet if you aske what they are, they dare no otherwise then say, they
+are Englishmen, and of such a shire, and so are forced to say contrary
+to that they pretend.
+
+But to come a little neerer our purpose, these fellowes seeing that no
+profit comes by wandring, but hazard of their liues, doe daily
+decrease and breake off their wonted society, and betake themselues
+many of them, some to be Pedlers, some Tinkers, some Iuglers, and some
+to one kinde of life or other, insomuch that Iugling is now become
+common, I meane the professors who make an occupation and profession
+of the same: which I must needs say, that some deserue commendation
+for the nimblenes and agillity of their hands, and might be thought to
+performe as excellent things by their Legerdemaine, as any of your
+wisards, witches, or magitians whatsoeuer. For these kinde of people
+doe performe that in action, which the other do make shew of: and no
+doubt many when they heare of any rare exploit performed which cannot
+enter into their capacity, and is beyond their reach, straight they
+attribute it to be done by the Deuill, and that they worke by some
+familiar spirit, when indeede it is nothing els but meere illusion,
+cosoning, and legerdemaine. For you haue many now adaies, and also
+heeretofore many writers haue bene abused, as well by vntrue reports
+as by illusion and practises of confederacy, & legerdemaine, &c.
+Sometimes imputing to words that which resteth in nature, and
+sometimes to the nature of the thing that which proceedeth of fraud
+and deception of sight. But when these experiments growe to
+superstition and impiety, they are either to be forsaken as vaine, or
+denyed as false: howbeit, if these things be done for recreation and
+mirth, and not to the hurt of our neighbour, nor to the prophaning and
+abusing of Gods holy name: then sure they are neither impious nor
+altogether vnlawfull, though heerein or heereby a naturall thing be
+made to seeme supernaturall. And Gentlemen, if you will giue me
+patience, I will lay open vnto you the right Art Iugling and
+Legerdemain, in what poynt it doth chiefly consist: principally being
+sorry that it thus fals out, to lay open the secrets of this mistery
+to the hinderance of such poore men as liue thereby, whose doings
+heerein are not onely tollerable, but greatly commendable, so they
+abuse not the name of God, nor make the people to attribute vnto them
+his power, but alwaies acknowledge wherein the Art consisteth.
+
+The true Art therefore of Iugling, consisteth in Legerdemaine: that
+is, the nimble conueyance and right dexteritie of the hand, the which
+is performed diuers waies, especially three: The first and princiall
+consisteth in hiding & conueying of balls: The second in alteration of
+money: The third in the shuffling of Cards: and he that is expert in
+these, may shew many feates, and much pleasure. There are diuers and
+rare experiments to be showne by confederacy, either priuate or
+publike, all which in place conuenient, shall be spoken of. And
+forasmuch as I professe rather to discouer then teach these misteries,
+it shall suffice to signifie vnto you, that the endeauour and drift of
+Iuglers, is onely to abuse mens eyes and iudgements: now then my
+meaning is in wordes as plaine as I can, to rip up some proper tricks
+of that Art, wherof some are pleasant & delectable, othersome dreadful
+& desperate, and all but meere delusions and counterfeit actions, as
+you shal soone see by due obseruation of euery knacke by me heereafter
+deciphered: And first in order I will begin with the playes and
+deuises of the ball, which are many: I will touch onely but a few, and
+as in this, so in all the rest I will runne ouer slightly, yet as
+plaine as I can.
+
+
+
+
+            Notes and obseruations to be marked of such as
+                   desire to practise Legerdemaine.
+
+
+Remember that a Iugler must set a good face vppon that matter he goeth
+about, for a good grace and carriage is very requisite to make the art
+more authenticall.
+
+Your feates and trickes then must be nimbly, cleanly, and swiftly
+done, and conueyed so as the eyes of the beholders may not discerne or
+perceaue the tricke, for if you be a bungler, you both shame your
+selfe, and make the Art you goe about to be perceaued and knowne, and
+so bring it into discredit.
+
+Wherefore vse and exercise makes a man ready. _Vsus promptus facit_,
+and by that meanes your feats being cunningly handled, you shall
+deceaue both the eye, the hand, and the eare: for often times it will
+fall out in this arte, and deuises _Deceptio visus, Deceptio tactus,
+et Deceptio Auditus_.
+
+Note also that you must haue none of your Trinckets wanting, least you
+be put to a non plus: besides it behooueth you to be mindefull
+whereabout you goe in euery trick, least you mistake, and so discredit
+the arte.
+
+You must also haue your words of Arte, certaine strange words, that it
+may not onely breed the more admiration to the people, but to leade
+away the eie from espying the manner of your conuayance, while you may
+induce the minde, to conceiue, and suppose that you deale with
+Spirits: and such kinde of sentenses, and od speeches, are vsed in
+diuers manners, fitting and correspondent to the action and feate that
+you goe about. As Hey _Fortuna, furia, nunquam, Credo_, passe passe,
+when come you Sirrah? or this way: hey Iack come aloft for thy masters
+aduantage, passe and be gone, or otherwise: as _Ailif, Casil, zaze,
+Hit, metmeltat, Saturnus, Iupiter, Mars, Sol, Venus, Mercurie, Luna?_
+or thus: _Drocti, Micocti, et Senarocti, Velu barocti, Asmarocti,
+Ronnsee, Faronnsee_, hey passe passe: many such obseruations to this
+arte, are necessary, without which all the rest, are little to the
+purpose.
+
+
+
+
+                 Feates of Legerdemaine vsed with the
+                       Balls, with one or more.
+
+
+Concerning the Ball, the playes and deuises thereof are infinite:
+insomuch, as if you can vse them wel, you may shew an hundred feats,
+but whether you seeme to throw the Ball into the ayre, or into your
+mouth, or into your left hand, or as you list, it must be kept still
+in your right hand: if you practise first with the leaden bullet, you
+shall the sooner, and better do it with balls of Corke: the first
+place at your first learning, where you are to bestow a great ball, is
+in the palme of your hand, with your ring finger, but a small ball is
+to be placed with your thumbe betwixt your ring finger and middle
+finger: then are you to practise to do it betwixt your other fingers,
+then betwixt the forefinger & the thumbe, with the forefinger & middle
+finger ioyntly, and therein is the greatest and the strangest
+conueying shewed. Lastly the same small ball is to be practised in the
+palme of your hand, and so by vse, you shall not only seeme to put any
+ball from you, and yet retaine it in your hand, but you shall keepe
+fower or fiue, as clenly and certaine as one, this being first learned
+and sleight attayned vnto, you shall worke wonderfull feates: as for
+ensample.
+
+Note for this feate yow must haue fower boxes made in the manner of
+extinguishers that are made to put out candles, but as big againe: but
+for want of them, you may take smal candlesticks, or saltseller
+couers, or som such like.
+
+Lay three or fower balls before you, and as many boxes or small
+candlesticks &c, then first seeme to put one ball into your left hand,
+and therewithall seeme to holde the same fast. Then take one of the
+boxes &c. or any other thing (hauing a hollow foote, and being great)
+and seeme to put the ball which is thought to be in your left hand
+vnderneath the same, and so vnder the other candlesticks Boxes &c.
+seeme to bestow the other balls, and all this while the beholders will
+suppose each ball to be vnder each box, or candlestick &c. this done
+vse some charme or forme of words (before set downe) as hey _Fortuna
+furie nunquam credo_, passe passe: then take vp the candlestick with
+one hand and blow, saying thats gone you see: and so likewise looke
+vnder each candlestick with like grace and words (for you must
+remember to carry a good grace and face on the matter) and the
+beholders will wonder where they are become: But if you in lifting vp
+the candlesticks with your right hand leaue all those three or fower
+balls vnder one of them (as by vse you may easily doe) hauing turned
+them all downe into your hand and holding them fast with your little,
+and ring finger, and take the box or candlestick &c. with your other
+fingers and cast the balls vp into the hollownes thereof (for so they
+will not rowle so soone away) the standers by will be much astonished,
+but it will seeme wonderfull strange, if also in shewing how there
+remaineth nothing vnder an other of the said candlesticks taken vp
+with your left hand you leaue behinde you a great ball, or any other
+thing, the miracle will be the greater. For first, they will thinke
+you haue pulled away all the balls by miracle, then that you haue
+brought them againe by like meanes and they nether thinke, or looke
+that any other thing remaineth behinde vnder any of them, and therfore
+after many other feates don returne to your candlesticks, remembring
+where you left the great ball, and in no wise touch the same, but
+hauing another great ball about you, seeme to bestow the same in
+manner and forme aforesaid vnder a candlestick which standeth farthest
+from that where the ball lyeth, and when you shall with words and
+charmes seeme to conuey the same ball from vnder the same box or
+candlestick &c. (and afterward bring it vnder the box &c. which you
+touched not) it will (I say) seeme wonderfull strange.
+
+
+
+
+               To make a little Ball swell in your hand
+                        till it be very great.
+
+
+Take a very great ball in your left hand, or three indifferent big
+balls, and shewing one or three little balls, seeme to put them into
+your said left hand, concealing (as you may well do) the other balls
+which were there before: Then vse charmes, and words, and make them
+seem to swell, and open your hand &c. This play is to be varied an
+hundred waies for as you finde them all vnder the boxe or
+candlesticke, so may you goe to a stander by, and take off his hat or
+cap and shew the balls to be there, by conueying them thereinto as you
+turne the bottome vpward. These things to them that know them are
+counted ridiculous, but to those that are ignorant they are maruelous.
+
+
+
+
+              To consume, (or rather conuay) one or many
+                         Balls into nothing.
+
+
+If you take a ball or more, and seeme to put it into your other hand,
+and whilst you vse charming words, you conuey them out of your right
+hand into your lap, it will seeme strange, for when you open your left
+hand, immediately the sharpest lookers on will say, it is in your
+other hand, which also then you may open, and when they see nothing
+there, they are greatly ouertaken.
+
+
+
+
+                   An other pretty feat with Balls.
+
+
+Take foure Balls, one of the which keep betweene your fore-finger and
+your middle, laying the other three vpon the table, then take vp one
+and put it into your left hand, and afterward take vp another, and
+conuaying it and the other betweene your fingers into your left hand,
+taking vp the third and seeming to cast it from you into the ayre, or
+into your mouth, or else where you please, vsing some words or charmes
+as before: the standers by when you aske them how many you haue in
+your hand, will iudge there are no more then two, which when you open
+your hand they shall see how they are deluded. But I will leaue to
+speake of the ball any more, for heerein I might hold you all day, and
+yet shall I not be able to teach you the vse of it, nor scarcely to
+vnderstand what I meane or write, concerning it, vnlesse you haue had
+some sight thereof heeretofore by demonstration: and alwaies remember
+that the right hand be kept open and straight, only keepe the palme
+from view: and therefore I will end with this miracle.
+
+
+
+
+            A feat, tending chiefly to laughter and mirth.
+
+
+Lay one ball vpon your shoulder, an other on your arme, and the third
+on the table: which because it is round and will not easily lye vpon
+the point of your knife, you must bid a stander by, lay it theron,
+saying, that you meane to cast all those three Balls into your mouth
+at once: and holding a knife as a penne in your hand, when he is
+laying vpon the poynt of your knife, you may easily with the haft rap
+him on the fingers, for the other matter will be hard to doe.
+
+And thus much of the Balls. To come to the second principall part of
+Legerdemaine, which is conuayance of mony, wherein by the way obserue
+that the mony must not be of too small nor too great a circumference,
+least either, it hinder the conuayance.
+
+
+
+
+                        Of conueyance of mony.
+
+
+The conueying of mony is not much inferiour to the Ball, but much
+easier to doe: The principall place to keepe a peece of mony in, is
+the palme of your hand: The best peece to keepe, is a testor, but with
+exercise all will be alike, except the mony be very small, and then it
+must bee kept betweene the fingers, and almost at the fingers end,
+where as the ball is to be kept, and below neere to the palme.
+
+
+
+
+               To conuey mony out of one hand into the
+                       other, by Legerdemaine.
+
+
+First you must hold open your right hand and lay therin a testor or
+counter, and then lay thereupon the top of your long left finger, and
+vse words &c. and vpon the sudden slip your right hand from your
+finger, wherewith you held downe the testor, and bending your hand a
+very little, you shall retaine the testor therein, and sodainely (I
+say) drawing your right hand thorough your left, you shal seeme to
+haue left the testor there, especially when you shut in due time your
+left hand, which that it may more plainely appeare to be truely done,
+you may take a knife and seeme to knocke against it, so as it shall
+make a great sound: but instead of knocking the peece in the left hand
+(where none is) you shall hold the point of the knife fast with the
+left hand, and knocke against the testor held in the other hand, and
+it will be thought to hit against the mony in the left hand: then vse
+words, and open the hand, and when nothing is seene, it will be
+wondred at, how the testor was remoued.
+
+
+
+
+          To conuert or transubstantiat money into Counters,
+                       or Counters into money.
+
+
+An other way to deceaue the lookers on, is to doe as before with a
+testor, and keeping a Counter in the palme of your left hand, secretly
+to seeme to put the testor thereinto, which being retained still in
+the right hand, when the left hand is opened, the testor will seeme to
+be transubstantiated into a counter.
+
+
+
+
+          To put one Testor into one hand, and another into
+                an other hand, and with words to bring
+                            them together.
+
+
+He that hath once attayned to the facillity of reteyning one peece of
+money in his right hand, may shew an hundred pleasant conceits by that
+meanes, and may reserue two or three as well as one: and loe, then may
+you seeme to put one peece into your left hand, and retaining it still
+in your right hand, you may together therewith take vp another like
+peece, and so with words seeme to bring both peeces together.
+
+
+
+
+         To put one testor into a strangers hand and an other
+              in your owne hand, and to conuay both into
+                    the strangers hand with words.
+
+
+Take two testors eeuenly set together, and put the same in stead of
+one testor into a strangers hand: and then making as though you put
+one testor into your left hand, with words you shall make it seeme
+that you conuey the testor in your hand into the strangers hand: for
+when you open your said left hand, there shall be nothing seene: and
+he opening his hand, shall finde two where he thought was but one. By
+this deuise I say an hundred conceits may be shewed.
+
+
+
+
+           To throwe a peece of money away and to finde it
+                       againe where you please.
+
+
+You may with the middle and ring-finger of the right hand, conuey a
+testor into the palme of the same hand, and seeming to cast it away,
+keepe it still, which with confederacy will seeme strange: to wit,
+when you finde it againe, where another hath bestowed the very like
+peece. But these things without exercise cannot be done, and therefore
+I will proceede to shew things to be brought to passe by many, with
+lesse difficulty, and yet as strange as the rest, which being
+vnknowne, are maruelously commended, but being vnknowne, are derided
+and nothing at all regarded.
+
+
+
+
+         To make a testor or a groat, leap out of a potte, or
+                  run along vpon a table with words.
+
+
+You shall see a Iugler take a testor or groate & throw it into a pot,
+or lay it on the middest of the table, and with inchanting words cause
+the same to leape out of the pot, or run towards him or from him wards
+alongest the table, which will seeme miraculous, vntill that you know
+that it is done with a long black haire of a womans head, fastned to
+the brim of a groat by meanes of a little hole driuen through the same
+with a spanish needle: in like sort you may vse a knife or any other
+small thing. But if you would haue it to goe from you, you must haue a
+confederate by which meanes all Iugling is greased, and amended. This
+feate is the stranger if it be done by night, a candle placed betweene
+the lookers on and the Iugler: for by that meanes the eysight is
+hindred from deserning the conceyt.
+
+
+
+
+         A very pretty trick to make a groate or a testor to
+              sinck thorow a table, and to vanish out of
+                   a hand kercheife very strangely.
+
+
+A Iugler sometimes will borrow a groate or a testor, and marke it
+before you, and seeme to put the same into a hand kercheife, and winde
+it so that you may the better see and feele it: then will he take you
+the handkercheif and bid you feele whether the groate be there or no:
+And he will also require you to put the same vnder a candlestick or
+some such thing: then will he send for a Bason and holding the same
+vnder the boord right against the candlestick will vse certen words of
+inchantments, and in short space you shall here the groat fall into a
+bason: this done, one takes of the candlestick and the Iugler taketh
+the handcarcheife by the tassell, and shaketh it: but the money is
+gone, which seemeth as strange as any feate what soeuer: but being
+knowne, the miracle is turned into a bable, for it is nothing but to
+sowe a counter into the corner of a handkercher finely couered with a
+peece of linnen little bigger then the counter, which corner you must
+conuey in steede of the groat deliuered vnto you, in the middle of
+your handkercheife, leauing the other eyther in your hand or lappe,
+which afterwards you must seeme to pull through the board, letting it
+fall into a bason.
+
+
+
+
+            To conuey one shilling being in one hand into
+                 an other, holding your armes abroad
+                           like to a roode.
+
+
+Euermore it is necessary to mingle some merry toyes among your graue
+miracles, as in this case of money: Take a shilling in each hand, and
+holding your armes abroad, to lay a wager that you will put them both
+into one hand without bringing them any whit nerer together: the wager
+being layde, hold your armes abroad like a roode, and turning about
+with your body, lay the shilling out of one of your hands vppon the
+table, and turning to the other side take it vp with the other hand,
+and so you shall winne your wager.
+
+
+
+
+            Of Cardes and Dice, with good cautions how to
+        auoyde cosenage therein: speciall rules to conuey and
+             handle the cardes, and the manner and order
+              how to accomplish all difficult, & strange
+                     things wrought with cardes.
+
+
+Hauing bestowed some wast money amonge you, I will set you to Cardes,
+and Dice: A cupple of honest friends that drawe both in a yoke
+together, which haue bin the ouerthrow, of many a hundred in this
+Realme, and these are not the slightest matters whereuppon Iuglers
+worke vpon, and shew their feates. By which kinde of Iugling, a great
+number haue Iugled away, not only their money, but also their landes,
+their health, their time, and their honestie: I dare not (as I could)
+shew the lewde Iugling that cheaters practise, least it minister some
+offence, to the well disposed: to the simple hurt and losse, and to
+the wicked occasion of euill doing. But by the way I will a little
+speake of dice, and the vse of them, as caueats, rather to let you
+take heede of their cosonings, then to giue you light to follow their
+doings: _Non ad imitandum sed ad cuitandum._
+
+First, you must know a Langret, which is a die that simple men haue
+seldom heard of, but often seene to their cost, and this is a well
+fauoured die, and seemeth good and square, yet is it forged longer,
+vppon the Cater, and Trea, then any other way: And therefore it is
+called a Langret. Such be also cal'd bard Cater treas, because
+commonly, the longer end will of his owne sway drawe downewards, and
+turne vp to the eie, Sixe, Sincke, Deuce or Ace. The principall vse
+of them is at _Nouum_, for so longe a paire of Bard cater treas be
+walking on the bourd, so longe can ye not cast fiue, nor nine, vnles
+it be by greate chance, that the roughnes of the table, or some other
+stoppe force them to stay, and runne against their kinde: for without
+Cater or trea, ye know that fiue or nine can neuer come.
+
+But you will say by this reason, he that hath the first dice, is like
+alwaies to stripp and rob all the table about. To helpe this, there
+must be for that purpose, an odd Die, called a flat Cater trea ready
+at hand, and no other number, for graunting the trea and Cater be
+allwaies vppon the one Die, then is there no chance vpon the other
+Die, but may serue to make fiue or nine, & cast forth, & loose all.
+
+But now to share you what shifts they haue to bring the flat die in
+and out, which is a iolly cunning property of Iugling, with them
+called foysting: the which is nothing else but a slight, to carry
+easly within the hand, as often as the foister list: so that when
+either he or his partner shall cast the dice, the flat comes not
+abroad, till hee hath made a great hand and won as much as him
+listeth: otherwise the flat is euer one, vnlesse at few times vpon
+purpose he suffer the silly soules to cast in a hand or two, to giue
+them courage to continue the play, and liue in hope of winning.
+
+These things I know seeme very strange to the simple, and as yet
+cannot sinke into their braine, how a man may carry so many dice in
+one hand, and chop and change them so often, and neuer be espied: so
+as before I tolde you, Iuglers conueyance seemeth to exceede the
+compas of reason till you know the feat: but what is it that vse and
+labour ouercometh not. To foyst finely and readily and with the same
+hand to tell mony to and fro, is a thing hardly learned, and asketh a
+bold spirit and long experience, though it be one of the first the
+Cheater learneth.
+
+What should I speak any more of false dice, of fullons, high-men,
+lowe-men, gourds, and brisled dice, grauiers, demies, and contraries,
+all which haue his sundry vses: but it is not my meaning to stand on
+this subiect: I would rather vse my pen, and spend my time, to
+disswade and perswade all gamesters, to beware not onely with what
+dice, but with what company and where they exercise gaming: and be
+well assured Gentlemen that all the friendly entertainement you shall
+finde amongst them is for no other end, but to perswade you to play,
+and therby by to breede your great losse, if not altogether your
+vndoing.
+
+Therefore vtterly forbeare to hazard any thing at dice, and liue in
+doubt and suspition of cheating, wheresoeuer you play (vnles you know
+your company very well) for the contagion of cheating, is now growne
+so vniuersall, that they swarme in euery quarter: and therefore ye
+cannot be in safety, vnles you shunne the company of such altogether.
+
+To leaue Dice and returne to Cardes, wherein is as much falsehood and
+cosening as in Dice: I will therefore disclose as much in one as in
+the other, for I would not giue a point to choose, which of them is
+the better, or rather the worse, for there is such a slight in
+shuffling and sorting of the Cardes, that play at what game you will,
+all is lost before hand, but if there be a confederate: either of the
+players or standers bie, the mischiefe can not be auoided.
+
+Beware therefore when you play among strangers of him that seemes
+simple or drunken, for vnder their habit the most speciall cosoners
+are presented, and while you thinke by their simplicitie and
+imperfections to beguile them, (and thereof perchance are perswaded by
+their confederates) your very friends as you thinke, you your selfe
+will be most of all ouertaken.
+
+Beware also of betters by, and lookers on: and namely on them that bet
+on your side: for whilst they looke on your game without suspition,
+they discouer it by signes to your aduersaries, with whome they bet,
+and yet are they confederates, whereof me thinkes this one aboue the
+rest proceedeth from a fine inuention.
+
+
+
+
+                  A tricke by confederacy at Cardes.
+
+
+A Gamester, after he had bene often times bitten by Cheators, and
+after much losse, grew very suspitious in his play, so that he would
+not suffer any of the sitters by to be priuy to his game, for this the
+Cheators deuised a new shift, that a woman should sit close by him,
+and by the swift and slowe drawing of her needle, giue a token to the
+Cheator what was the Cosens game.
+
+Other helpes there be, as to set the Cosen vpon the bench, with a
+great Looking glasse behinde him on the wall, wherein the Cheator may
+alwaies see what Cardes hee hath in his hand, So that a few ensamples
+in stead of many that might be rehearsed, this one conclusion may be
+gathered, that whosoeuer is giuen to play, and once sitteth amongst
+them, it is great ods but that he shall rise a looser.
+
+But many there be that liue so continently, that nothing can perswade
+them to put a penny in aduenture, and some againe are so vnskilfull
+that lacke of cunning forceth them to forbeare play: but yet hard it
+is for any man to fall into their company, but they will make him
+stoope at one game or other: and for this purpose, their first drift
+and intent is to seeke, by al meanes possible to vnderstand his
+nature, and whereunto he is most inclined: if they find that he taketh
+pleasure in the company of women, then seek they to strike him, at the
+Sacking law: (as they tearme it) and take this alwaies for a rule,
+that all the Baudes in the country be of the Cheaters familiar
+acquaintance.
+
+Therefore it is not very hard for them at all times to prouide for
+their amorous Cosen, a lewd lecherous Lady to keepe him louing
+company: then fall they to banquetting, and carrowsing and hunting of
+Tauernes, and much is the cost that this silly Cosen shall be at in
+Iewels and apparrell, otherwise he shall not once get a graunt to haue
+a kisse of his mistris lips: and euer in middle of their conference
+she layeth in this reason, for her sake to put in twenty or thirty
+crownes in aduenture at Cardes or Dice: you know not (quoth she) what
+may be a womans lucke: if he refuse it, Lord how vnkindely she takes
+the matter, and cannot be reconciled with lesse then a gowne or a
+kirtle of silke.
+
+But now if these Cheaters perceaue that he esteemeth no bruised ware,
+but is enamored with virginity, they haue a fine cast within an houres
+warning, to make _Ione Siluerpin_ as good a maide as if she had neuer
+come to the stewes: but to let these things passe, for offending of
+chast eares, whose displeasure I would not incurre, for all the
+cheates these gamesters get in a whole yeare. But to our purpose.
+
+There are two sorts of vsing the Cards, the one is in playing (with
+one or more) games, as _Primero, Trumpe, Saunte, Decoye, &c._
+
+The other vse of Cardes is to shew feates of Legerdemaine.
+
+Concerning the first, if it be vsed for recreation and not to the
+prophaning of Gods holy name, nor hurt of our bretheren and neighbors,
+they are to be tollerated: but now (more is the pitty) they are not
+vsed in that fashion as they should be, but much hurt oft times
+ariseth thereof.
+
+_Primero_ now as it is in great vse, so is there much deceite in it,
+some play vppon the prick, some pinch the cardes priuily with their
+nailes, some turne vp the corners, some marke them with fine spots of
+Inck, some there be that trauell into Spaine and into Italie to learne
+fine tricks and quaint conueyances, at cardes and returne home, and
+winne much money with them here in England, but yet at the last they
+are still ouer-reached by some fine wittes that devise new sleights
+here at home.
+
+At _Trumpe, Saunte_, and such other like games, cutting at the nick,
+is a great aduantage, so is cutting by _Bumcard_, finely vnder or
+ouer: stealing the stock or the discarded Cardes.
+
+At _Decoye_ they drawe twentie hands together and play all vpon
+assurance when to winne or loose, other helpes there be as I haue
+before set downe, with a looking glasse and confederacy: all which and
+such like, tende to cosoning and hurt of our brother: But we will
+proceed with the other vse of Cardes, which tendeth to mirth and
+recreation of minde and which in themselues simply is no hurt, vnles
+they are abused. In shewing feats & Iugling with cardes the principall
+poynt consisteth in shuffling them nimbly, and alwaies keeping one
+certen carde either in the bottom or in some knowne place of the
+stock, foure or fiue cardes from it, hereby you shall seeme to worke
+wonders, for it will be easie for you to see or espie one, which
+though you be perceiued to doe, it will not be suspected, if you
+shuffle them well afterwards, and this note I must giue you, That in
+reseruing the bottome carde, you must alwaies (whilst you shuffle)
+keepe him a little before, or a little behind, all the cardes lying
+vnderneath him, bestowing him (I say) eyther a little beyond his
+fellowes before right ouer the fore finger, or else behinde the rest,
+so as the little finger of the left hand may meete with it, which is
+the esier and the readier, and the better way: in the beginning of
+your shuffleing, shuffle as thick as you can, and in the end throw
+vppon the deck the nether carde, (with so many moe at the least as you
+would haue preserued for any purpose) a little before or behinde the
+rest; prouided alwaies that your fore finger if the pack be laide
+before, or the little finger if the pack lye behinde, creepe vp to
+meete with the bottome carde, and not lye betwixt the cardes, and when
+you feele it, you may there holde it vntill you haue shuffled ouer the
+cardes againe, still leauing your kept carde below being perfect
+herein, you may doe almost what you list with the cardes: By this
+meanes what pack soeuer you make, though it consist of eight, twelue,
+or twenty cardes, you may keepe them still together vnseuered next to
+the nether carde, and yet shuffle them often to satisfie the curious
+beholders, as for ensample, and for breuities sake, to shew you diuers
+feates vnder one.
+
+
+
+
+            How to deliuer out foure Aces, and to conuert
+                       them into foure Knaues.
+
+
+Make a pack of eight cardes, to wit foure Knaues and foure Aces, and
+although all the eight cardes must lie imediately together, yet must
+ech Knaue and Ace be openly seauered, and the same eight cardes must
+lie also in the lowest place of the bunch, then shuffle them so, as
+alwaies at the second shuffling, or at least wise at the end of your
+shuffling the said pack, and of the pack one ace may lye nethermost or
+so as you may knowe where he goeth and lyeth, and alwaies I say let
+your foresaid pack, with three or foure cardes more, lye vnseperablely
+together, immediately vppon and with that ace, then vsing some speech
+or other deuise, and putting your hand with the cardes to the edge of
+the table, to hide the account, let out priuily a peece of the second
+card, which is one of the knaues holding forth the stock in both your
+hands, and shewing to the standers by the nether Card (which is the
+ace or kept Card) couering also the head or peece of the knaue (which
+is your next card) with your foure fingers: draw out the same knaue
+laying it down an the Table: then shuffle again keeping your packe
+whole, and so haue you two aces lying together in the bottome: &
+therefore to reforme that disordered Card, as also for a grace and
+countenance to that action, take off the vppermost Card of the
+bunch, and thrust it into the middest of the Cards, and then take away
+the nethermost Card, which is one of your aces, and bestow him
+likewise: then may you begin as before, shewing an other ace, and in
+stead thereof lay downe another knaue, and so forth, vntill instead of
+your foure aces you haue laid downe foure knaues. The beholders all
+this while thinking that there lye foure aces on the table, are
+greatly abused, and will maruell at the transformation.
+
+
+
+
+          How to tell one what Card he seeth in the bottome,
+           when the same Carde is shuffled into the stock.
+
+
+When you haue seene a Card priuily, or as though you marked it not,
+lay the same vndermost, and shuffle the Cards as before you were
+taught, till your Card ly againe belowe in the bottom: then shew the
+same to the beholders, willing them to remember it, then shuffle the
+Cards or let any shuffle them, for you know the Cardes already, and
+therefore may at any time tell them what Carde they saw, which
+neuerthelesse would be done with great circumstance and shew of
+difficultie.
+
+
+
+
+       A strange & excellent tricke to hold foure Kings in the
+           hand, and by words to transform them into foure
+               Aces, and after to make them all blancke
+                      Cardes, one after another.
+
+
+You shall see a Iugler take foure Kings and no more in his hand, and
+apparantly shew you them, then after some words and charmes, he will
+throwe them downe before you vpon the table, taking one of the Kings
+away and adding but one other Card: then taking them vp againe and
+blowing vpon them, will shew you them transformed into blancke Cardes,
+white on both sides: after vsing charmes againe, throwing them downe
+as before, (with the faces downeward) will take them vp againe and
+shew you foure Aces, blowing still vpon them, that it may breede the
+more wonder, which tricke in my minde is nothing inferiour to the
+rest: and being not knowne, will seeme wonderfull strange to the
+spectators, yet after you knowe it, you can not but say the tricke is
+pretty. Now therefore to accomplish this feate, you must haue Cardes
+made for the purpose, (halfe Cardes ye may call them) that is the one
+halfe kings the other part aces, so that laying the aces, one ouer the
+other, nothing but the kings will be seene, and then turning the kings
+downward, the foure aces will be seene: prouided you must haue two
+whole, one whole king to couer one of the aces, or els it will be
+perceaued, and the other an ace to lay ouer the kings, when you meane
+to shew the aces: then when you will make them all blancke, lay the
+Cards a little lower, and hide the aces and they will appeare all
+white. The like you may make of the foure knaues, putting vppon them
+the foure fiues, and so of the rest of the Cardes: But this can not be
+well shewed you without demonstration.
+
+Hitherto I haue intreated of the three principall kinds of Iugling,
+now it remaineth in order to speake of Iugling by confederacy, which
+is either priuate or publike.
+
+Priuate conspiracy is, when one (by a speciall plot laid by himselfe,
+without any compact made with others) perswadeth the beholders, that
+he will suddenly and in their presence, doe some miraculous feate,
+which he hath already accomplished priuately: as for ensample, he will
+shew you a carde or any other like thing, and will say further unto
+you, behold and see what a marke it hath, and then burneth it, and
+neuertheles fetcheth another like Card, so marked out of some bodies
+pocket, or out of some corner, where he himselfe before had placed it,
+to the wonder and astonishment of simple beholders, which conceaue not
+that kinde of illusion, but expect miracles and strange workes.
+
+I haue read of a notable exploit done before a King by a Iugler, who
+painted on a wall the picture of a doue, and seeing a pigeon sitting
+vpon the top of an house, said to the King, looke now your grace shall
+see what a Iugler can doe, if he be his craftes master, & then pricked
+the picture with a knife, so hard and so often, and with so effectuall
+words, as the pigeon fell downe from the top of the house starke dead,
+you may imagine how the matter was taken, what wondring was thereat,
+how he was prohibited to vse that feat any further, least he should
+imploy it in any other kinde of murder. This story is held yet of
+diuers as canonicall, but when you are taught the feat or slight, you
+will thinke it a mockery and a simple illusion.
+
+To vnfold you the mistery heereof, so it is that the poore pigeon was
+before in the hands of the Iugler, into whom he had thrust a dramme of
+_Nux vomica_, or some other such poyson, which to the nature of the
+Bird was so extreame a poyson, as after the receit thereof, it could
+not liue aboue the space of halfe an houre, and being let loose after
+the medicine ministred, she alwaies resorteth to the top of the next
+house, which she will the rather doe, if there be any pigeons already
+sitting there, and after a short space falleth downe, either starke
+dead, or greatly astonished: but in the meane time, the Iugler vseth
+words of art, partly to protract time, and partly to gaine credit, and
+admiration of the beholders.
+
+As with Cardes you may shew feates by priuate confederacy, so of the
+other two, that is to wit, with the balls and the mony, as to marke a
+shilling or any other thing, and throwe the same into a riuer or deepe
+pond, & hauing hid the shilling before, with like markes, in some
+other secret place, bid some goe presently and fetch it, making them
+beleeue that it is the very same which you threwe into the riuer the
+beholders will maruell much at it: and of such feates there may be
+many done, but more by publike confederacy, whereby one may tell
+another how much money he hath in his purse and an hundred like toyes.
+
+
+
+
+                 Of publike confederacie and whereof
+                            it consisteth.
+
+
+Publike confederacy is, when there is before hand a compacte made
+betwixt diuers persons: the one to be principall, the other to be
+assistant in working of miracles, or rather in cosoning and abusing
+the beholders, as when I tell you in the presence of a multitude, what
+you haue thought or done, or shall doe or thinke, when you and I were
+thereupon agreed before: and if this be cunningly and closely handled,
+it will induce great admiration to the beholders, especially when they
+are before amased and abused, by some experiment of art, magicke or
+legerdemaine. I will in briefe set you downe some pretty conclusions,
+and so I will proceede with other feates in other kindes.
+
+
+
+
+         To tell you how to know whether one caste Crosse or
+                         Pile; by the ringing
+
+
+Lay a wager with your confederate (who must seeme simple or obstinate
+opposed against you) that standing behinde a dore, you will (by the
+sounding or ringing of the mony) tell him whether he cast crosse or
+pile, so as when you are gone, and he hath phillepped the money before
+the witnesses who are to be cosoned, he must say _What is it_ if it be
+crosse, or _What i'st_ if it be pile, or some other such signe, as you
+are agreed vpon; and so you neede not faile to gesse rightly. By this
+meanes if you haue any inuention, you may seeme to doe an hundred
+miracles, & to discouer a mans thought, or words spoken a far off.
+
+
+
+
+             How to tell where a stolne horse is become.
+
+
+By meanes of confederacy _Cuthbert Conycatcher_, and one _Swart
+Rutter_, two that haue taken degrees in _Whittington_ Colledge, abused
+notably the country people: for _Cuthbert_ would hide away his
+neighbours horses, kine, colts, &c: and send them to _Swart Rutter_,
+(whom he before had told where they were) promising to send the
+parties vnto him, whome he described, and made knowne by diuers
+signes: so as this _Swart_ would tell them at their first entrance
+vnto the dore, wherefore they came, and would say that their horses
+kine &c. were stolne, but the theefe should be forced to bring them
+backe againe, and leaue them within one mile (south and by west, &c.)
+of his house: euen as the plot was laid, and the pack made before by
+Cuthbert & him. This Cuthbert is esteemed of some, & thought to be a
+witch of others, he is accounted a coniurer, but commonly called a
+wise man, and are able of themselues, to tell you where any thing that
+is stolne is, as to build Pauls steeple vp againe.
+
+
+
+
+                      To make one daunce naked.
+
+
+It hath bene reported of such fellowes, and such, that they can doe
+rare feates, as to make one daunce naked. To the effecting of this,
+make a poore boy confederate with you: so as after charmes and words
+spoken by you, he vnclothe himselfe and stand naked: seeming (whilst
+he vndresseth him) to shake, stampe, and crie, still hastening to be
+vnclothed, till he be starke naked: or if you can procure none to goe
+so farre, let him only begin to stamp and shake &c. and to vnclothe
+him, and then you may (for reuerence of the company) seeme to release
+him.
+
+
+
+
+     To make a pot of any such thing standing fast on a cupbord,
+               to fall downe thence by vertue of words.
+
+
+Lett your cupbord be so placed, as your confederate may hould a black
+Threed without in the courete, behinde some windowe of that roome,
+and at a certen lowe word spoken by you, he may pull the same threed,
+being wound about the pot. And this was the feate of _Eleazer_ the
+_Iewe_, which _Iosephus_ reporteth to be such a miracle.
+
+Now that we haue spoken of the three principle actes of Legerdemayne
+and of confederacy, I will go forward, and touch some fewe ordinary
+feates, which are pretty, yet not altogether to be compared with the
+rest; I meane for conceipt and nimblenes of the hand, yet such as to
+the ignorant, and those that knowe not the carriage, will seeme
+strange and wonderfull.
+
+
+
+
+       Of Boxes to alter one graine into another, or to consume
+                   the graine or corne to nothing.
+
+
+There be diuers iugling boxes with false bottomes, wherein many false
+feates are wrought. First they haue a boxe couered or rather footed
+alike at each end, the bottome of the one end being no deeper then as
+it may containe one lane of corne or pepper, glewed there vpon. Then
+vse they to put into the hollow end thereof some other kind of graine,
+ground or vnground: then doe they couer it, and put it vnder a hat or
+candlesticke, and either in putting it thereinto, or pulling it
+thence, they turne the boxe, and open the contrary end, wherein is
+shewed a contrary graine, or else they shew the glewed end first,
+(which end they suddenly thrust into a bag of such graine as is glewed
+already therevpon) and secondly the empty boxe.
+
+
+
+
+           How to conuey (with words and charmes) the corne
+                 conteyned in one Box, into another.
+
+
+There is another boxe fashioned like a bell, whereinto they put so
+much and such corne as the foresaid hollowe boxe can conteine: then
+they stop and couer the same with a peece of lether as broad as a
+tester, which being thrust vp hard to the middle part or waste of the
+said bell, will sticke fast and beare vp the corne, and if the edge of
+the same lether be wet, it will hold the better: then take they the
+other boxe, dipped (as is aforesaid) in corne, and set downe the same
+vpon the Table, the empty end vpward, saying, that they will conuey
+the graine therein, into the other boxe or bell, which being set downe
+somewhat hard vpon the table, the leather & corne therein will fall
+down, so as the said bell being taken vp from the table: you shal see
+the corne lying thereon, & the stopple wilbe hidden therewith, &
+couered, & when you vncouer the other box nothing shal remaine
+therein, but presently the corne must be swept downe with one hand,
+into the other, or into your lapp or hatt: many feates may be done
+with this boxe, as to put therein a toade, affirming the same to be so
+turned from corne, and then many beholders will suppose the same to be
+the Iuglers deuill, whereby his feates and myracles are wrought.
+
+
+
+
+              How to pull laces innumerable out of your
+            mouth; of what colour or length you list, and
+                 neuer any thing seene to be therein.
+
+
+As for pulling of laces forth of the mouth it is now somewhat stale,
+whereby Iuglers get much mony among maydes, selling lace by the yarde,
+putting into their mouthes one round bottome, as fast as they pull out
+another, & at the iust ende of euery yarde they tie a knott, so as the
+same resteth vppon their teeth, then cut they off the same, and so the
+beholders are double and treble deceaued, seeing so much lace as will
+be conteined in a hat, and the same of what collour you list to name,
+to bee drawne by so euen yards out of his mouth, and yet the Iugler to
+talke as though there were nothing at all in his mouth. There are
+diuers iugling trickes which I am loath to describe for some reasons
+before alleaged, whereof some are common some rarer and some
+desperate: I wil therefore shew a few desperate and dangerous iugling
+knackes, wherein the simple are made thinke, that a silly Iugler with
+words can hurt and helpe, kill and reuiue any creature at his
+pleasure: and first to kill any kinde of pullen and to make them
+reuiue.
+
+
+
+
+                 To kill a Hen, chicken or Capon and
+                         giue it life againe.
+
+
+Take a hen &c. and trust a naule, or a fine sharpe pointed knife
+through the middle of the head thereof, the edge toward the bill, so
+as it may seeme impossible for her to escape death. Then vse words or
+incantations, and pulling out the knife, lay otes before her and she
+wil eate and liue, being nothing at all greeued or hurt with the
+wound, because the braine lyeth so farre behinde in the head as it is
+not touched, though you thrust your knife betweene the combe and
+it:[*] And after you haue done this, you may conuert your speech and
+accions, to the greeuous wounding, and recouering of your owne selfe.
+
+  [* Sidenote: The naturall cause why a Hen thrust through the head
+  with a Bodkin doth liue notwithstanding.]
+
+
+
+
+                To eate a Knife, and to fetch it forth
+                          of another place.
+
+
+Take a knife, and conuey the same betweene your two hands, so as no
+parte be seene thereof, but a little of the poynt, which you must so
+bite at the first as noyse may be made therwith: then seeme to put a
+great parte therof into your mouth, and letting your hand slip downe,
+there will appeare to haue bin more in your mouth, then is possible to
+be conteyned therein: then send for drinke, or vse some other delaye
+vntill you haue let the said knife slip into your lap, holding both
+your fists close together as before, and then raise them so from the
+edge of the table where you sit (for from thence the knife may most
+priuily slippe downe into your lappe) and in steede of biting the
+knife, knab a little vppon your naile, and then seeme to thrust the
+knife into your mouth,[*] opening the hand next vnto it, and thrust vp
+the other, so as it may appeare to the standers by, that you haue
+deliuered your hands thereof, and thrust it into your mouth: then call
+for drinke, after countenance made of pricking, and daunger &c.
+lastly, put your hand into your lap, and taking that knife into your
+hand, you may seeme to bring it out from behinde you, or from whence
+you list: but if you haue another like knife, and a confederate, you
+may doe twentie notable wonders hereby: as to send a stander by into
+some garden or Orchard, describing to him some tree or herbe vnder
+which it sticketh: or else some strangers sheath or pocket &c.
+
+  [* Sidenote: This is pretty if it be cleanely done.]
+
+
+
+
+                To thrust a bodkin through your head,
+                          without any hurt.
+
+
+Take a Bodkin so made, as the haft being hollow, the blade thereof may
+slip thereinto: as soone as you holde the poynt downeward, and set the
+same to your forehead, and seeme to thrust it into your head: and so
+(with a little sponge in your hand) you may wringe out blood or wine,
+making the beholders thinke the blood or wine (whereof you may say you
+haue drunke very much) runneth out of your forehead: Then after
+countenance of paine and greefe, pull away your hand suddenly, holding
+the poynt downeward, and it will fall so out, as it will seeme neuer
+to haue bin thrusted into the hafte: But immediately thrust that
+bodkin into your lappe or pocket, and pull out another playne bodkin
+like the same, sauing in that conceite.
+
+
+
+
+            To cut halfe your nose in sunder, and to heale
+                it againe presently without any salue.
+
+
+Take a knife, hauing a round hollow gappe in the middle, and lay it
+vppon your nose, and so shall you seeme to haue cut your nose in
+sunder:[*] prouided alwaies that in all these, you haue another like
+knife without a gap to be shewed vppon pulling out of the same and
+words of inchauntments to speake: Blood also to bewraye the wounde,
+and nimble conueyance.
+
+  [Sidenote: This is easily don, howbeit being nimbly done it
+  will deceaue the sight of the beholders.]
+
+
+
+
+                  To put a Ring through your cheeke.
+
+
+There is pretty Knack, which seemeth dangerous to the cheeke: for the
+accomplishment whereof, you must haue two rings of like coullour and
+quantity, the one filed asunder, so as you may thrust it vpon your
+cheeke: the other must be whole and conueyed vpon a sticke, holding
+your hand therevpon in the middle of the sticke, deliuering each end
+of the same sticke to be holden fast by a stander by, then pulling the
+ring out of your cheeke, cleanely strike it against same part of the
+sticke, keeping it still in your hand, then pull your other hand from
+the sticke, and pulling it away, whirle about the ring, and so it will
+be thought that you haue put thereon the Ring which was in your
+cheeke.
+
+Many other pretty feates of this nature might be here sett downe, as
+to cut of ones head and to laye it in a platter, which Iuglers cal the
+decollation of _S. Iohn_ the Baptist, also to thrust a dagger or
+bodkin through your gutts very strangely, and to recouer imediately:
+after another way then with the bodkyn before rehearsed, also to draw
+a corde through your nose, mouth or hande so sencibly, as is wonderful
+to see, al which with many more, I here forbeare for breuities sake.
+There is a very pretty trick to make wine or beere, to come out of
+your browe, or eare, with a funnell after you haue drank the same, the
+which I am loath to discouer, as not willing to haue all the poore
+Iugglers trickes made known at once: there is a way to make fire to
+come out of your mouth by burning of towe, all which for reasons
+before aleadged, I wil here omit to discouer. But will hie me to
+another sorte of Iugglers, or rather cosoners, calling themselues by
+the name of alchimistes, professing themselues learned men, and to
+haue the Philosophers stone, these professors of the mysty or smokie
+science, studie and cast about how to ouer-reach and cosen the simple,
+and such as are giuen to coueteousnes or greedy desire after gaine,
+with such they insinuate themselues by little and little, professing a
+shew of honesty and plainnes, vntill they are acquainted with their
+desires, and found the length of their foote: telling them that they
+can doe wonders, make siluer of copper, and golde of siluer. Such a
+one a while agoe was in Battersey, who comming poore to towne, made
+some of the towne beleeue he had the Philosophers stone: wherevpon,
+one of the rest beleuing him, desired to be better acquainted with
+him: insomuch, that he requested him to take a poore bed at his house,
+and offred him great kindenesse, hoping in time to get some skil of
+him towards the attaining of the Philosophers stone: vpon a day as
+this Smith (for so imagine him to be) and beggerly Artist were
+together, desired him of all loues to impart to him some of his
+learning, assuring him, if it lay in his power to doe him a pleasure,
+he should not faile, protesting that both his purse and himselfe were
+both at his comaund: Herevpon, to be short, my Gentleman at the first
+was somewhat scrupilous, yet at the earnest request of his newe
+friend, did at last condiscende, charging him to be secret in what he
+should disclose vnto him. The Smith swore to be silent: then my
+cosoning copesmate instructs him as followeth.
+
+In the month of Iuly, search for the seede of Fearne, which must be
+first and principall matter of working this, and effecting this hidden
+secret, and qd. he, if you had but an ounce of this fearneseede, thou
+shalt be made for euer, for it is very hard to finde: heerevpon he
+gets vp the next morning (for it was about the same time of the yeare
+which he prescribd him to search for this inestimable seede) and
+lookes very dilligently about the heath, (where store of fearne
+growes: but hauing) spent most part of the day in searching and
+looking, his backe ready to cracke with stooping, and his throate furd
+with dust, for want of small beere, so that the poore Smith was ready
+to faint for want of foode: by chance one of the towne came by, and
+seeing him search so dilligently vp & downe, and could not guesse for
+what, asked him what he sought for so busily? O quoth the Smith, for a
+thing that if I could finde, I should be made for euer: why quoth the
+fellow what I prethee ist? O no quoth the Smith I may not tell you:
+not tell me quoth the fellow, why what ist? I prethee tell me: at
+last, at the earnest entreaty of the fellow, the smith told he looked
+for fearne seede: with that the fellow laughed a good, and asked him
+who willed him to looke for that? that did M. _Etseb_ quoth the smith,
+and if I can but finde one ounce of it, it would be of much worth:
+worth quoth the fellow, he that set thee to looke for that was a foole
+and thou art an Asse, for there was neuer any fearne seede as yet
+seene: therefore get thee home to the forge, for he makes but a foole
+of thee: at this the smith was blancke, and got him home to his
+anuill: but how the smith and the Alcumister, agreed vpon the
+reckoning for his cosening him, I meane not heere to deliuer: but this
+I bring in by the way, to shew that their art is nothing but deceipt,
+and themselues cosoners, which by two pretty tales I will declare vnto
+you,
+
+
+
+
+                 How an Alcumister cousoned a priest.
+
+
+_Chaucer_ in one of his Canterbury tales, rehearseth this test of a
+cousoning Alcumist: espying on a day a coueteous priest, whose purse
+he knew to be well lyned: assaulted him with flattery and kinde
+speech, two principall points belonging to this art: at length he
+borrowed mony of this priest, which is the third part of this art,
+without the which the professors can doe no good, nor endure in good
+estate: then he at his day repayed the mony, which is the most
+difficult poynt in this art, and a rare experiment: finally to requite
+the priests curtesie, he promised vnto him such instructions, as
+therby within short time he should become infinitely rich, and all
+through this art of multiplication: and this is the most common point
+in this science, for heerein they must be skilfull before they be
+famous or attaine to any credit: the Preist disliked not his proffer,
+especially because it tended to his profit, and embraced his curtesie:
+then the foole-taker bad him send forthwith for three ounces of
+quicke-siluer, which hee said he would transubstantiate (by his art)
+into perfect siluer: the Priest thought nothing of deceit, but with
+great ioy accomplished his request.
+
+And now forsooth goeth this iolly Alcumist about his busines, and
+worke of multiplication, and causeth the Priest to make a fire of
+coles, in the bottome whereof he placeth a croslet, and pretending
+onely to helpe the Priest to lay the coles handsomely, he foysteth
+into the middle ward or lane of coles, a beechen cole, within which
+was conueyed an ingot of perfect siluer, (which when the cole was
+consumed slipt down into the croslet, that was I say directly vnder
+it.) The Priest perceaued not the fraud, but receaued the ingot of
+siluer, and was not a little ioyfull to see such certen successe
+proceed from his own handy worke, wherein could be no fraud (as he
+surely conceaued) and therefore very dilligently gaue the knaue forty
+pounds, for the receit of this experiment, who for that summe of mony,
+taught him a lesson in Alcumistry, but he neuer returned to heare
+repetitions or to see how hee profited.
+
+
+
+
+            A merry tale how a cosoning Alcumist deceaued
+                         a country Gentleman.
+
+
+A Gentleman in Kent of good worth, not long sithence was ouertaken by
+a cosoning knaue, who professed Alcumistry, Iugling, Witch craft, and
+coniuration, and by meanes of his companions and confederates, found
+the simplicitie and abilitie of the said Gentleman, & learnt his
+estate and humors to be conuenient for his purpose, and at last came a
+wooing to his daughter, to whome hee made loue cunningly in words,
+though his purpose tended to another end: and among other illusions
+and tales, concerning his owne commendations, for wealth, parentage,
+inheritance, alliance, learning and cunning, be bosted of the
+knowledge and experience in Alcumistry, making the simple Gentleman
+beleeue that he could multiply, and of one Angell make two or three,
+which seemed strange to the Gentleman: insomuch as he became willing
+enough to see that conclusion: whereby the Alcumister had more hope
+and comfort to attaine his desire, then if his daughter had yeelded to
+haue married him: to bee short, he in the presence of the said
+Gentleman, did include within a little ball of virgins ware a couple
+of Angells, & after certaine ceremonies and coniuring words, he seemed
+to deliuer the same vnto him, but in truth, through Legerdemaine, he
+conueyed into the Gentlemans hand, another ball of the same scantling,
+wherein were inclosed many more Angells then were in the ball which he
+thought he had receaued, Now (forsooth) the Alcumister bad him lay vp
+the same ball of ware, and also vse certaine ceremonies, (which I
+thought good heere to omit) and after certaine daies, houres, and
+minutes, they returned together according to the appointment, and
+found great gaines by multiplication of the angels, insomuch that he
+being a plaine man, was heereby perswaded that he should not onely
+haue a rare and notable good sonne in law, but a companion that might
+helpe to ad vnto his wealth much treasure, and to his estate great
+fortune and felicity: and to encrease this opinion in him, as also to
+winne his further fauour: but especially to bring his cunning
+Alcumistry, or rather his lend purpose to passe, he tolde him that it
+were folly to multiply a pound of gold, when as easily they might
+multiply a million, and therefore counselled him to produce al the
+money he had, or could borrowe of his neighbours, and freendes, and
+did put him out of doubt, that he would multiply the same, & reduble
+it exceedingly, euen as he sawe by experience how he delt with the
+smal somme before his face: this Gent. in hope of gaines and
+preferment, consented to his sweete motion, & brought out and layd
+before his feete, not the one halfe of his goodes, but all that he
+had, or could make or borrowe any manner of waye: then this Iuggling
+Alchimister hauing obtayned his purpose, foulded the same in a ball in
+quantity far bigger then the other. And conuaying the same vnto his
+bosome or pocket, deliuered another Ball (as before) in the like
+quantity, to be reserued, and safely kept in his cheste, whereof
+(because the matter was of importance) eyther of them must haue a
+keye, and a seuerall lock, that no interruption might be made to the
+ceremuny, or abuse by either of them in defrawding eche other. Now
+forsooth the circumstances, and ceremonies being ended & the
+Alchimisters purpose thereby performed, he tould the Gent. that vntil
+a certen day and hower lymited to retorne, either of them might
+imploye themselues about theire busines, and necessarie affaires, the
+Gent. to his busines, and he to the citty of London. And in the meane
+tyme the gould should multiply, But the Alchimister (belike) hauing
+other matters of more importance, cam not iust at the hower appoynted
+nor yet at the day, nor with in the yere, so as although it were som
+what, against the Gent. conscience to violate his promise or break the
+league yet partly by the longing he had to see, & partely the desire
+he had to enioy the frute of the excellent experiment, hauing for his
+own securitie (& the others Satisfaction) some testimonie at the
+opening thereof, to witnes his sincere dealing, he brake vp the
+coffer, & loe, he soone espied the Ball of ware which he himselfe had
+layd vpp there with his owne handes, so as he thought, if the hardest
+should fall, he should finde his principall, and why not as good
+incrase now, as of the other before? But alas, when the ware was
+broken and the mettall discouered, the gould was much abased and
+became perfect lead.
+
+Hitherto haue I spoken somewhat of the knauerie of Alcumisry, now I
+will conclude with a pretty dialogue that _Petrarke_ a man of great
+wisdome and learning, and of no lesse experience, hath written who as
+in his time, sawe the fraudulent fetches of this compassing craft, so
+hath there bin no age, since the same hath bin broached, but that some
+wise men haue smelt out the euill meaning of these shifting marchants,
+and bewrayed them to the world.
+
+_Francis Petrarke_, (I say) treating of the same matter, in forme of a
+dialogue, introduceth a deciple of his, who fancied the foresaid
+profession and practise, speaking on this manner.
+
+_Decip._ I hope for a prosperous successe in Alcamistrie.
+
+_Pet._ It is a wonder from whence that hope should spring, sith the
+fruite thereof did neuer yet fall to thy lotte: nor yet at any time
+chance to another, as the report commonly goeth, that many rich men,
+by this vanity and madnes, haue bin brought to beggery, whilst they
+haue wearied their wealth, in trying of conclusions: to make gould
+ingender gould.
+
+_Decip._ I hope for gould according to the workemans promise.
+
+_Petra._ He that promised the gould, will runne away with the gould,
+and thou neuer the wiser.
+
+_Decip._ He promiseth me greate good.
+
+_Petr._ He will first serue his owne turne, and releeue his priuate
+pouerty, for Alcumisters are a beggerly kinde of people, who though
+they confesse themselues bare, and needy: yet wil they make other
+rich, and wealthie, as though others pouertie did molest, and greeue
+them more then their owne, so far the words of _petrarke_.
+
+_Albert_ in his booke of mineralls, reporteth that _Auicen_ treating
+of Alcumistry: saith, Let the dealers of Alcumistry vnderstand, that
+the very nature of things, can not be changed: but rather made by
+arte, to resemble the same in shew, and likenes: so that they are not
+the very thing indeede, but seeme so to bee in appearance: As Castles
+and Towers doe seeme to be built in the ayre, whereas the
+representations there shewed, are nothing else, but the resemblance of
+certaine obiects belowe, caused in some bright, and cleere cloude:
+when the aire is voyde of thicknes, and grossenes, a sufficient proofe
+hereof may be the looking-glasse: and wee see (saith he) the yellow
+orringe cullour layde vppon red, seemeth to be gould.
+
+Thus much for the fond, and vaine arte of Alcumistry, I will now drawe
+to an ende, leauing to speake of the innumerable charmes of
+coniurours, bad Phisitions, lewd Surgions, melancholy Witches, and
+cosoners, especially for such: as bad Phisitions and Surgions, knowe
+not how to cure: as against the falling euill, the biting of madde
+doggs, the stinging of a Scorpion, the tooth-ache, for a woman in
+trauell, for the kings euill: to get a thorne out of any member, or a
+bone out of ones throate: for sore eies, to open locks, against
+spirits: for the botts in a horse, for sower wines, and diuers others.
+
+There are also diuers books imprinted, as it should appeare by the
+authoritie of the Church of Rome, wherin are conteyned many medecinall
+prayers, not only against all deseases of horses, but also for euery
+impediment, and fault in a horse, in so much as if a shooe fall in the
+middest of his iorney; there is a prayer to warrant your horses hoofe
+so as it shall not breake, how farre soeuer he be from the smythes
+forge: But these of all the rest are the fondest toyes, that euer were
+deuised, therefore we wil passe them ouer, and yet how many in these
+dayes are addicted to the beleefe of these charmes it is incredible, I
+will giue you a taste of two or three, because you shall see the
+foolery of the rest.
+
+
+
+
+             A Charme to be said each morning by a Witch
+                 fasting, or at least before she goe
+                               abroade.
+
+
+The fire bites, the fire bites, the fire bites: hogs turde ouer it,
+hogges turde ouer it, hoggs turde ouer it. The Father with thee, the
+Sonne with me, the holy Ghost betweene vs both to be, thrise, then
+spitt ouer one shoulder, and then ouer the other, and then three times
+right forward.
+
+
+
+
+             An olde womans Charme wherewith she did much
+                 good in the cuntrie and grew famous
+                               thereby.
+
+
+An olde woman that healed all deseases of cattell (for the which she
+neuer tooke any reward but a penny and a loafe) being seriously
+examined, by what words she brought these things to passe, confessed
+that after she had touched the sick creature, she alwaies departed
+immediately saying.
+
+  _My loafe in my lap,
+  My penie in my purse:
+  Thou art neuer the better,
+  And I am neuer the worse._
+
+
+
+
+                   A slouenly Charme for sore eies.
+
+
+  The Deuill pull out both thine eies,
+  And _etish_[*] in the holes likewise.
+
+  [Sidenote: spel this word backward and you shall see what a
+  slouenly charme this is _etish_.]
+
+
+
+
+A Miller that had his eeles stolne by night, made mone to the priest
+of the parish, who indeede was the principall of the theeues that
+stole the eeles, Sir Iohn willed him to be quiet, for said he I will
+to curse the theeues, and their adherents with bell, booke, and
+candle, that they shall haue small ioy of their fish, and therefore
+the next sonday Sir Iohn gotte him vp to the pulpit with his surplis
+on his back, and his Gole about his neck, and pronounced these words
+following, in the audience of the people.
+
+  All ye that haue stolne the myllers Eeles
+    _Laudate Dominum in coelis:_
+  And all they that haue consented therunto
+    _Benedicamus Domino._
+
+By this little you may plainely perceaue the foppery of the Church of
+Rome, who hould such toyes as authenticall, and also there knauery to
+make the people beleeue, lies for truth, and falshod for honestie,
+Bearing them in hand, as in this, so in all the rest, with blindenes,
+and ignorance but hereof ynoughe.
+
+
+
+
+And now to conclude, lett vs backe againe with one pretty knack, which
+is held to be meruilous and wonderfull. And that is to make a horse
+tell you how much money you haue in your purse: and I reade of a
+pretty story of an asse at _Memphis_ in Egypt, that could do rare
+feates, among other Iuggling knackes, there and then vsed: there was
+one that tooke paynes with an asse, that he had taught him, all these
+quallities following, and for game he caused a stage to be made, and
+an assembly of people to meete, which being downe in the manner of a
+play, he came in with his asse, and sayde: The _Sultan_ hath great
+neede of asses, to helpe to carry stones, and other stuffe towards his
+great building which he hath in hande: the asse immediately fell downe
+to the ground, and by all signes shewed himself to be sick, and at
+length to giue vp the ghost, so as the Iuggler begged of the assembly
+money towards his asse, and hauing gotten all that he could, he saide,
+now my masters you shall see mine asse is yet aliue, and doth but
+counterfeit, because he would haue some money to buy him prouender,
+knowing that I was poore and in some neede of reliefe: heere vpon he
+would needes lay a wager that his asse was aliue, who to euery mans
+seeing was starke dead: and when one had laid mony with him therevpon,
+he commaunded the asse to arise, but hee lay still as though he were
+dead: then did he beate him with a Cudgell, but that would not serue
+the turne, vntill he had addressed his speech to the Asse, saying as
+before in open audience, the _Sultane_ hath commaunded that all the
+people shall ride out to morrow, and see the triumph, and that the
+faire Ladies will ride vpon the fairest Asses, and will giue notable
+prouender to them, and euery Asse shall drinke of the sweete water of
+Nylus: and then, loe the Asse did presently start vp, and aduance
+himself exceedingly. Loe quoth his master, now I haue wonne: but in
+troth the Maior hath borrowed my Asse for the vse of the old
+il-fauoured witch his wife: and therevpon immediately he hung downe
+his eares and halted downe right, as though he had bene starke lame:
+then said his Master, I perceaue you loue young pretty wenches: at
+which the asse looked vp as it were with a ioyfull cheere, and then
+his master bad him choose out one that should ride vpon him, and he
+ran to a very hansome woman, and touched her with his head.
+
+Such a one is at this day to be seene in London, his master will say,
+sirra, heere be diuers Gentlemen, that haue lost diuers things, and
+they heare say that thou canst tell them tydings of them where they
+are: if thou canst, prethee shew thy cunning and tell them: then
+hurles he downe a handkercher or a gloue that he had taken from the
+parties before, and bids him giue it the right owner, which the horse
+presently doth: and many other pretty feates this horse doth, and some
+of those trickes as the Asse before mencioned did, which not one among
+a thousand perceaues how they are done, nor how he is brought to
+learne the same: and note that all the feates that this horse doth, is
+altogether in numbering: as for ensample, His master will aske him how
+many people there are in the roome: the horse will pawe with his foote
+so many times as there are people: and marke the eye of the horse is
+alwaies vpon his master, and as his master moues, so goes he or stands
+still, as he is brought to it at the first: as for ensample, his
+master will throw you three dice, and will bid his horse tell how many
+you or he haue throwne, then the horse pawes with his foote whiles the
+master stands stone still: then when his master sees hee hath pawed so
+many as the first dice shewes it selfe, then he lifts vp his shoulders
+and stirres a little: then he bids him tell what is on the second die,
+and then of the third die, which the horse will doe accordingly, still
+pawing with his foote vntill his master sees he hath pawed ynough, and
+then stirres: which the horse marking, will stay and leaue pawing. And
+note, that the horse will paw an hundred times together, vntill he
+sees his master stirre: and note also that nothing can be done, but
+his master must first know, and then his master knowing, the horse is
+ruled by him by signes. This if you marke at any time you shall
+plainely perceaue.
+
+
+
+
+Now that we are come to our iournies end, let vs sit downe and looke
+about vs, whether we are al sonnes of one father, if there be no
+knaues among vs: St. _Boniface_ light me the candle. Who doe I see?
+what the lustie lad of the Myter, that will binde beares, and ride his
+golden Asse to death but he will haue his will? Birlady, birlady sir,
+you of all the rest are most welcome, what how doth your stomack after
+your carrowsing banquet? what gorge vpon gorge, egges vpon egges, and
+sack vpon sack, at these yeares? by the faith of my body sir you must
+prouide for a hot kitchen against you growe olde, if you mean to liue
+my yeares: but happy the father that begot thee, and thrise happy the
+Nurse that soffred such a toward yonker as thy selfe: I know thy
+vertues as well as thy selfe, thou hast a superficiall twang of a
+little something: an Italian ribald can not vomit out the infections
+of the world, but thou my pretty Iuuinall, an English Dorrell-lorrell,
+must lick it vp for restoratiue, & putrifie thy gentle brother ouer
+against thee, with the vilde impostumes of thy lewd corruptions: God
+blesse good mindes from the blacke enemy say I: I know you haue bene
+prying like the Deuill from East to West, to heare what newes: I will
+acquaint thee with some, & that a secret distillation before thou
+goest. He that drinketh oyle of prickes, shall haue much a doe to
+auoyd sirrope of roses: and he that eateth nettles for prouender, hath
+a priuiledge to pisse vpon lillies for litter. I prethee sweete
+natures darling, insult not ouermuch vpon quiet men: a worme that is
+troden vpon will turne againe, and patience loues not to be made a
+cart of Croyden. I doe begin with thee now, but if I see thee not mend
+thy conditions, Ile tell you another tale shortly: thou shalt see that
+I can doot, I could bring in my Author to tell thee to thy face, that
+he hath found a knaue in grosse, of thee: but I can say, I haue found
+thee a foole in retaile: thou seest simplicity can not double, nor
+plaine dealing cannot dissemble, I could wish thee to amend thy life,
+and take heede of the Beadle.
+
+
+
+                 _Vale qui rediculose haec legeris._
+
+                                FINIS.
+
+
+
+
+
+[Transcriber's notes:  Obvious typographical errors that were not
+plausible as historical or phonetic spellings were corrected.  In the
+original, these read
+
+"looke now your grace shall see what a Iugler can doe" originally "loo"
+
+"bid some goe presently and fetch it" originally "fecth"
+
+"so I will proceede with other feates" originally "proceene"
+
+"the one filed asunder" originally "the the one"
+
+"A slouenly Charme for sore eies" originally "eiet"
+
+Abbreviations have been silently expanded. Where opening and closing
+parentheses were mismatched, commas were turned into parentheses (or
+vice versa) to make them match.]
+
+
+
+
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