THE
Art
of
Iugling
or
Legerdemaine
.
HEeretofore
we
haue
runne
ouer
the
two
pestiferous
carbuncles
in
the
common-wealth
,
the
Egyptians
and
common
Canters
:
the
poore
Canters
we
haue
canuased
meetely
well
,
it
now
remaines
to
proceede
where
I
left
,
and
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
swéet
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
togather
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
●rangenesse
of
their
attire
and
garments
,
together
with
their
sleights
and
legerdemaines
,
they
were
spoke
of
farre
and
néere
,
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
co●ening
art
of
fast
and
loose
,
and
legerdemain●
,
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
,
●●luer
〈◊〉
,
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
who●e
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
for●eit
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
séene
in
the
company
of
●agabonds
,
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
s●●erall
times
,
by
the
space
of
a
month
,
they
should
be
adiudged
fello●s
,
not
allowed
their
booke
or
Clergy
.
These
Acts
and
●tatutes
now
put
forth
,
and
come
so
their
hearing
,
they
deni●e
their
hands
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
thrée
miles
one
from
the
other
,
and
now
they
dare
no
more
be
knowne
by
the
name
of
Egiptians
,
no●
take
any
other
name
vpon
them
then
poore
people
.
But
what
a
number
were
executed
presently
vpon
this
statute
,
you
would
wonder
:
yet
notwithstanding
all
would
not
preuaile
:
but
still
they
wandred
,
as
before
vp
and
downe
,
and
méeting
once
in
a
yéere
at
a
place
appointed
:
sometimes
at
the
Deuils
arse
in
peake
in
Datbishir●
,
and
otherwhiles
at
●etbrooke
by
Blackeheath
,
or
elsewhere
,
as
they
agreed
first
at
their
méeting
.
Then
it
pleased
Quéene
Elizabeth
to
reuiue
the
Statut●
before
mentioned
,
in
the
twentith
yeare
of
her
happy
raigne
,
endeauouring
by
all
meanes
possible
to
roote
out
this
pestiferons
people
,
but
nothing
could
be
done
,
you
sée
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
néerer
our
purpose
,
these
fellowes
séeing
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
néeds
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
●any
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
indéede
it
is
nothing
els
but
méere
illusion
,
cosoning
,
and
legerd
〈◊〉
.
For
you
haue
many
now
adaies
,
and
also
heeretofore
many
writers
haue
bene
abused
,
aswell
by
vntrue
reports
as
by
illusion
and
practises
of
confederacy
,
&
lege●damaine
,
&c.
Sometimes
imputing
to
words
that
which
resteth
in
nature
,
and
sometimes
to
the
nature
of
the
thing
that
which
procéedeth
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
héereby
a
naturall
thing
be
made
to
séeme
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
ch●e●y
consist
:
principally
being
sorry
that
it
thus
fals
out
,
to
lay
open
the
secrets
of
this
mistery
to
the
hinderance
of
such
poor●
men
as
liue
thereby
,
whose
doings
héerein
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
thres
:
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
seates
,
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
〈◊〉
I
can
,
to
rip
vp
some
proper
tricks
of
that
Art
,
wherof
some
are
pleasant
&
delectable
,
othersome
dreadful
&
desp●rate
,
and
all
but
méere
delusions
,
and
counterfeit
actions
,
as
you
shal
so●ne
sée
by
●ne
obseruation
of
euery
knack●●●
one
héereafter
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
co●●eyed
so
as
the
eyes
of
the
beholders
may
not
discerne
or
perceaue
the
trick●
,
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
promptos
facit
,
and
by
that
mea●es
your
●eats
being
cunningly
handled
,
you
shall
deceaue
both
the
eye
,
the
hand
,
and
the
●are
:
for
often
times
it
will
fall
out
in
this
arte
,
and
deuises
Deceptio
visus
,
Deceptio
tactus
,
et
Deceptio
Auditus
.
No●e
also
that
you
must
haue
none
of
your
Trinckets
wanting
,
least
you
be
put
to
a
non
plus
:
besides
if
behooneth
you
to
be
mindefull
whereabout
you
goe
in
euery
trick
,
least
you
mistake
,
and
so
discredit
the
arts
.
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
leads
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
〈◊〉
speeches
,
are
vsed
in
diuers
manners
;
fitting
and
correspondent
to
the
action
and
seate
that
you
goe
about
.
As
Hey
Fortuna
,
furia
,
nunquam
,
Credo
,
passe
passe
,
when
come
you
Sirrah
?
or
this
way
they
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
●hus
:
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
seats
,
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
●eaden
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
for●
finger
&
the
〈◊〉
,
with
the
fore-finger
&
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
〈◊〉
you
,
and
yet
retaine
it
in
your
hand
,
but
you
shall
keepe
〈◊〉
or
f●ue
,
as
clenly
and
certaine
as
one
,
this
being
first
learned
and
sleight
attayned
vnto
,
you
shall
worke
wonderfull
seates
:
as
for
ensample
.
Note
for
this
seate
yow
must
haue
〈◊〉
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
sower
balls
before
you
,
and
so
many
boxes
〈◊〉
small
candlesticks
&c
,
then
〈◊〉
seems
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
,
〈◊〉
&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
that
s
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
●ower
balls
vnder
one
of
them
(
as
by
vse
you
may
eastly
doe
)
hauing
turned
themall
downe
into
your
hand
and
holding
them
fast
with
your
little
,
and
ring
finger
)
and
take
the
〈◊〉
or
candlestick
&c:
with
your
other
fingers
and
cast
the
balls
vp
into
the
hollownes
thereof
(
for
so
they
will
not
●owle
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
neither
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
,
seem
to
put
them
into
your
said
left
hand
,
concealing
(
as
you
may
well
do
)
the
other
balls
which
were
there
before
:
Then
vse
ch●rmes
,
and
words
,
and
make
them
seeme
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
s●ander
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
so
them
that
know
them
are
counted
ridiculous
,
but
to
these
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
séeme
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
séeme
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
kéep
betwéene
your
fore-finger
and
your
middle
,
laying
the
other
thrée
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
betwéene
your
fingers
into
your
left
hand
,
taking
vp
the
third
and
séeming
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
sée
how
they
are
deluded
.
But
I
will
leaue
to
speake
of
the
ball
any
more
,
for
héerein
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
héeretofore
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
these
thrée
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
tap
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
conueyance
.
Of
conueyance
of
mony
.
THe
coueying
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
peace
is
keepe
,
is
a
testor
,
but
with
exercise
all
will
be
alike
,
except
the
mony
be
very
fiall
,
and
then
it
must
bee
kept
betwéene
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
s●ip
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
séeme
to
put
the
testor
thereinto
,
which
being
retained
still
in
the
right
hand
,
when
the
left
hand
is
opened
,
the
testor
will
séeme
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
thrée
aswell
as
one
:
and
loe
,
then
may
you
seeme
to
put
one
péece
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
séeme
to
bring
both
péeces
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
éeuenly
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
séeme
that
you
conuey
the
testor
in
your
hand
into
the
strangers
hand
:
for
when
you
open
your
said
left
hand
,
there
shall
be
nothing
séene
:
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
séeming
to
cast
it
away
,
keepe
it
still
,
which
with
confederacy
will
séeme
strange
:
to
wit
,
when
you
finde
if
againe
,
where
another
hath
bestowed
the
very
like
péece
.
But
these
things
without
exercise
cannot
be
done
,
and
therefore
I
will
proceede
to
shew
things
to
be
brought
to
passe
by
mony
,
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
greate
&
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
great
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
seate
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
hindre●
from
deseruing
the
conceyt
.
A
very
pretty
trick
to
make
a
groate
or
a
testor
to
sinck
thorow
a
table
,
and
to
vanish
out
of
a
handkercheife
very
strangely
.
A
Iugler
sometimes
will
borrow
a
greate
or
a
testor
,
and
marke
it
before
you
,
and
seeme
to
put
the
same
into
a
handkercheife
,
and
winde
it
so
that
you
may
the
better
see
and
feele
it
:
then
will
he
take
you
the
handkercheif
and
did
you
feele
whether
the
greate
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
bo●rd
right
against
the
candlestick
will
vse
certen
word●
of
inchantments
,
and
in
short
space
you
shall
here
the
great
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
feat●
whatsoeuer
:
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
conney
in
steede
of
the
great
deliuered
vnto
you
,
into
the
middle
of
your
handkercheife
,
leauing
●he
other
eyther
in
your
hand
or
lappe
,
which
afterwards
you
must
seeme
is
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
tstings
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
wherevppon
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
cheators
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
cosenings
,
then
to
giue
you
light
to
follow
their
doings
:
Non
ad
imitandum
sed
ad
euitandum
.
First
,
you
must
know
a
Langret
,
which
is
a
die
that
simple
men
haue
sildom
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
he
also
cal'd
hard
Cater
trea●
,
because
〈◊〉
,
the
longer
end
will
of
his
owne
●way
drawe
downewarde
,
and
turne
vp
to
the
〈◊〉
,
Sincks
,
Deure
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
〈◊〉
,
vnles
it
be
by
greate
chance
,
that
the
tough●es
of
the
table
,
or
〈◊〉
other
stoppe
force
them
to
stay
,
and
runne
against
their
kinde
:
or
without
〈…〉
know
that
〈◊〉
or
nine
can
neuer
come
.
But
you
will
say
by
this
reason
,
he
that
hath
the
first
dice
,
is
like
alwaies
to
stripp
.
and
〈◊〉
all
the
table
about
.
To
helpe
this
,
there
must
befor
that
purpose
,
an
odde
Die
,
called
a
flat
Catertrea
ready
at
hand
,
and
no
other
number
,
for
graunting
the
trea
and
Cater
be
alwaies
vppon
the
one
Die
,
then
is
there
no
chance
vpon
the
other
Die
,
but
may
serue
to
make
fiue
or
〈…〉
forth
,
&
loose
all
.
But
now
to
showe
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
easily
within
the
hand
,
as
often
as
the
●oister
lift
:
so
that
when
either
he
or
his
partner
shall
cast
the
dice
,
the
flat
comes
not
abroad
,
till
hée
hath
made
a
great
hand
and
won
asmuch
as
him
lifteth
:
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
seemest
,
to
exceede
the
compas
of
reason
till
you
know
the
feat
:
but
what
is
it
that
vse
and
labour
ouercometh
not
.
To
f●yst
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
to
bréede
your
great
losse
,
if
not
altogether
your
vndoing
.
Therefore
viterly
forbeare
so
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
vni●ersall
,
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
flight
in
shuffling
and
sorting
of
the
Cardes
,
that
play
at
what
game
you
will
all
is
lost
before
hand
,
but
if
there
be
a
consederate
:
either
of
the
players
or
standers
●ie
,
the
mischiefe
can
not
be
auoided
.
Beware
therefore
when
you
play
among
strangers
of
him
that
seemes
simple
or
drun●●●
,
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
●etters
by
,
and
lookers
on
:
and
namely
on
them
that
be
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
procéedeth
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
fitters
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
sée
what
Cardes
hée
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
séeke
,
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
,
them
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
kéepe
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
〈◊〉
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
estéemeth
no
bruised
ware
,
but
is
enamored
with
virginity
,
they
haue
a●●
ne
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●ares
,
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
,
same
marke
them
with
fine
spots
of
Iuck
,
seme
there
be
that
trauell
into
Spaine
and
into
Italie
to
learne
fine
tricks
and
quaint
conueyances
,
at
cardes
and
retu●ne
home
,
and
winne
much
money
with
them
here
in
England
,
but
yet
at
the
last
they
are
still
over-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
Bumcarde
,
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
consederacy
:
all
which
and
such
like
,
tende
to
cosoning
and
hurt
of
our
brother
:
But
we
will
procéed
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
fea●s
&
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
susp●cted
,
if
you
shuffle
them
well
afterwards
,
and
this
note
I
must
giue
you
,
That
in
reseruing
the
bottome
carde
you
must
alwaies
(
whilst
you
sh●●●le
)
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
ester
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
stock
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
car●es
againe
,
still
leauing
your
kept
carde
below
being
perfect
herein
,
you
may
doe
alm●st
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
seates
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
m●st
lie
imediately
together
,
yet
must
ech
Knaue
and
Ace
be
openly
scauered
,
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
n●thermost
,
or
so
as
you
may
knowe
where
he
goeth
and
lyeth
,
and
alwaies
I
say
let
your
for
said
pack
,
with
three
or
foure
cardes
more
,
lye
vnseperablely
together
,
immediately
vppon
and
with
that
ace
,
then
vs●●g
some
speech
or
other
deuise
,
and
putting
your
hand
〈◊〉
the
cardes
to
the
edge
of
the
table
,
to
hide
the
account
,
let
out
pri●ly
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
(
w
c
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
botteme
:
&
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
in●o
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
séene
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
Cardly
againe
belowe
in
the
bottom
:
then
shew
thesame
to
the
beholders
,
willing
them
to
remember
it
,
then
shuffle
the
Cardes
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
difficulti●
.
A
strange
&
excellent
tricke
to
holde
foure
Kings
in
the
hand
,
and
by
words
to
transforme
them
into
foure
Aces
,
and
after
to
make
them
all
blancke
Cardes
,
one
after
another
.
YOu
shall
sée
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
a-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
so
the
spectators
,
y●t
after
you
knowe
it
,
you
can
not
but
say
the
tricke
is
p●●●ty
.
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
séene
,
and
then
turning
the
kings
downward
,
the
foure
aces
will
be
séene
:
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
said
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
vnto
you
,
behold
and
sée
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
conceau●
not
that
kinde
of
illusion
,
but
expect
miracles
and
str●●ge
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
séeing
a
pigeon
sitting
vpon
the
top
of
an
house
,
said
to
the
King
,
loe
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
flight
,
you
will
thinke
it
a
mockery
and
a
simple
illusion
.
To
vnfold
you
the
mistery
héereof
,
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
,
the
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
astonis●ed
:
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
,
bi●
some
goe
presently
and
fecth
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
brtwixt
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
agréed
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
erper●ment
of
ar●
,
magicke
or
legerdemaine
.
I
will
in
briefe
set
you
downe
some
pretty
conclusions
,
and
so
I
will
procéene
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
séeme
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
,
se
as
when
you
are
gone
,
and
he
hath
phillepped
the
mony
before
the
witnesses
who
are
to
be
cosoned
,
he
must
say
What
is
it
if
it
be
crosse
,
or
What
i's
t
if
it
be
pile
,
or
some
other
such
signe
,
as
you
are
agréed
vpon
,
and
so
you
néede
not
faile
to
gesse
rightly
.
By
this
meanes
if
you
haue
any
inuention
,
you
may
séeme
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
degrées
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
théefe
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
estéemed
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
stéeple
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
:
séeming
(
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
farr●
,
let
him
onely
begin
to
stamp
and
shake
&c.
and
to
vnclothe
him
,
and
then
you
may
(
for
reuerence
of
the
company
)
séeme
to
release
him
.
To
make
a
pot
or
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
lowd
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
nimbleues
of
the
hand
,
yet
such
as
to
the
ignorant
,
and
those
that
knowe
not
the
carriage
,
will
séeme
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
salse
b●●●mes
,
wherein
many
false
feates
are
wrought
.
First
they
haue
a
boxe
couered
or
rather
footed
alike
at
each
end
,
tho
bottome
of
the
one
end
being
no
déeper
then
as
it
may
containe
one
lane
of
corne
or
pepper
,
glewed
there
vpon
:
Then
vse
they
to
put
into
the
hollow
end
therof
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
bore
,
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
grains
as
is
glewed
already
there
vpon
,
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
we●
,
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
theron
,
&
the
stopple
wil
be
hidden
therwith
,
&
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
seates
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
,
séeing
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
to
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
make
them
reuiue
.
To
kill
a
Hen
,
chicken
,
or
Capon
and
giue
it
life
againe
.
TAke
a
hen
&c.
and
thrust
a
naule
,
or
a
fine
sharpe
pointed
knife
through
the
middest
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
,
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
therewith
:
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
doune
into
your
lappe
)
and
in
steede
of
biting
the
knife
,
To
thrust
a
bodkin
through
you
head
,
without
any
hurt
.
TAke
a
Bodkin
so
made
,
as
the
hast
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
haste
:
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
,
To
put
a
Ring
through
your
cheeke
.
THere
is
pretty
Knack
,
which
seemeth
dangerous
to
the
cheeks
:
for
the
accomplishment
whereof
,
you
must
haue
two
rings
of
like
coullour
and
quantity
,
the
the
one
filed
asunder
,
so
as
you
may
thrust
it
vpon
your
cheeke
:
the
other
must
be
whole
and
conueyed
vpon
a
sticks
,
holding
your
hand
therevpon
in
the
middle
of
the
sticke
,
deliuering
each
end
of
the
same
sticks
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
dronk
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
〈◊〉
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
cou●teousnes
or
grée●y
desire
after
gaine
,
with
such
they
insmuate
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
seluer
.
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
acquinted
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
●s
followeth
.
In
the
month
of
Iuly
,
search
for
the
séede
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
fearneséede
,
thou
shalt
be
made
for
euer
,
for
it
is
very
hard
to
finde
:
héere
vpon
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
séede
)
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
béere
,
so
that
the
poore
Smith
was
ready
●o
faint
for
want
of
foode
:
by
chance
one
of
the
towne
came
by
,
add
seeing
him
search
so
dilligently
vp
&
downe
,
and
could
not
guesse
for
what
,
asked
him
what
he
sought
for
so
bustly
?
O
quoth
the
Smith
,
for
a
thing
that
if
I
could
finde
,
I
should
be
made
for
euer
:
why
quoth
the
fellow
what
I
prethée
ist
?
Ono
quoth
the
Smith
I
may
not
tell
you
:
not
tell
me
quoth
the
fellow
,
why
what
is
t
?
I
prethée
tell
me
:
at
last
,
at
the
earnest
entreaty
of
the
fellow
,
the
smith
told
he
looked
for
fearne
séede
:
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
thée
to
looke
for
that
was
a
foole
and
thou
art
an
Asse
,
for
there
was
neuer
any
fearne
séede
as
yet
séene
:
therefore
get
thée
home
to
thy
forge
,
for
he
makes
but
a
foole
of
thée
:
at
this
the
smith
was
blancke
,
and
got
him
home
to
his
anuill
:
but
how
the
smith
and
the
Alcumister
,
agréed
vpon
the
reckoning
for
his
cosenting
him
,
I
meane
not
héere
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
iest
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
spéech
,
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
curtesse
,
he
promised
vnto
him
such
iustructions
,
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
héerein
they
must
be
skilfull
before
they
be
famous
or
attatns
to
any
credit
:
the
Preist
disliked
not
his
proffer
,
especially
because
it
tended
to
his
profit
,
and
embraced
his
curtesie
:
then
the
fo●le-taker
had
him
send
forthwith
for
thrée
ounces
of
quicke-silner
.
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
ioysteth
into
the
middle
ward
or
lane
oscoles
,
a
béechen
cole
,
within
which
was
conueyed
an
iugot
of
perfect
filuer
,
(
which
when
the
cols
was
consumed
flipt
down
into
the
croslet
,
that
was
I
say
directly
vnder
it
.
The
Priest
perceane●
not
the
stand
,
but
receaued
the
iugot
of
filner
,
and
was
not
a
litcle
ioyfull
to
sée
such
certen
successe
proceed
from
his
own
handy
worke
,
wherein
could
be
no
sraud
(
as
he
surely
conceaued
)
and
therefore
very
dilligently
gaue
the
kuane
forty
pounds
,
for
the
receit
of
this
experiment
,
who
for
that
summe
of
many
,
taught
him
a
lesson
in
Alcumistry
,
but
he
neuer
returned
to
heare
repetitions
,
or
to
see
how
hes
prostied
.
A
merry
tale
how
a
cosoning
Alcumist
deceaued
a
country
Gentleman
.
A
Gentleman
in
Kent
of
good
worth
,
not
long
●●thence
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
,
alliancs
,
learning
and
cunning
,
he
bosted
of
the
knowledge
and
experience
in
Alcumistry
,
making
the
simple
Gentleman
beleene
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
wars
a
couple
of
Angells
,
&
after
certaine
ceremonies
and
coniuring
words
,
he
seemed
to
deliuer
the
fame
vnto
him
,
but
in
truth
,
through
Legerdemains
,
he
conusyed
into
the
Gentlemans
hand
,
another
ball
of
the
fame
scantling
,
wherein
were
inclosed
many
more
Angelis
then
were
in
the
ball
which
he
thought
he
had
receaued
,
Now
(
forsooth
)
the
Alcumister
had
him
lay
vp
the
same
ball
of
waxe
,
and
also
vse
certaine
ceremonies
,
(
which
I
thought
good
heere
to
omit
)
and
after
certaine
dates
,
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
be
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
keys
,
and
a
seuerall
lock
,
that
no
interruption
might
be
made
to
the
ceremany
,
or
abuse
by
either
of
them
in
defrawding
eche
other
.
Now
for
sooth
the
circumstancis
,
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
means
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
sée
,
&
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
cost●r
,
&
loe
,
he
soone
espied
the
Ball
of
waxe
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
waxe
was
broken
and
the
m●ttall
discouered
,
the
gould
was
much
abased
and
became
perfect
lead
.
Hitherto
haue
I
spoken
somwhat
of
the
knauerie
of
Alcumistry
,
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
frandulent
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
bewraped
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
foresaide
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
lotie
:
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
weatied
themselues
therewith
,
weakned
their
bodies
,
and
wasted
their
wealth
,
in
trying
of
couclusions
:
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
thy
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
coniurouts
,
bad
Phisitions
,
lewd
Surgions
,
melancholy
Witches
,
and
coseners
,
especially
for
such
:
as
had
Phisitions
and
Surgions
,
knowe
not
how
to
cure
:
as
against
the
falling
euill
,
the
b●ting
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
diners
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
shoot
fall
in
the
middest
of
his
iorney
;
there
is
a
prayer
to
warrant
your
horses
hoofe
so
as
it
shall
not
broake
,
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
loase
)
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
eiet
.
The
Deuill
pull
out
both
thine
eies
,
A
Miller
that
had
his
éeles
stolne
by
night
,
made
mone
to
the
priest
of
the
parish
,
who
indeede
was
the
principall
of
the
theeues
that
stole
the
éeles
,
Sir
Iohn
willed
him
to
be
quiet
,
for
said
he
I
will
so
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
hie
surplis
on
his
back
,
and
his
Gole
about
his
ne●k
,
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
doe
rare
feates
,
among
other
Iuggling
knackes
,
there
and
then
vsed
:
there
was
one
that
tooke
paynes
wich
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
needs
of
asses
,
to
helpe
to
carry
stones
,
and
other
stuffe
towards
his
great
building
which
he
hath
in
hand●
:
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
counterfett
,
because
he
would
haue
some
to
liue
my
yeares
:
but
happy
the
father
that
begot
thée
,
and
thrise
happy
the
Nurse
that
●●●tred
such
a
toward
yonker
as
thy selfe
:
I
know
thy
vertues
aswell
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
Horrelllorrell
,
must
lick
it
vp
for
restoratiue
,
a
putrifie
thy
gentle
brother
ouer
against
thee
,
with
the
vilde
impostumes
at
thy
lewd
corruptions
:
God
blesse
good
mindes
from
the
blacke
enemy
say
9
:
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
Distiuation
before
thou
goest
.
He
that
drinketh
oyle
of
prickes
,
shall
haue
much
a
doe
to
awoyd
s●rrope
of
roses
:
and
he
that
eateth
nettles
for
prouender
,
hath
a
priuiledge
to
pisse
vpon
lillies
for
litter
.
I
prethée
swéete
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
Croydon
.
I
doe
begin
with
thée
new
,
but
if
I
sée
thée
not
mend
thy
conditions
,
I
le
tell
you
another
tale
shortly
:
thou
shalt
sée
that
I
can
do
●t
,
I
could
bring
in
my
Author
to
tell
thée
to
thy
fare
,
that
he
hath
found
a
knaue
in
grosse
,
of
thée
:
but
I
can
say
,
I
haue
found
thee
a
foole
in
retaile
:
thou
séest
simplicity
can
not
double
,
nor
plaine
dealing
cannot
dissemble
,
I
could
wish
thée
to
amend
thy
life
,
and
take
heede
of
the
Beadle
.
Vale
qui
rediculose
haec
legeris
.
FINIS
.