part cannot be taugbt bp anpuefcription 0? tnffructfon^toiftout doothUiu

great eyercife and ejrpenfe of time ♦ and fo? as mud) as 3 p?o* out. feffe rafter to difcouer ftan tcaft ftefe myiizxitB,it ftal! fu&ce tofigmfie tonto pou, ftat fte endcuo? and djift of iugglers i^ onelie to abufe mens tit^ and Judgements ♦ jpoto fterefo:e mp meaning is, in footfis as platne as 3 can, to rip top cerietue Proper tricfes of ftat art hereof fomear^ pleafant anddeietfa* We , ofter fomc d?eadfull and defperate , and all but meere delufr ons, 02 counterfct actions,as pou ftall fame fe bp due obferuati* on of euerte fenaefce bp me Jieereafter deciphered.
Cc.j. Of
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$zz lj.Booke, The difcoucric fagglingmthbaUi
Oftheball^andthe manner of legierdemainethere- \vich,alfo notable feats with one or diucrfe balles.
The xxiij. Chapter,
CrcVfr C^/2^x^j€>ncermng ttye ball, tfce plated $
wkhdic ^^/^^^S^ Deatrt0 ^mof are infinite, in fomudj as
ballcs,&c |v /lffl^/!& if ?0U Cfllt ^ *ft &an0le ^em to*n>P°«
map ftetoe tfteretoittj a fjunDrcfb feats*
H5ut defter pou feme to ti):otP tfje ball
into pour left IjanD, or into pour moutfj,
02 into a pot,or tip into tfje aier^c ; it is to
be feept ftilltn pour rfgftf ImnD, 3f pou
pradtfe fieff toitb a leaden bullet, pou fljall tfje famer anD bettec
Da) it tottb balles of corfcc . 2H;e firff place at pour firff learning,
ixbere pou are to beffofo a great ball, is in tfce palme of pour
$anD,toiQ pour ringfingcr ; but a fmall ball is to be places toitfi
pour tbombe^beitmjrt pour ringSug(cr anD miDlefingcr,tben are
pou to practife to Dcd it betimrt ttje ottjer fingers,tbcn bettotrt ttje
forefinger anD fbetbombe,tmtt) tbe forefinger anD mt'Dlefinger
tointlie.anD fterein i^ tbe greateff anD ttrangeff cunning djefti'
Th f f eD* Jlaftlie fte fame fmall ball i$ to be practtfeD in fte palme of
aicnknbiy. tbe banD, anD bp We pou fljall not onelie fdeme to put ante one
cleanly, & ball from pou,ano pet reteme it in pourbanD; but pou fljall
fwiftiy to fe&pe foure or fiue as cleanelie anD certeinelie as one . 2$is be
cd-foasdw ^ff attetneo tinto, pou fl^all too^Ue focpnDerfall feats:asforep
ci«ofSthe ample.
beholders Haie S):& or foure balles before pou,anD as manie fmall can* may not Dleff icfes , boUesJaltfcllers^o: faltfeller couers, trinctj iB ft>e btti.
The drift, all f&me to fjolo ftje fame faff : tben take one of tbe canDlcff tcfes, or ante otl)er tying (bautng a {plloto fart , % not being to? great) anD fame foput ttje ball ftbtcb is tfjcugljt to be in pour left banD, fcnDcmeatbtbefamc,anDfofcnDer tbe ctber eanDleffirfes tone to beff oto tfje oiber balles : anD all tins febtle ftje bebotDcrs totil fufpofeearfjballto befcnDereadj canDletttcfee: tins Dome, fomc cbarme or forme of toorDSis commonlie ttfeD* SSben f afee fcp one canDtefficfceiuuU one fjanD,auD bloto/af eug$3lorpou fee ftat is
gone:
Hartumim. of Witchcraft; Cap.23. 323 gone: $ folifcefoifeltDketmbered) canblefffcfceimibltfee grace Memoran- anb foo#$, $ tbe beboloers Urill foomber irtjcre tbepfcretecome* d"m tha* 3i5utff pou,iu lifting fcp$e candlefticfts imtbpourrigljt bans, xml&^x leauealltbofetb?fc o^foure bailee imber one of tbem (as bptjfe good grace poumapeaftlteboo, bauing turned tbem all bofone into pour omhemat- banb,anb boldtng tbem fatt tutft pour little ana ringfinger$)and ?^°r crhal tafee tbe candleff icfee foitb pour otber finger$,anb call tbe balles 4J^ rc" tip intofbe bollotone* thereof (fo?fotbepttrill not roll (bfcone afoate) fte ttanders bp MI be mucb attorned. Wut it Uitll fame foamdetfuHttrange,ifalfo in l^efotngbofotbere remained no* tbtugbnoeranotber of tbofe candlctttcfes,taben fcp imtb pour left band, pou leaue behind pou a great ball,o? ante otber tying, tbe miracle totll be tbe greater ♦ jroj firft tbep tbinfee poubaue pulled afoaie all tbe ballcs bp miracle; tben, tbat pou baue fcaougbt tbem all togftberagainebp lifce meanes,and tbep net* Iter tljmfee no: tofee tbat ante otber tbing remainetb behind tan* der ante of tbcmJtad tberefo?e,after mante otber feats dcDne,re<> tur ne to pour canblefticb^remembnng ftbere pou left tbe great ballon* in no tmfe toucb tbe fame ; but bauing an otber lite ball about pou, feme to betfofotbe fame in maner and fo?meafo:e* foio,bnder a candleff icfee bbtcb ffandetb furtbeltfro tbatftfcere tbe ball lietb, and&benpoutyattfoi{b*too?0£i o?cbarme* feme *As3Hey, toeonuetetbefame ball ftombnder tbefante candlefficfee,and fortunafl1- afterfoard tying it bndertbecandletticfee febiebpou touted not, quam^e. it toill(31 fete)temc fcoamderfuU Orange. do,Pafle,
paffe5 when
To make a little ball fwell in your hand till it come you
beverie great. Gtia:See
T3ifteatertegreatbaUinpourleftbanb,o:%&tnDifferentr 6 bigballes^andfijetoing oneo: %# little bailee, tome to put tbem into pour faid left band, concealing (as pou map foell boo) tbe otber balles irfjtcb tuere ttjere in before : tben tofe fronds, andmafee tbem feeme to ftoell, and open pour band, sc, fl)i$ plate t* to be fcarted a ljunmetb toa m : fo: as pou find tbem all bnder one candleff icfee, fo map pou go to a ffandcr bp, anb tafee offbi*bato2cap,andfljefo tbe ballet fo be tbere, bp comtefeng tjem tberetnf o,a$ pou turne tbe bottome fcptoard.
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324 i3.Booke. Thedifcoucrie Jugglmgmthmoni^
To^onfume (or rather to conueie) one or
manie balles into nothing .
IJf pou take one ball, 0? mo?e, banD,anottbtleff pcutifc rfjarmmgfoott^pou conuctetbem out of pour r tgbt tjano into pour lap ; it Urill feme Orange, Jf oj ix^enpou open pour left I;anb tmmeDtatlie,tbe ffjarpeft tofeers onforill fate it i$ in pour ctber bano,ftbtcb alfo tfjen pou map open$ 1 tx^en tbep fe noting tljere^ttjet? are greatlie ouertafeem
How to rap a wag vpon the knuckles.
BZtt 3 Ml leaue to fpeabe ante mo?e of tlj c ball, fo: herein 3 mtgbtboto pou all Date, ana pet fljall 3 not be able toteacb pou to bfe if, no? fcarflietobnaerffanb febat3l meane 0? fojtte concerning it: but cerfemclte manie are perfuaoe&tbat it is a fptrttoj a flie,$c* Memorandum, tbataltoates tberigbtban&be bept open ano ffretgbt, onlte beepe tbe palme from biefo . 0n& therefore pou map eno toitl) tbte miracle ♦ f Jlaie one ball t>pon Thisfcate pour (boul&er, an otber on pour arme, and tbe ttjtro on tbe table: chec^n *^ becaufe it is rounb, ana iutll not eafilte lie tjpon tbe point to tbeei^o- ^f pour bntfe, pou mutt bfo affan&er bp laie it tbereon, fatengr uing of tbat pou meane to tfptoe all tbofe (&& ballet into pour moutb laughter a^ onee : an& falsing a bntfe us a pen in pour twno, trben be is and mirth, \nimg it fcpon tbe point of pour bntfe, pou map eafilie foitb tbe baft rap \fm on tbe finger*,fo2 tbe otber matter totlbe baro to Dan
Of conueiance of monie.
The xxiiij. Chapter.
M '1®€ conueteng of monfe & not
^2 mutb inferior to tbe ball, but mucb eafier to two . fbe pzinctpall place to bapc a pace of monie is tbe palme of pour banfy tbe bell peece to beepe is a tetto?; but foltb ererctfe ail totli be abbe, ercept fte monp be berie fmall,anD tben it is to be feept be* ttuirt tbe finger*, almoft at tbe fiagcr*
The monie muftnotbe of too fmali nor of too large a cir- cumference for hinde- ring of the conuei- ance.
enb, bfcerea* tbe ball is to be bept beelotoe rteete to tbe palme
To
U&Ytumim. of Witchcraft, Cap.24. 325
To conueic monie out of one of your hands into the other by legierdemaine.
Fjrff poumuttbol&openpourrfgbtbanb,slaptrjerin a feffoj, oj feme big pace of monie : tben late fterebpon tbe top of pour long left finger, anbbfefoo?bs, ano bpon tbe fuo&eu flip pour rtgljt band from pour finger foberfof tb pou belo dotone ttje tefto?, and bending pour band a bene little.pou fl^all reteine dje tefto?fttll tberetn: and faddenlie (3 fate) diatmng pour rfgbf band %ugb pour left^pou ftall feme to baue left fte tefto? tftere fpectallte tym pou flmt in Due time pour left band* Wtcbftat ThisXsprcc ftmapmo?eplainelteaffearetobetrulietJCDne3poumaptafeea tietfitpbc fenife, ana feme to fenocbe agamff tt?fo as it (ball make a great cunningik fount) : but in (teas of bnocbf ng tbe parte in tbe left band (febcre handled : noncis)pou$all bold tbe point of tbe imtfe faft fotfbfbe left ^^f" band, and tmocbe againft tbe teff 03 beld in tbe otber band5and it ™l\lc is Ml be tfjougbt to rjtt againft tbe monp in tf) e left bant). 23;en tofe deceiued ioo?ds3and openpour band, and i$en notbing is feite, it fotll bvehisde- be foamdered at bofo tbe teffo? toas remanied* ""*
To conucrt or tranfubftantiate monie into counters, or counters into monie,
Aj^ofterfoaie to oeeeiuefye totters on, is to d© as before, txritrj a tcftoz 5 and feaeptng a counter in tbe palmc of tbe left band fecretlie to feme to put tbe tcfto? tberetnto; febtcb being re* temeo Ml in tberfgbtband,b$eu tbe left banb is opened, tbe teffo? Ml feme to be tranfubttanttated into acounter*
To put one teftor into one hand, and an other into the other hand, and with words to bring them togidier.
HCfcibatbatbouce atteineo to tbe facflttte of reteinfng one varieties p&ce of monie in bis rigbt banb, map tbetu a bunb^etb plea* mckesmay fant coneefpts bp ftjat meancs, and map referuc tloo 0; fi)& as be J1***1 toell as one . 2nd lo tben map pou feme to put one p#ce into ^ j£ mony. pour left bans, nnd retetning it ttill in pour rigbt banb, pou map tog* tber ttjeretrntb tafec bp anotber Itbe peece, anb fo foitb foo?ds feme to tying botb paces togttber.
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Ti
j 1 6 1 3 .Bookc. The difcoucric , faggling with mom
To put one teftor into a Grangers hand, and ano- ther into your ownc, and to conueie both into the ftrangers hand wid\ words.
AILfopoumap fafeetfootefto2$euenliefettogfff)er, atiD put tlje fame inffeaD of one tetto^ into a Stranger* band, anD tym making a* ttjougb pou DtDput one fetto? into pour left |>an&,totti) too?uspcufl&all mate it feme tljat pou conueie tbe feffonnpour banD,into ttjcficangers hanD : fo: irijcn pou open pour faiD left frrniD, ttjere Qall be nothing fone ; anD be opening Its IjanD fy all if no tfoo , Utjerc ijc tfjougljt tuas but one* 315p ttjts Deuf fe (3 faie) a buntyefy conceipte map be fljetoeD*
How to doo the fame or the like feate otherwife,
*® feeepe a teftor ic :bettmitf pour finger, ferueffj fpecfalltc
fo?tin& anD fucb Itfee purposes ♦ f^olo outpour ftanD, ano
caufeonetolateateffo?t)pontbepalme tbereof 7 tt^n tyafee flje
fame tip almoft to pour fingers cuds, anD putting pour tftombe
Upon it $pou$atieafilte,imtb a little p?attife, conueie tbe edge
bettoitf (be miDDle anD fo2efinger5&bileft pou proffer to put it iw
tfoumuft topourqtberbanD(p?ouiDeDaIfoaic0tbat flje eoge appeere not
ihaC ou b ^:ouS^ $e finger* on tbe bacfefioe) fefcicb bef ng Dame, tafee top
ciof/and c another tefto t (febicfc pou map caufe a ftanoer bp to late Dotone)
flic: or dfe anbputfljembotb togetber, eiffjerdofelie in ffeao of one into a
youdifcre- ffrangerj5banD5ojfe^pefl)emftilUnpour ofone:
dit the art, fpo^ 0pen pOUC £anD$3 anD (bere being notbirtg fit one , anD
bofbp&cca in fte of&er, tlje btfjolocra Ml toamoergoto ttjcp
cametogftber*
To throwe apeece of monieawaie, and to find
it againe where you lift.
Yj©umap,imfl) tljemiDDleo? ringfinger of fye rig&t tianD* conueie a tefto? intotbepalme of tbe fame banD,t touting . tocaftitatoate,beepeitftill:bfticttoitbconfeDeracieMlfeeme Ixcfcm^ ffrangejto Jmtjti^en pou finD it agatne, inhere anottjerfjaft be* keth men ftofoeD tbe tjerte lifee p&ce . IBut tbefe tying* foitbout ejrerctfc rcadieand cannotbeD©neianDtyerefo?e31toittp?oceeDto^etott)ing0tobe praaiu«v tyoug&t
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.23. 3^7 bjougbt fopa(rei^moiiie5W^lelfemfficdtfe^g0ta^Ocange as tbe reU : kbitb being tmbnotone are marueilouUie comment ii^,buCtJnngfenoiune,arel>a:ti»eD, inottitng at all regarded.
With words to make a groat or a teftor to leape out of-
a pot, or to run alongft vpon a table.
TrflDuffmllf&aiuggler fabeagroatojateffo^andflpfoctf Thisfeati* x intoapot^latett intbemtoff of atablejStoftbimbantmg theftra£- footts caufe tbe fame to leape out of tbepot,oj run totoaros §£|^LC £im,c2from bim ftmroalongff tbe table, Wiebtoillfomemfc night;* raculous,tmtillpou bnotoe tfeat it i$ dcone toitb a long blacbe candle r jjaire of a foomans bead, fattened to tbe b:im of a groat, bp Placedbc- meanes of a little Irole djiuen tfcouglj tbe fame foitb a 3>panifl) '{]£££ o* n&dle. |n libe fo?t pou map trfe a bnife,o? ante otber fmall tbtng: & the iug- but if pou fooulo Ijaue it goftom pcu,pou muff Ijaue a confer sler; for *>r ratejbpirijicb meaner all iuggltng fe graced and amended, ^^£?*
i To make a groat or a teftor to finke through a tabic, dfreTfrom' and to vanifti out of a handkcrcher verie ftr angelic^ difcerning
theconceid
A juggler alfo fometimes Ml bojrotoa groat 0^ a f effort: and mar Be it before pou,and feme to put ft e fame into trje tniddeff of a bandbercber5and toino it fo , as pou map tbe better f & and feele it ♦ fljen Ml be tabe pou tbe bandberc&er , and bid pou feele fefcetber tbegroat be tbere o; naie ; and be totllaUb re* quire pou fo put tbe fame tender a tandlefficfee , 0? Tome fucfj fyingiE&en Ml je fend fo: a bafon,and folding tbe fame tmaer fteb(o?d rigljt againff tbe candlefficbe3Mlfcfecerteine tooM of mcbantment$5 and in ftojt fpacepou fljall beare tbe groat fall into ttje baton. Hjjtedcone^one tabes 0$ tbccandlefficbe3and tbe iuggler f abetb tbe bandbercber bp a taffel^and t&abefb tt^but tbe monie is gone : fobidj femetb as ff range as anie feate &bat> foeuer3bnt being bnofone5tl)e miracle is turned to a bable ♦ jf 0? ^ f^"*" it is nofting elfe, but to fotoe a groat into flfje corner of a band* S^nn" bercrjer,finelte couered toit!) a pace of linnen , little bigger tban knacke? pour groat : tifeicbco^nerpoumuffcomieieinff^dof tbegroat deliuereotopou,into tbe middle of pour bandbercber 5 leauing fye otber eitber in pour fjand 0? lap , tdjicb aftertoards pou mvSi
Ceaitj, imiK
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328 i$.Bc6kc. The difcouerie Jugglingmthmonty feeme to pull t&ougb tt}c bco^lettmg it fall into a bafon,*c.
A notable trickc to tranfforme a counter to a groat.
3fce a groat, 0? fome leflTe p Ace of monte , ami grtno ft bc#
r tc tt)m at ttic one (toe ; and take ttoo counters , and grtnD
tljem^e one at ttje one fiDe3 tfje otfcer on tt>e ottjer (toe: gleto tbe
fmcDib fi'De of ffje groat to tfje (mcotb fiDe of one of tbe counter
touting tfjem fo clofe together as map be, (pecf allte at ftje eDges,
* td;tc^mapbefofileD,a0(^ept^allfeme tobe butonep#ce$ta
forit3one fiDe a counterparts tfje ottjer fiDe a groat ♦ W$tn tafee
1 rmuft 8*^^lWIegraite-toajce(fl»ftatfc8 fofteff anD tfjerefo^ebeff)
Lue^onc anD Jate tt fo topottiije fmoatb fiDe of flje ofter counter, aid tt D©
of his trin- not mud) Dtfcolour fye groat : anD fo tutll ttjat counter to i tt; tfjc
kets 7*ca % rost c,eaue *°ff tt&ec3 a* ft rogb ft*P tew gletoeD ; anD being
thlfi/be5 fi,eD euen toitl^ % Sroat ant> u^e ^^ counter, tttoill feme fo
hooucth0" ,,[be * ptxftct entire counter, tbat tbougb a Cranger handle tt, be
him to be fyall not beimate tt; f&cn bauittg a little toucbeD pour forefinger*
minafuii, ana tbe fbombe of pour rigbt fmnD tottb foft toare , tafee tftere^
Sake his to{* ft'* cotmterfet counter,anD late it Dotone openlfe bpon t&e
irkk«. pabneof pour leftlmnt), in fact fo?t asanauDtfo? lafetb Dotone
&ia counters, twinging tbe fame barD,fo as pou map leaue tbe
gletoeD counterfeit tbe groat ajparentlie in tbepalmeof pout
left banD;anDtbefmcotb fioe of tbe toareD counter totll fftcfte
faff tpott pour (fjombe, bp reafon of tbe toa* ftbertoftb it te fm#>
teD, and fo map pou bf De it at pour pleafure* ^ouioeD altoaies,
$at pou late tbe toare D fioe Dotonetoaro,anD tfte gletoeD (to*
fcptoarD : ften clofe pour banD, anD in 0 1 after tbe
clofing tbereof turne ibe peece, 1 fo in ff eaD
of a counter (ftbfcb tbep fafpofetob*
in pour banD) pou fijall feeme to
baue a groat,to tbe aff onf ffj*
mentoftbebebolDers,
if tt be toll
SanDleD*
An
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Uartumim. of Witchcraft, Cap.25. 32^
An excellent feat3to make a two penie pcece lie plainc in the palme of your hand, and to be pafled from thence when you lift.
Thexxv.Chapter.
:mt a Itttle reD toaje (not t© tfyfto
bpon ttje natie of pour lemgetf finger, I tben let a ffranger put a ttoo petite peace into fte palme of pour Jjano, ana tyut pourftflfubOenlte,anbconuete tbe too pentepeccebpontbeftrar, trfjt^totfbbfe pou map fo accompli as no man tyall percetue it.I&en anbin $e meane ffme bfe*too?os of courfe, anb fubbenlte open pour banfc, bol&mg flje * A$> AiBf tffpes of pour fingers ratberlotoer iban trigger ttjan ibe palme Cafyi,zaz4 of pour tjano, anbfte bebotoers lotll toamber fobere & is be? h«mci come. lJen^utpourl)anDfuotienlieagatne3f laieatDager^ °^at ;Sa* tber it be ftjere 0? no ^ ana pou map ettber leaue it tbere^z tafee it p^MaX afoate tottb pou at pour pleafurc* Hjts (if it be toll banbleo)baib sol, venu£ mo^eaDmtration tban anp ottier feat of tbe banb.Memorandum Mercuric, tbtsmapbebeftbanble&,bpputfingtbe tear bpon fte too pe nie peece, but tben mutt pou late it in pour fjano pour felfe*
To conueie a teftorout of ones hand that holdethitfait.
SCtcfee a little farar bpon pour tbombe , ano tafee a ff anoer bp bpfbe finger, (befcring yim fte tetto?,ano felling btm pou totll put ttje fame into bis i) and : tben te tng it boftme barn fcrift pour farajceb tbombe, anb bfmg manp tuo?asla>fee btmin ttje face,t as tone as pou percetue btm to Imfee in pour tace , 0; fro pour banb, tobenlte fafee atoate pour 8jombe,f clofe tjis banb5anb & totll it feme to btm ibat tbe teffo? remaiuctb: turn as if pou toeing a te# ffo? bpon ones fo?ebeao,tt toill f#me to fficfee, feben it is tafeen atDaie,e(peciallteifitbetoet.f^eneaufebtm tobolo bis &an& tfill, anb tottb fpeeo put into anotber mans banb (0? into pour ctone) too teffojs in tteab of onea and bfe too^s of courts, &&er#
330 i3.Booke, The difcoucrie Jug^lmgmih moi^ by pou (^all make not onelte tbe bcbolacrs, but tbe bribers bc« leeue, ttbeu tbep open fyefc i>ands,tbat bp tncfjantment pou Ijaue
tyougbtbotbtogttber.
To throwe a pcece of monie into a dcepe pond, and to fetch it againe from whence you lift.
in thefe Hp^ere be a maruellous number of feats to became Wfy m& knacksof 1 nie, but if pou brill foo?ke bp pjtuate confederaete, as to confedcra. tnarke a (filling, o$ anp otber fbmg, and fbJotne tfje fame into a
h«uhcts ?imt°t DeePe P°ntl ' anl3 &au*nff ^D a QtUmg before tuttt) like
mmewhi. marks tn feme otber ferret place; bio fome go p?efentlte $ fetcfj
left he ii- tt,making fbem beleeue,tbat it is tbe berie fame bbicb pou tfeeto
«cd. into tbe r iuer : tbe bebolders toill mar uell mud* at it ♦ 3no of
fucb feats tbere map be d sue a marudlcus number ; but mante
mo?ebp publtke confederate, tt^erebp one map fell another
t)olu vm% monie bt fjaft in t)ts purffe, and a lmnd?etb like toies,
andaUttnt&mome*
To conueie one (hilling being in one hand into an- other,holding your armes abroad like a rood.
a knacke rj tftcrmose it is ncceflarie to mingle fome merie totes among more mer- Jj/pour graue miracles, as in fbis eafe of monte,to f afee a tyib
marucTious "nff in ^ftsw^j a*to bolotng pour armes abroad, to late a foa* ger tbat pou tnill put tbem boft into one banb,toitbout banging fbem ante ft&itneerer togilber ♦ ffljefoager being made, ftoln pour armes atooad like a raft, and turning about to! tb pour bo* die,laie tbe (filling out of one of pour bands bpon tbe table, and turning to tbe otber (tbe take it tip Unit) tbe otber &and : anb ft pou tyall toin pour toager.
How to rap a wag on the knuckles.
T*\d£ltuer one p^ece of monie tnttb tbe leS banb to one, anb f o ^famet0 ■L' * foond perfon anotber, anb offer Jtmtbatpou fooulo rap purpofe bn tbe fingers tbe tbtrd , fo? Ije (tbougb b* bt bngrattous anb fab read in pag. till) feeing tbe otber receiue monie, totll not ligbtlie refufe it:and 3 h. t|en be offerefb to fake if, pou map rap bmt on tbe fingers tottfti akmfe,o?fomeftbatelfe belb in tbe ngbtbanb,fatengtbat poti knefo bp pour familiar, tbat &e ment to Ijaue kept it from pou.
To
Hartumim. ofWitchcraft. Cap.a^y. jji.
To tranfibrme anie one fmall thing into anie other forme by folding of paper*
The xxvj. Chapter.
i^ifee a ftflrte of papet, oj a tyantto
cfcer^ano folo 0; Double fyefame, & as one fiDe be a little longer ttjan an often ften pot a counter betioane trje ttoo Goes 03 leaues of ttje paper 0; ^anDfeerdjer , tap to flje mtD&le of fyt top of fte folo, Soloing fte fame fo as it be not per ccitteD, ana late a groat on ft e outfits ftereof , rtgrjt againff fte counter, anD foto it fcofone to fte enD of fte longer Coe : ana feljen pou tonfoio it againe,fte groat toili fie tdjere fte counter foas3an& fte counter tt&cre fte groat foas$ lb as fome totll fafpofe ftat pou tjatte tranfubffanttateo fte mo* nie into a counter,an& iotft tins manic feats map be done.
Hje Itfee 0^ ratijer ff ranger ttjan it map be Done,toti& ttoo pa* pcrsffeae inches fquare ap&ce3&iutDe&bp ttoo fotos into ft?ee cquafl parts at etfter fifti, fo as m\) folocb paper remains one md) fquare : ften gleto fte bacfefioes of fte ttoo papers together as ftep are f otoeD , 1 not as ftep are open , $ fo $all botrj papers feme to be but one $ $ t$tri) Coe foeuer pou open, it fljail ajpeare to be fte fame,if pou t)ioe ljan&fomelte fte bottome,as pou map foell a© trjift pour mi&ole finger , fo as if pou Ijaue a groat in fte one and a counter in fte ofter3pou(^auing fljefoeo but one) map bp turning trje paper feme to tranfubffanttate it* SCIjismap be beff perfojmeDjbpputtmgit fcnaer acan&lefftcfce,02 a Ijat^c: * such as ana foiti)* foo$Ds feme to o© fte feat*
Of cards,with good cautions how to auoid cbti&nage therein : fpeciall rules to conueie and handle the cards, and the maner and order how to accomplifh all difficult and ftrange things wrought with cards.
The xxvij. Chapter*
I String noto bettotoeD fome toafte monf e a* '****»*
mong pou, 31 toll fet pou to caros ^bplxfltti feino of
fottcfocrafta great number of people £aue toggles
I atoafenotonelte ttjetc monie7but alfc ttjetc lanos3
tfjdr
you fhall findinpag,
in the mar- ginal notes
t'::an^e fins of yourowne
Ht ij.Booke. The difcouerie Juggling withe a
tfmt bcalifytljetr timc,anD tljrtr IjoneCte.'l bare noitas 3 couto)
fljefotbe letuDtuggltngtbat cbctors practtfe, leaff it miniffet
fomeoffenfe taibetoeil DtfpofeD, to tbe Cmple burt ana lofles,
of dice anD to tbe tmcfeeD occaffon of cutii Doing, y&ui 3 iuculo tmflj all
piaic&the gamettersto befoare,not oniisfoiibfcfeat car&0 anD Dice tfjep
thrifdc" plate 3 bu* fPeciaHie toft& ftfrome t t$ere ibep wrctfe gaming. games! ■ 3tiD to let Dice paCTc (as feberebp a man mate be ineuitablie cou* mark tWe feneD) one tbat i$ flulfull to mefte anD ttfe i3umcarDs, map bit* two oidc &© a fjtmDretb foealtbie men tbat are gtuen to gaming : but tf be YemuJifa ^ueaconfeDetatep^efent,eifterof tbe platers orttanDcrsbp, bemreftke $* mtfcbiefe cannot be auotDeD* 3fpouplaic among ffrangers, quid ft m //- befoare of Urn tbat feemes Cmple or Dr unfeeit;for twtDcr tbetr ba* pMontux bitftemott fpectall coufeners are prcfenteD5$ tdnle pott tbinfee tmfaslL bP ^e,r O^plfettfe an& imperfections to beguile %tvx (anD tbrr* penietmii. tf percbance are perfuaDeD bp tbetr confeserats , pour fcerie its 1 and re- fteenDs as pou tbtnfee ) pou pour felfe foifl be moff of all ouerta* member feen;)i5efoare alfo of bettors bp, ano lakers on , anD namelie of
them. ^cm ^at ^ m p0UC fiDe : ^ ^jijgg tyty info fa p0nr gmn0
tottbout fufptcton,tbep Difcoucr it bp fignes to pour aDuer far tes, fantb tdjome tbep bet,anD pet are tbeir confeaerates,
IButin Vetoing feats,anD iuggltngforitb carDs^tbepjtncfpafl point confiff etb in Ruffling tbem nf mblte, anD situates beeping one certetne carD eifter in tbe botf ome,or in fome fenofone place of tbe ffocfee,foure 0? fiue caros ftom it ^erebp pou fljall feme to inorfee foomDers; for it toill be eafie for pou to fee 0? fpie one carD3ftbidj tbougb pou be percetueD to DaMt toill not be fufpccteD, N if pou fljuffle tbem toell aftertoarDs . 3nD tbte note 3t tnnfi gtue
c' pou3tbat in referuing tbe bottome earn, pou mutt alfoaies (ftfjt* lett pou fyuffie) tteepe Ijt m a little before h a little bebinD all tfte carD0 lieng bnDerneaft btm, bettotoing |nm (3 faie) ettber a Itfc tie beponD W fellotoes before, rtg^t ouer tfje forefinger, or elfe bebino tbe reff,fo as fte little finger of fte left ^anDmap matt Ijottb it : b|tcb is tbe eafier5tbe reaDter,anD tbe better toaie, |n tbc beginning of pour fljuffiing,fl)uffle as tbicfee as pou can; anD in tbe enD tb?oto t3pon tbe ttocfee ttje neftjer carD (tof tb fo manie mo at tbe leatt as pou tooulD baue p^eferueD fo? anie purpofe)a little before 0? bebinD tbe reff . |^:ouiDeD alfoatcs,tbat pour forefinger, iftbt pacfee be lateD before, or tbe little finger, if tbe paefce lie be
bmo,
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap^y. 333 fund, crape tip to m&tt tuttj) tf>e bo ttome cart), and not lie be* tfoijrt tbe cards : ana fc&en pou fele tt5 pou map fbere bold it,tm* till poubaue fljufBed ouer ftp cards againe3ttiUleaumg pout feept card beloto.SBeing perfect beretn,po u map das almofi tttjat pouitff fctritfjtbecaros. SBp fyts meaner fob at pacfcefoeuerpou mate, tbougb it confitt of etgbt, ttoelue, ot tfoentie cards, pou map fecepe fljem ffitl togctber tmfeuered netf to tbe netber carMttD pet turtle tbem often to fatiffie fte curious beholders, 8s foj example, and fin tyemtie$fahe,tofyefopeudiuerfefeat5 fender one.
How to dcliuer out fourc accs5 and to conucrt
them into fbure knaucs,
MSfee a pacfee of tbefe etgbt cards; to fort, foure fenaues and fbure aces ; and altbougb all tbe e^jbt cards mutt lie f mm? dtatlie togeiber, pet muft ecb fenaue and ace be openfte fcuered, and tbe fameeigbt cards mutt lie alfoin tbelofocff place of tbe bund; , fjjen Ruffle tbem fo, as altoates at tbe fecond fljuffling, Y m at leatt fcrife at tbe end of pour Ruffling tbe fatd pacfee, and of b° wdiad- fte pacfee one ace map lie nctbcrmoit,02fo as pou map fenofo uifedimhc tobere be goetb and lietb: and altDates(3faie)letpourfo?efatd Muffling ©r pacfee foitb tifeee 0? foure cards mo^e lie tonfeparabtie togetber lhe^unch» tmmedtatliebpon and tottb tbat ace. &fym bfmglbmefpeecbo? ou^rG otber oeutfe, and putting pour bands fcritbtbe cards to tbe edge yowfcife* If tbe fable to bide tbe actton,let out p^tutlie a peect of tbe fecond card.ttbicbisoneof tbehnaues,boldingf(D^tbtbe ffocfcc inbofb pour bands, and figuring to tfjettanoers bp tbe netber card (trtfeb is *be ace 0^ feept card)couering alfo tt)t bead 0? pcece of tbe fenaue (fcbtcb is tbe tmt card) tutfy pour foure fingers,d?afo out tbz fame imauc,lateng it dohme on tbe fabletfben tyuftte againe, hoping pour pacfee fobole,ano (b baue pou f too aces Ueng togc ffter in tbe bottome* and tberfo2e,to refteme tbat dtfo^dcred cardr as alio fo? a grace and countenance to tbat action , f afee off fbe fctpermoff card of fyt buucb , and tb?uff ft into tbe middeff of tbe cards -, and tben take atoate tbe netbermoft card, tdjtcb is one of pour fatd aces, and be&otottfm-Uttetofrc • Sfcen map pou begin as before, fbefoing an otber ace, and in Seed tbereof late oofotte am ottjer fenaue ; and to f®;% tontUl in ffeed of foure aces- pott
bauc
334 1 3*Bookc. The difcoucric Juggling with cart Ijauelated dotouc foure fenaues. 2#c beholders all ftis frfnlc tf)inlnng tljat fycre lie foure aces on ttje tabic, arc greatlte abu* fei^and UjIU mar uell at tlje tranftxj?m atio u,
How to tell one what card he feeth in the bottome, when the fame card is fhuffled into theltocke.
W^en pou Ijaue feene a cam p?tutlie, 02 as ftougljpou marfeed it not, laic ttjc fame tindermoff , and fl^uffliettje cards asbefincpou arc taugbt,till pour cars lie againebcloto tuttje bottoms Cljentyetutijefamc toftje beholders, toilling ftjem to remember tt :tt)en Ruffle tfje cards, o? letanie ottjer Ruffle tljem 5 foj pou fenofo tfte card alreadie, and fterefoje map at anie time tell tjjemtrfjat cardfljepfafo : Wfy *neuertf)eleflfe wiiTdrawc tooato bt *om toft& 8rea* sfrctimffance and tyefo of dffficultie.
inwrii©011 An other waie to doo the fame, hauing your
greater ad- (elk indeed neuer feene the card.
ourauon, _ j. ^m tm fe no car^ ^ be fufpecteti to Ijaue feme fljat fc&fcfr 1 pou meanc to fljefo$)en let a ttander bp firtt lft£fSe,and after* foards take pott fye cards into pour Imnds, and (Waning fitjetacd and not feene ftc bottome card) tyuffle agaiue, and feeepe fyz fame card, as before pou are taught 5 and either make fy ifi tfjcii to fee it fcdjen ttjetr fufptcton is palf, tdnclj maiebedoue bp let* j ting fome cards f all,o? elfe laic dofone all flje cards in Jeaps, re* membjing irijere pou laid pour bottome card ♦ Cfjenfpie IjttiF . manie cards lie in feme one ijeape, and late tf)e Ijeape fo|cre pourbottome card is topon tftat Ijcapc, and all tt)e ottjer Ijeapes topou tlje fame:and fo,tf tfeere foere fiue cards in tfte l)rape i$er* on pou laied pour card,tft en flje fame mvtit be fye Oct card, tdncfj notu pou map fl#oio out,o$ toto fcpon totfyout fufptcton : and tell ftjemfljecardfljepfato.
To tell one without confederacie what
cardhethinkedi.
Theeiebe-T 3fetft2eecardsonatable5aIittlefoaiedittant,attdbtdaffan*
wraieththe L-4>erbpbetrueandnotfoauer,but tfjinfeeone of ftem t&ae;
thought, and bp Ijis eie pou ffjall affuredlte percetue irfnei) Ije bottj Ceetfj and
fljinbefy • ^ndpoufljalldixJthelifee ,tf pou caff dofouea tofjolc
pate
Hartttmim. of Witchcraft. Cap. 27,2 8. 335 pat te of earns fanib flje faces Up tear d5tdjerof tbere iu til be fefo 0? noncplainliepercefued3andtbepalfa coate carte* iButas pou caff tbem dotonefaddenlie5fo muff poutafcetbembp p^efehtlte, uiarfein 3 boty tits eie aim ttje card thereon tie tofectl).
How to tell what cardanie manthinketh 3 how to conueie the fame intoakernellof a nut or cheriltone, &c : and the fame againe into ones pocket : how to make one drawe the fame or anie cardyoulift, and all vnderonedeuife.
The xxviij .Chapter.
3fce a nut, 0? a condone, ^butne Tricks with
8 t)0le tttfOUCJb tfje fide Of tf)e top Of $e cards, &c:
tyell 3 and alfo tftougb tbe fcernell ( tf pou ^ch muft Ml) totttJ a bot bedfem, 0; boarert tm'9 a ^onfc- nan 3 ano foifb fte etc of a n&dle pull out deraciew fome of tlje kerucll3fo as tt>c fame map be as feride as fbe bole of fte QcH&jen \xsiitz Itbe number o? name ef a card ma p#ce of fine- paper, one tudj 02 Ijalfe an inc5) in lengftj, ana Ijalfe fa mucb inb&Dfy, and roll tt tip bard : ttjen put it into a nut, oj tbertffonc5and clofe tbe bole tmtb a little red iuarc, and rub tbe feme toitb a litle duff, and it totil not be perceiued,tffbe nut 03 tbertffonebefooimteojolo. S|)cn let pour confederate tbinfce ftat card trbicb ponbaue in pour nut,ic: and eitber conueie tbe fame nut 0: djenffone into fome bodies pocket3o;t laie it in feme ff range place : tben make one d;iafo)e tbe fame out of tbeffocke bcid in pour bano5td)icb bv fcfc pou map tueHdcD.lDUt fate not ,3 foil! make pou perforce d2afco furij a card : but require fome ff an* der bp tot»?atD a card , faieng tbat it fktls not tdjat card be tyafa. 3nd if pour band ferue pou to tofe tbe cards toeH,pou (ball prefer tmtol)tm,and be ffjall receme(euen tbcugb be fnatcb at an oiber) ftctserie card tdjfcb pou kept, and pour confederate tbougbt*. and is to:itten in tbe nut, and bidden in tbe -pocket,? c, |0ou mull (ttbile pou bold tbe ffockem pour bands,to(Hng tbe cards to and fro)remember altoaies to keepe pour card in pour ete.and not to tofe ^ figbt hereof ♦ Wfoify Ceate^ttU pou be perfect m,pou ma#
33*
A mcrrie concciptj the like whereof you (hall find in pag.
Faft and loofe with a handker- cher.
1 3 .Booke. The difcouerie Jug.mthfafi or /J* £aue tbe fame p?f utlie marfeed;and trijen pou perceiue bis band readte to d?ato3put it a little out tofoards bis band 3 nimblie tur# ntng ouer tbe cards , as tbougb pou numb:ed fbem , Soloing (be fame moje l©fe and open tban tbe reft , in no forife fuffering Yjim to malu anie otber riitnrfjtf Ije Routed© , pou muft let tfc&o? foure fall;tbat pou map beginne againe. f f&ts forill fome moff ft range,tf pour fato paper be mclofed in a button , ana bp confer deracte fo fo en bpon tbe Doublet o: cote of ante bodie . £1} is trtcfee tbepcommonlieendfoitbanutfullof infee,tn fcbtcb cafe fome ioag o? bnljappie bote is to be required to tijinfce a card ; and Ija* uing fo damc,let tbe nut be deliuered btm to cracfecfrijfcb be frill not refufc to &©,if l;c Ijaue tone tbe ottjer feate plated before.
Of faft or loofe^how to knit a hard knot vpon a hand- kercher,and to vndoo the fame with words*
Thcxxix.Chaptcr,
J^C Aegyptians iugfittttg fiDttC^
craft o? fo?ttlegie ffandetb murtj in fafto? l©re5trfeer cof ttjougti 3 fcaue fojttten fom> t$at gcneraliie alreaoie, pet batting fuc& opotfumtte 31 ftritl ijere tyeto fome of tbeir particular feats ; not treating of tbeir common tricfes td;tdj tsfo tedious, no? of ttjeir fortune telling trfcttb is fo top pious ; and pet bofftof ftem meere coufenages ♦ f spafee one platne tofe fcnot5foitb tbettoo comer ends of abandfcercber,and fomtngto d?ato tbe fametoeriebard,bold foff tbe bodie of fte laid ftandbercber(naere to tbe tmot)foitb pour rfgttf fjankpuHing tbecontrarieendtoifbfte left band, ttbicb is tbe cojner of tbat ftbtcb pou bold, ifytn clofe bp bandfomlie flje tmot5f$icb ftull be pet fomefcfcatlcDfe, and pull tbe Ijandfeercber fofottbpourrigbt band,as ftje left Ijand end map be n&re to tbe fenot : tben fcrill it fome a true and a firme fenot. 3tad to mafee it ajpeare mo:e affu* redlie to be fo indeed,let a ft ranger pull at tbe end ftfcicb pou bold iupourleftband, frftfleff pou bold faft tbe otber in pour rigbt fmnd : and tben bolding tbe fenot toitb pour forefinger f ttiombe, f fljenei&er part of pour^andfeercber fritbpour otber fingers,
as
I
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.29. 53^7 as pou tiolc a b:f Die fofcen pou iuouto tuttfj one brnio flip t p fte fettct nnD lengthen pour r etnes,23)ts Damepturne pour banofeer* cber ouer fte knot fcnft tfte left bans , in Doing fcft ereof pou muff fuDDenlie fltp out fte cnD 0: corner , putting tip tt>e fenot of pout £anbfeerfter fcrift pour forefinger anD ft om be3as pou tooulD put tjp ft e foretoiD fenot of pour b;tDle . 2ft en Deltuer fte fame(coue> reft and torapt in fte mtDDeff of pour 5 anDfecrft er) to on e5t 0 bolD feff ,anofo after fome foorDo Wcd, ans toageralaieD, tafee fte b an* feerftc r ano ftafee it,anD it toill be tofe.
A notable featc of faft or Iooie$namelie5to pull three bcadftones from off a cord , while you hold raft the ends thereof, without remoouing ofyourhand.
T#fec too little iftipcorD* of too forte long a p#ce, Double Faftoriofe ftem equallte/o as ftere map ajpeare foure enD&Sften tafee with whip- ft;& great beaottones, fte bole of one of ftem beetng bigger .-cords and ftanfterett^anoputonebcaDftonetiponfteeie 0? botot of fte s# one corD , ano an ofter on fte ofter corD , Stfjen tafee fte ffone toiftftegreatettbole, ano let boft fte botot* bebiDDenftere* in : tdbtclj map be fte better Dane , if pou put fte eie of fte one in* to fte eie or botot of fte ofter. Eben pull fte mtDDle beat) tpon fte fame, beingDcublcOouerbtefelloto, ano fo totll fte beaoa feeme to be put ouer fte too com toiftout partition* if 0; fcoto* ingfaff ineafttianD fte tooenos of fte too co:ds , pou map tolTeftem ao pou lift, ano mafee it feme manifeff to ftebrljol' ber* ,tft tft map not fee Ijoto pou baue Dome it,ft at fte bcaoffo tis are $ut tjpcu fte too cq:ds toiftout ante ftauD • £ben muft pou ffcmc to aooe more cffectuall btnDtng of ftofe beabftoneo to fte ft ring,anD mafee one ftalfc of a fenot toift one of fte enD$ of eaftfioesirfjifttefornoofterpurpofejbut ftat iften ftebeaD* This con- done* be tafeenatoate , fte corD* map befaeneinftecafeiftift usance fte beboloer* fujpofe ftem to be in before • if or iften pou baue ^uft ^c maoe pour ftalfe fenot (Iftift in anie tot fe pou map not Double to c}okhcEr e mafee a perfect fenot) pou muft Delfuer tntoftebanoaoffcme jtmuftb? ttanDer bp ftofe too corDO; uamelie,too eno* euenlie fet in one no bung- &anD5anOttooinfte ofter, anDften totftatoager^ctbtgtnneJc"*0'1'* to pull oft pour beaoftoneiMC : fcdjift if pou bauble nfmblie , anD mfteeno caufe jnm topuUfcte too enos, fte too corD* toill
3 $8 ij.Booke. Thcdifcouenc fug. with confederal $eU) to be placet) plainelte., and tfje bcadffones to {jaue tome fyzougb tfje co#S. i5ut ftcfe things arc fotjaro and long to be tiefcrtot)5tt)at3totHleauett)em5 i$ercas 3coulDOjefo great tariette,
Iuggling knacks by confederacie ,and haw to knovr whether one catt crofle or pile by the ringing.
Thexxx.Chapter.
3ica toaget totty pottt confeDe*
rate(t3ftomuttfeemeCmple,o? obtfinat* lie ojpofeo agamff pou ) tfjat ff anoing be* IjtnD a DtD^pon Uiill (bp tfce fount) 03 rt ng> ing of tfce mome) tell ijim pettier &e caft croflTc 02 pile: fo as feben pou are gone5anD l)cbatb filltjpcD flje monte before fyztoit* neiTes tc^o are to be coufeneD , Ijc mvS whatisit KafejOTjatisttjtfttbecroffes o?©lftatf(Mf ttbeptle im&nxz. what ift ? oltier fucb figne3as pon are agreed t)pon,ano 6 pou neeo not fatle conkdL togefferfgijtlie, J5p fl)te meaner (if pou Ijaue ameinuentfon) pou map feme to Dm a ijunti^ctt) miracles, anDtootfcouer ttje fecrets of a mans tljougt)ts,o? foo#s fpoben a far off;
To make a (hoale of goflings drawe a timber log.
T£> mafee a tyoale of gottings , 02 ( as $ep fate ) a gaggle of gcefe to feme totyatoe a timber log, ts none bpftjatfce* riemeanes fljat is Wen, ixfjen a cat frotf) tyafoea fcole ttj?oug|j apon&o?riuer ; but&attirieft fomet$at farther off from ttjebe* fjotaers.
To make a pot or anie fiich thing {landing faft on the
cupboord, to fall do wnc thenfe by vertue of words,
Clt a cupbtoja be fo placed , as pour confederate map fioto a lacfte tbe& toit&out in fte court , befnno fome tuinnoto of fljat rome j anb at a ccrtetne lotoD foo?D fpofcen bp pou , fje map pttil$efamet!#eD, being tooant) about fbepot,fc> 3nt>tf)is toas tt^feateofElea^ar^i^lofephusrepo^tobefnc&amiracle,
confede racic.
Eleuers
fcateofco- Ie4eraciet
Ta
HartumimJ of Witchcraft, Cap.30^ 33P
To make one danfe naked.
MSlfee a pcoje bote confederate imtb pou?fo as after cbsrotf s, l r. fpofcen bp pou,be bnclotb &imfeif mtng(td3ilcd|)C tnt^cCctlj Ijtm) to fyafte 5Campc3 an^ ctte ,©11 laQening tobebnclotbed , till be be ffarfeenafeed : o?tf pcucan procure none to go fo far , let fnm onelfe beginne to fiampe ami $al$e,fc:and totmclotbbtoi, and ften poutnap(fe? tl;ctsu& rence of tbe compant ejfemc to releafe fn'm*
To tranfforme or alter the colour of
ones cap or hat.
T3*ea confederate* JaMnt) bfccertettTe*foo;»ds oner it,and «A$,Drocfa dcltuer it to ftf m againe 3 and let btm feme to be &#crfb5and myroch, & rafi it baefce to pou againe , affirming tbat bis teas a goto neto {f112?'11 Macfee bat, but tbis is an oldblefobat, $c : and t^tn poo map rochaffma- femretocountertbarmettjandredelfuer^^ * aroth,roa-"
fee faroun*
How to teU where a ftoUenhorfle is become. rc
paiie pafie#
Bi^meanesof confederacies Steeuen Tailor and one Pope ^Sr^ abufeo Diners conntrie people ♦ 5Fo? Steeuen Tailor fooulo WOrds. $f ae atoaie tyz net'gbbours bo?ffes3 % c : ano fend tbem to Pope, (ftbom be before bad told ftbere ibep foere) pjomlfing to f end fte £°Pe an* parties bnto btm , fo&ome be Defer tbeo ana matte fenofone bp df> ]Qf°x£~ tiers Ogncs : fo as tbis Pope foould tell tbem at fbetr firfl em trance bnto fije d©?e.©llberefo?e tbep came, and fooulo fate ftat (beir bo?ttes toere If ollen,but Qje tbeefe tbould be forced to tying bacfee tbebo?(Tes3fc: and leaue tbem tDiftin one mile foutb and bptoeff,fc :of bts boufe,cucn as tbe plot in as Iafd5andfljepacfe* made before bp Steeuen and btm. SEbtsPopeisfaidof 6me to be a imtcb^of otbers be i^ accompted
a Comoro^ but commonlte called f|
a iuife man, tibitb is all one fottbafofltfatero?
fottcfc *
K>d#, Boxes
34°
Note the maner of this con- usance.
Youmaft take heed that when the corne commeth *ut it couer & hide die icasheij&c.
13#Bookc# The difcoucrie Jug.with boxes of c\i Boxes to alter one graine into another, or to
confumc the graine or corne to nothing.
The. xxxj. Chapter.
$m be Dtuerg toggling bojte$ toi'tb falfe \i
[bottoms, therein mame falfe feats are ftHougfjt. iftrffttjepljauca bor couere&oj rafter fcoteb alike (at eaft enD, tbe bottome of fte one enfc being no Dae* per ftanasitmapcontemeonelaneof co;we o? pepper gletoeD thereupon. 3E$entofe ftep to put into ftefcolloto end ftereof fomeofter kino of graine, ground o?tmgrounD;ften Dcoftep couer it,anD put tt tmaer a bat o;i cantrtfctticke : and cifter in put* ting it fter into ,03 pulling it ft ence, ftep turne fte bor,ana open ftecontrarieenD,tfterem isftefoeo a contrarie graine :o?elfe ftep ftefo ft e gletoeo enD firfl (tftift eno ftep fuDDenlie ft?uff in* to a boflo; bag of fuft graine as is gletoeaalreaDie fterebpon) and fecon&lie fte emptie bor.
How to conueie(with words or charmes)the corne conteined in one box into an other.
T^ere is anofter box feftioneD like a bell, tdjrrtn to ftep to put To muft.anD fuft co:ne ot fptce as fte fojefaio bollofo bop can conteine. Kljtn ftep flop 0? couer fte fame fcn'ft a p#ce of le* fter,as b?oao as a tefto? , tfti ft being tfeuff top fjar'D tofoarDs fte miDle part 0? toaff e of fte fate bell, toill fficke faff, $ beare tip ft* eo?neilnD if fte eoge of fte leafter be foet,tt toill fjolo fte better. SC&en take ftep fte ofter bor DfjpeD (as tsafojefatD) in cozne, ana fetDofone fte fame tjpon fte table3fte emptie enD tiptoarD, faiengftatftep brill conueie fte graine fterein into fte ofter bor 03 bell ttftift being fetDofame fomefc&at ^aro topon fteta* ble,ftc leafter ana fte co^ne fterein toll fall oottme,fo as ft* fain bell being taken tip from fte table, pou ft all to fte co?ne It* eng ftereon,anD fte tfopple toill be ijiooen ftcrtmft,* couereo : 1 tft en pou tmcouer fte ofter bof , nofting ftall remaine fterein. JBut p^efentlte fte co?ne mutt be ftoept Dotone toift one tjanD into fte afters into pour lap 02 fmk spanie feats male be done tmft ftis bor,as to put fterein a f oDe3affirming fte fame to bait* ft&nefctmieDftom wne,$c; anoften manic beholders mi
fitffOft
Harturnim. of Witchcraft. Cap.31,32. 341 fagjofe tbe fame to be tbe i uggiers Dtuell , fcberebp ty$ feats and miracles are fojougbt ♦ S5ut in trnlb, tbere i* mo^e cunning foitdjcraft to feb in transferring of co?ne after tbis fc?t, tban is in tbe transferring of one mans co?ne in tbe graffe into an otber mans fed* : febtcb * tbe lafoe of tbe ttoelue tables Dootb fo foce* *See the 1* ablteconncmuc ; fo; tbe one is a coufentng dfgbt 7 Qe otber is b afalfelte.
this difcor, ueric,in the title Habar, cap.4.pag.
2.JO, in.
Of an other boxc to conuert wheat into flower with words, &c.
Tlijere is an otber bore fcfuall among ;taggIers,tDifl; abof> tome in fte miotic tberccf ,maae fo? tbe lifte pur pofes. dDne otber alfo lite a-ttuijtiberin is fyefcoco great tiartetie of If uffe5as ioell of Kquojs as fpices, ant) all bp means of an other little tun foiibin ftc fame, therein anti tibercon ltquo;s ano fpices are fl)etoeD.ii5ut tbis fooulo a(ke to long a time of oefcrtptfon.
Of diuerle petic higgling knacks.
T^ereare mante otber beggerlie feats ablefo beguile $e Thcfeare Cmple3astomafeeanotettir bpfpettittgfbereon3as tbougb fohfleightt ttcametopaffebpfoozos. 3temto oeltuer meale,petper, gth ger^aniepotuoeroutof tbemoutb after tbe eating of bjeao,$c: maydoo trfn$ is tone by reteining anie of ft ofe tbings Oufftu in a little the m.-and paper 02 blaooer conueiea into pour moutb, and grinding tbe y* Prettic> fame tofQ pour teetb. fjtem^aril^tbtougbap&ceof a trencber, &c' bauing %© boles , anb at tbe one fioe (be rifij atpear ing out in tbe feco no,at tbe otber thz in tbe tbirb &o!e,bp reafon of abollofo place maoc betfotrt tbem botb , fo as tbe fligftf confiftetb in tar* ning tbepaeceof trencber.
Toburneathred,and to make it whole againc with the aihes thereof.
The xxxij. Chapter.
y€ ig not one of tfc imft feat^ to burne a Marte &
tb?eo banbromelie,anb to mate it fcftole againe : tbe maner of o?*er thereof is tbis . Cabe tfoo tfeeos , 0? fmall l& thh co"- . ces5of one totem lengtb a pa>ce : roll lip one of £jT -
£D-D,f$ tbem
34* ij.Bookc. Thedifcouene Jug. with thred,
them rounu5td)ict) tutu be ftjen of tbe quantttie of a peafc5beff oto
tbe lame betfa&nc pour left forefinger and pour tbombe. 2l;en
tafce (be otber tbreb,anb bolo it fenrtb at lengtb , be tfotrt tbe fore*
finger anb tbombe of cact) banb,botoing all pour fingers Deintt*
That is, Ke,as ponggentlefoomen are taugbt to false bp a morfell of
ncatikand meate. Ijjen let one cut aftmbertbe fame tbjebin tbe mtoble.

ana To tyall pou fottb leffe fufptcton receiue tbe p&ce of tbrc&
fobubpoubolb in pourrtgbtbanb intopourleff , tottbout ope*
tttng of pour left finger ant) tbombe : tben boloing tbefe t too pa>*
re* a* poubto tbefame before tttuas cut,lettbofettoobecut alfti
afunber in tbe nub Dell , ana tbep conueteb againe as before, bn*
till tbep be cut bcrte $02t , anb tben roll all tfjofe enbfrtogetber,
anbfe&petbatballof fto:t tbreb* before tbe otber in pour left
' bans, anb Mb a fenife tt)2ufl out tbe fame into a canbte , ftbers
pou map bolb it Mill tbefatd ball of fyort tbreb* be burnt to
afye*,s|en pull bacfee tbe fenife Mb pour rfgbt bans, ano leaue
tbeafbe*Mb$be otber ball bcttofrt tbe forefinger anb tbombe
of pour left banb,anb Mb tbe too tbombs i tfoo forefingers to*
getber feme to take pained to trot anb rub tbe afi}e*,bnttll pou?
fcthredcut %eb be tenefoco , anb &?atoe out tbattbjeo at lengtb fcbitbpoa
inmanie feept all tbi* ftbile betto ftt pour left finger anb tbombe. Sbfete
pccccs and n0£ inferior to anie foggier* feate (fit be foell banblea, for ff pou
JStemSe ^uelegieroematne to beffotoe tbe fame ball of tbreo, anb to
whole *. cbange it from place tojrtace bettotrt pour otber finger*(a* map
gaiac, eafilie be bcone)tben Ml it feme berteffrange.
To cut a lace afimder in the middefl^and to make it whole againe.
Bp abcuffenotmucfjbnltfeefofln* ,pou map t&me to mt& funberanp face fbat bangctb about one* necfce,or anp point, girble,or garter, %t : anb Mb Mcbcraft or confuratton to mafee it fcbole anb clofebtogctber againe. jFor tbe accompli^ The means mmttdjereof5proulbe(tfpoucau}ap#ce of tbe lace, initftfcb iiifcouered. ^ mcane to cut,or at tbe icaff a patf erne lifee tbe fame,one tneb anbabalfelong,f (beeping it boublep;ii«lie in pour leftbanbj bettmrtfcmcof pour flnger*tiriereto$e tip* tbercof)tafee ti)t& tljer lace f$Wj pou meane to cut,ttill Ranging about one* necfte,
an*
Hartumiw. of Witchcraft. Cap^a^. 343 ana matoe Doiuitc pour faio left band to tfjc bought thereof ; and putting pour otonc pace a little before tbe otber (tije end 0? ra* tfjcr mfoole hereof pou muff t) foe betfofjtf pour forefinger and ftombe)mafcmg ttje eteo: bought, i4ri4)tyaU be tone, of pour clone patterne, let feme ff anner bp cut ftje feme afunoer, and it brill be furelie ttjougbt ttjat tfjc ottjer lace tecut; fabtcb tot tt} too:tsg anD farting , fevpou fljall tome to reneto s mafee fcbole againe, Zftfs,ff it be toell ljant)leD5totU famic miraculous.
How to pull laces innumerable out of your mouth,
ofwhat colour or length you lift^and ncucr anic
thing feenctobe therein.
a £>fo?pullinglacesoutof tbemoufyttts fomefefmt affale Acommoa /\ieff,ftberebp tugglers gaine monie among mafoes, felling |«ggimg lacebptbepac&,puttmgmtotbefrmoufljs onerounDbottomeas *nackc°f faff astbeppull out an otfjer,an& at t&e tall end of euerte para nagephied tfyev tit a ttnot, fo as fte feme refJctt) tpon ftet r teeti) : ttjen cut among the tfjep off t&e fame, and & ftje bebotoers are Double ana treble ue> &npie,&c* cctuco3foetng as muctj lace as iu til be confeineo in a t)at3 an& t&e feme of t^at colour pou lift to name , to be Detune bp fo turn paras out of t»s moutb,ana pet fte tuggler to talfee as $out$ tf)ere toere nothing at all in bis moutfj,
How tomakeabooke, wherein you fliallftiew eue- rie leafe therein to be white, blacke, blew, red, yellow* greene,&c.
The xxxiij.Chapter.
#ete are a tijoufanD f ugglingsf,
ttfetrt) 31 am lot!) to fpena time to aefcr ibe, thereof fome be common,ana feme rare, ant) pet noting elfe but Decerpt 9 coufe* nagejO? confeaeracie : ttperebp pou map iuggiing a platnelie fee fije art to be a feint) of imtcfr kind of craft.| toill ena tberfo?e tottb one aeuife, witchcraft, -W^//^^4t$icb i^ not common^but toas fpeciallie
tfcobpClaruis,fabometbougb3l neuer fato toerereffe tbefeat, The intra.
pet am 3 fare 3 concetae aright of tyat inuention ♦ \$t baa(fbep ^ *ifc
31>t>,«g, fate)
344 * 3 .Booke. The difcouerie faggkng with * ik
fate)abajfec5ltbercofI)cti)OulDmafeepout!)mhefica5tt)at£ume
leafe tag cleane ttt'ttc paper : tiien bp bertue of foo?bs be t» oulo
fljefo pou euerie leafe to be painfeb tottb bir&s,tbenfottb beads,
- tben tottt) ferpcnts,tben tmtb angels, set tbe&eutfc tbcreof ts
Tnisknack *&**• T^aScatoftereuentn^cs long, rniDfiueiittjieg ^ai»,o^
is r^ncr accoutring to tbat pjopotfton : snb let tbere be rltr,lesttes$to font,
learned by feuen times feueh contetneb t&ertn, fo as pou map cut fcpon tbe
demonftra- ^Dgcof cacb leafe fir notches, eacbnotcb in bcpibN^ a quarter
than ™CuBht of an *n(k anD on0 *n* MttattkJ&afitf w*fe foureteentb anD fit by words of t^nfl) page ( irijf cb ts tbe enD of euerie (frt leafe , * tbe beginning inftruftion. of euerie feuentb)fcritb Itfee colour,o? one feinD of picture. €vX off foritb a paire of ffjeares euerte notcb of tbe firff leafe, leaning on* lie one tneb of paper in tbe fofpermoff place bneut, Wfy toill re* matne almoffiiaife a quarter of an incb btgb^tban anie part of tbat leafe i iteaue an otber like incb in %t feccnb place of tbe feconb leafe,cltpug afomp one tneb of paper in tbe btgbeff place immrDtatlie abcue % anD all tbe notcbes beloto tbe fame, anD to overlie to t^c tbtrb,fourtb,$c: foastberefl^aU re3 bpoucacb leafe one onlie incb of paper aboue tbe refi^ne btgl) bncut ind) of paper muR anfixser to ft)t firff 3Dtrcalte,m euerie feuentb leafe of tbe boofcetfc as foljen pou l)aue tut tbe firff feuen leaues,in fucfr fo?t as J firff Dt fcrtbcD, pou are to begin in tbe felfe fame o#er at tbe cf g#t leafe, DefcenDing in f ucb tfflfe in tbe tutting of feueti otber leaucs, anD foagatne attbefifi^ntb5to)T?5fc:bntiilpou !?aue pallets tb:ougb euerte leafe,all tbe tbtcfenes of pour bafte.
jpofo^ou $alltntDerffanD,ti)at after tbe firff feuen leaner
euerie feuentb leafe in tbe bmbt i$ to bepainteb,fautng one fe*
ncnleaueSj&ltcbmuff rcmatne tdjite^otobeitpou muff ob>
ferue, tbat at eacb Bumleafe o?b*gb incb of paper, feuen leaner
Wffaut, oppofttc one btrectlie anD lineallie againff tbe otber,
ffcougl; 0)t tbtcfcncfffc of tbe buofee, tbe fame page foriflj tbe page
p?eceDentfo tobepatntea tuitb^e Itfee colour 02 picture; ana fe
muff poupaffetb2oug^tbeba)6etoitb feuen feuerall fotfs of co>
lours 0: pictures :foas, t$ en poti fball reff pour tbombefcpon
anie of tbofe3]5umleaues,o^tgl* incbes,anD open tt^t b©fee,poit
Thiswiii fyall fie in eacb page onccolour o?ptctureft#oug&out tbeb©fee;
hebcre in a«°ftec rot»e,an otber colour,$c*Comafee tbat matter mo?e
holders/ platnebntopoujlettftisbetftebefcrtptfon^ereot ^olot^ebcDfee
iiutb
Hartumlm. ofWitchcraft. Cap.33. 345
foirtj pour left fcand, ant) (bet fotet pout forefinger ano fyombe of pour rigfit band) dtp ouer $0 bote in idmt place pou lift, and pour tijombe Ml afoatcs rett at tije feuentf) leafe; to tott, at tt>e SBumlcafe 02 fp'gf) incb of paper from licence t$en pour bofce is flreined, it Ml fall 0? flip to ftje nert,$c. OTjiclj idjen pou ijold fad , t open ttje bake, fl;e befjoloe r g feeing cad) leafe to i?aue one colour 0? picture Mtjfo mante varieties, all pairing continual lie $ Dtrectlic tt# ugfj t^e tifrole b©te,Ml ftifpote tftat totft) footfis pou can dtfcolour ttje leaues at pour pleafure. 315ut becaufe wherfuch perhaps pou Ml liardUcconceiueijerof bptytsdefcrfptioi^pou bookesmay ftall(tf pou be oifpofed) to o; buie fo? a fmall fcalue ffie lifte bcofee, bc &oltcn* at fte ftjiop of W.Brome in potoles c&urrijpard, fo? pour further inttructton. ^ fljere are certetne feats of actluitie, taSbfcfi beauts Sethis arterc£dingUe:l)otobeit euen intbefe,fome are true, and fome are counterfet ; to toit,fome Done bp p?atrtfe, and fome bp confederate, f SCberearelifeetuifediuers teats arptbmeticall t geometricall tfinffjemread Gemma Phryfius,andRecord,&e. bfyid) being ercrcifedbp Higglers ad credit to fyefr art f2flf)ere are alfo (betides ftem ft&irf) 3 Ijaue fet doMe in ibis title of BartHmim) fundjie ffrange experiments reported bp PI inie,Al-
bert,Ioh.Bap. Port.Neap. and Thomas Lupton,td)erof fome are
true, and fome falfc: t$ic& being bnotone tolannes and lam- bres,oj elfe to cur tugglers, fbeir occupation is tfce mo?e magnt* fied,and tfcep tfjerebp mo?e reuerenced. f ^ere is place to trifco* See more uertbe particular bnaueries of catting of lots, and fcafomg of hereof in axt$ (as tbep terme it)t$erebp manie coufenages are fo?ougbt : the ".book fo as 3 dare not teacbtftefundjie dcuifes thereof, leaff $e im godlie mafceap;actife of it intije commontoealt&,trfjeremanie Jhctuie ftings are decided bp fbofe meancs, tibid) being ijoiteft* ^ahas, cap. lie meant map be laMiilic Wed. H5ut3ljauefafa IO pag-w»
alreaoie fometdjat hereof in generall, and ***•
ttjerefo^e alfo fterat&cr ftaue fujp?elfcd ti)e particularities, febicb(m trutlj) are mare toggling bnacfees : thereof 3 could oifco* tier a great mmv bcr,
Defpcratc
J \6 1 j.Bookc The difcouerie Jug. whbedgdtofi
Defperatc or dangerous iuggling knacksjwhercin the iimplcarcmadcto thinke, thac a fcelie iuggler with words can hurt and helpe, kill and reuiuc anic creature at his pleafure : and firlt to kill anie kind ofpullen , and togiue it life againe .
The xxxiiij.Chaptcr.
%uft a nail o? a fine tyarpe point ca fentfe ffeougbftemtofiof ibe beaD thereof ,$$ ebgc totoarDjs tf>e bill 5 fo as it map feme impofltble fo? t>tr to (cape Death : then t)fo too^anD pulling out ttje fenifc, late otes before btr,$c : anD fije toilleate anD liuc,
* The natu- ral! caufe why a hen thruft tho- rough the head with a bodkin dooth liue notwith- standing.
Itmuftbe clcanelie conucicd inanycafc
fe^^i^beingnoflnngat allgr&ueDo? buttfotfb ttje foounD : btcaufe tfte * bjatne Itett; fa far behind in fte beaD as ft ts not toucbea , ffjougb pott ityutt pour fenife bettoane the cotnbe anb it .: anD after pou&aue tone ifjt^pou map conuert pour fpeadj anD actions to tbe gweuons tuounotng anD pjefent recottering of pour ofone felfe.
To eate a knife,and to fetch it out of anie other place.
T3iiea&n{fe3anDtontetne$e&me fotttnnpour tfcm banDs, fo as no part be feme thereof butaltttleof the point, &bu& pou muff (b bite at flje firff,as noffe map be maDe $ereUutt?« SE&en teme to put a great part thereof into pour moutb,anD let* ting pour fjanD flip Dofcme,tbere totll ajpeare to baue bane mo# in pour ntoutb ftan is pofltble to be conteineD tbereutl&en fenD fo^;infte?o?t3fefomeotber Delate, tmttll pou baue let the fat'D imifeflipintopourlap5boiDtngbotbpourfiffscl0re together as before, anDfbenraifetbem fo from the eDge of tbe table ft&ere pou fit (fo$fromtbeucetbeftm'fe map moitpjtuflte flip Dotunc into pour lap)anD in ffeeD of biting the 6nife,fenable a little t po ti pour nafle,anbft>en feme to tbjuff tbe fenife into pour moutb, openmgfbebanDnertbntoit, anD tfcuff top tbe other, tow it mapagieare to t&e ffanDers bp,$at pou Ijaue DeltuereD pour
banDs
Hartumim. of Witchcraft; Cap. 3 4* 347 ' banas fyerof 3 ana ffouft it into pour moutb : ftjett call fc anrtfce, after countenancemaae of packing ana aanger,$c,&afflie,put pour bana into pour lap > ana taking tbat fentfe in pour bana3 pou map feme to facing it out from bebtna pou , 02 from thence pou lift, f y5ut if pou ijaue anotfjer lifee fcntfe ana a confeaerate, pou map a© tfoentie notable foconaers berebp: as to fenaa ff anaer bp into fome garacn 0? 0 ?tbara , aefcribmg to Inm tome tr&o; berbe , tmaer &; fyeatfjo? pockety
To thr uft a bodkin into your head without hum
TSfee a boafein fo maae , as flic baft being bollotoe, flje blaae The maner thereof map fltptbereinto as fomcaspoubola tbepotntbp' &f^canS toara:anafettbefame topourfoseljeaa, ana feme totbjufttt ^ lsa into pour fjcaa , ana fo ( tottf) a little fponge in pour fjana ) pou map to?mg out blouD o?toine,mafeing ttje belMaers tfnnfce tf?e bloua d: t!je tome (thereof poumap fate poubauca;umhe foerie mutb)runnefb out of pour fotttym. f!jeri,after countenance of paineana graefc, pull atoate pour Ijana fuaacnlte , Soloing tfte point aofonctoarb; ana it Ml fall fo out , as it tpill feme ntutt tofjauebame fbauttintotbe l)aft : but fmmeajiatlfe fymtt ftmt boafein into pour lap 0? pocket, ana pull out an otber plaine boa* bin Ufce tfje fame.fauing in (bat coneeipt.
To thruft a bodkin through your toong, and a knife through your arme : a pktirull fight, without hurt or danger*
Mafee a boafein,flje blaae fterof being funajea in ffje miaafe, a forme or fo as tbe one part be not neere to tbe otijer almoff bp ft>;& ?* -ttSdk?f quarters of an tncb,eacb partbeing feept a funaer tutt^ one fmall [£ knifem bougbto? crcofeea pace of iron, of tbe fafttfon acfcrfbea jcre* youfoaife* after in place conuenient ♦Cben t&uftpourtamg betfmrt fye bribed a fc?efaf a fpace \ to tott , into tbe bought left m tbe boafcin blaae, y°utu™e putting ftje fata bougbt bebtna pour fetb, ana biting %z tame ; i^L ^ ana tben fyall it feme to fttcfce fo fiaft in ana tb?ougb pour t©ng, ward. as fyat one can baralie pull it out f aonetorttj a fentfe fomaae, ana put fcpon poar arme: ana tbe foounatoillajpeare tbe mo^e terrible, if a little blouo be potojea
tbere*
34§ ij.Bookc. Thedifcouerie lug.mtk kniuesyvln^ fterefcpon.
To thruft a pecce of lead into one eie, and to driue it
about (with a fticke)bctweene the skin and flefh
ofthc forchead,vntill it be brought to the
other eie,and there thruft out,
Ptfttap&ceof lead into one of fte nefter Itos of pourefe,a* big as a tag of a point , but not To long (fx^tcti pou map Da* toi ftout 0 anger)ano tot ft a little t ugglmg dtcbe(one eno fterof being ft oIlofo)fcme to ft :uff fte lifec peecc of lean fcnocr fte 0 ft et eteliD ^ but contteie fte fame in oeeo into fte ft olio tones of tfje fftcfce, fteffoffleo: peg tfteteof map be pjtutlie kept in pour ft an d tint ill ft is feate be Done • 23jen feme to D#ue ft e fata p of leaa,to t ft ft e ft olio to eno of ft e fa to ff tc&e , from ft e fame eie : ana fo toiftfteen&of ftefato tticfee, being bjougftt along fcpou ?ourfo?fteao to fte oftec ete, pou maie ft:utf out fte pice of iea&,fofticft before pou fta& put ftereinto; to fte admiration of fte beft otoera 4 feomc eat fte leaded ft en ftcoue it out at fte eie : an& forne pat it into boft,but fte firff te beff •
. To cut halfeyour nofe afunder, and to heale it againc prefentlie without anie falue.
This is cafi- npafeea fenife ftauing a rouno ftolloto gap in tfte mfo&le , ant lie doone, J[ laie it bpon pour nofe, ana fo Ojall pou fame f 0 ^ut tut Wngdcn- P°ac noft &alfe afunD^ ^oufoeo altoaies, ft at in all ftefepou lie handled ftaue an ofter like bnifetotftout a gap, to be ftetoed bpon fte it will de- puflingoutofftefame,anDtoo?&aof inftantment to fpeabe4 " h^of the Wou5 aIfc *° ^ktaiz $* foouno,ano nimble conueiance.
To put a ring through your cheeke.
T^ereisan ofter old bnaefee, t^ift femeft Dangerous fo fte ftaefee, jfo^fte accomplitying tftereof pou mutt ftaue ttoo rings, of Ufce colour ana quantitie ; fte one filed afun&er, fo a£ipoumapft;mffttbponpourfta*e;fteofter mutt beftftole, anb conueieo fopotf a fficfee, ftoloing pour ftano fterefcpon in fte tnfooieof ftetttefee,beliueringeatftenb of ftefame ffiefce to be ftoloen faff bp a fianoer bp. Sften conueteng fte fame cleanlie info pour ftano,o$ (foj lacfeeof gcoo conueiance) into pour lap 0}
pocftef,
beholders.
Bartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap. 3 4. 349
pccfect5puU atoafe pour fcant> from tfjc ttirfee : ano in puUtng ti a*
toate5trfjirie about ttjc ring, ano A totil tt be ttjoagtjt ttjat pou
Jjaue put tfjereon tfje ring fcmcf) teas inpour ctjifce. •
To cut offones head, and to laic it in a platter3&c :
which the iugglers call the decollation of Iohn Baptift.
TUD C^ctp a matt notable e rccution bp tijis art, pea muff This was raufc a bco^aclot^anaaplatferfobe purpofclte maoe, teie by ana in cad& of ttjem tjolcs fit fo? a botes necfee . Slje bono mutt S"^"^ bemaoe of tfooplanfes,tbe longer ano tyoaoerQje better :tbere London at muttbeletttoitbin&alfeapar&of ttje eno of eacfc planfectjalfea aBarthoio- jiole^ fo as botfcplanfcs being tbmtt togittjer,tUre map remaine mewndc, ttoo ijoles, like to ttje tjoles in a paire of ttccks : tljcrc mutt be An ! *r8 h maoelifeetoifeatjolcinttje f ableclottj o? carpet. Splatter alio Sa3e muttbefetotretflie ouer 0? fopon one of ttjem, tjauingatjole m that came ttje mtole thereof ,of ttje lifee quantitie, ano alfo a peecc cut out of to view this tfcc fame,fo big as Ijis necfee,tb?ougt) ttfcicfj Ijis |jca& map be con? *Pefock. ttcico into tfjemiooett of ttje platter : ano tfcen fitting 02 fcn&* ling fcnoer ttje bcKD, let ttje tjeao onlie remaine tjpon tfce b©?o in ttje fame. II)en(to mate tbc figlj t mo?e o;eofull) put a little brim* Cone into a djafing Dittj of coles, fetting it befo:e ttje lieao of ttje boie, tdjo muttgafpe ttoo 0? %*ef f mes, fo as ttje fmote enter a little into litis nottrtls ano mouttj(fctH$is nott>nfjolfome)an& tfjeljcaop^fentlie totll appeare ttarte oeaD; if ttje boie fet bts countenance accotfnngte: : ano if a little blouo befpjinkleoon #$ fccc$e figfjt Mi be ttje ffranger.
SJjis is ecmmonlfep:fictifci) totttj a bote inffruttcti fo? fljat purpofe,t*o betng familiar mapbefenotoneastoellbpbwface5as b^> Ijisajparell. 3n$e ottjer eno of ftje table, ttfeere ttje lite Ijole is maoe, an ofljer bote oftfte bigneffeof ttje fenoixme bote mutt be placeo^auingtjpon Jfm fcts Wuall atparell : Ije mutt lean* 0: lie tjpon fte bo>?D, ant)muttputbtsbeaobnoerttjebco2D%oug^tt)efait)^ole, foas ijts boote fyall teme to lie on ttje one end of ttje ba>?>, ano (5 is Ijeao Qjattliem a platter on ttje ottjer end. «r Sljere are otber Ncccffaric fttngs fefctdj migljt be performed in ttjis action , ttje mo?e to atto* °„,£2te. nffljttje bctjolDers,MSjfftjbecanfettjep offer long ocfcrtptions3 nifhthebc. omit 1 as to put about |jis necUe * little oougfj feneoeo totttj bul^ holders,
locks
3 5 o; 13 •Bookc The difcoucric Juggling with edgdt% loebs blcuD, Wd) being colt) to ill appears Uhc ocazj fleOj; s being patches tutt6 a fljacpe rounD IjolloU) quill, totU blarD, anD feme tjerte ff r angc,$c. f spante rules ate to be obferuco herein, a* to bauc tbe table clotb fo long ant) totoe as it map almoff toudj ibcgtoimD, f j^ottofuffcrttje companteto Gate too long in $e places
To thruft a dagger or boc&iainto your guts vcric ftrangelie, and to rccoucr immediatlie.
Ajptotber miracle map be fyetocD touting counterfet m* cation*; namelte, tbat Uritft a bc&fctn 0? a Dagger pou ftjall feme to bill pour felfe, 0? at tbe leatt mabc an fonrecouerable
of iu2 tootm& in ?ot,r te'1^ ♦ aiel (*n trttt&) not l°nS Cnc* * foggier caw gicr thfc fe& trfmfelf to be billet) at a tauerne in cbeapfitoe^rom thence be failing in p^cfentltc focnf into l&ofolcs cburtbparo anD $kt).W)i(h mf fbp defeats ofjunefellt)pon|)imtb?ougbbti5 otone follte,as being tbenD?un hisUfe ben,ant)|iauingfojgottenbfeplate,t^tcbbc tyoulobauebaDfo? bt^fenfe^eocutfetstbte. *^cumuttp:epareapaffebm:D, to be made accoflring to tt?c fafyton of pout bellte anD bjett : ttje fame muff bp a painter be coloureD cunninglte, not onelte libe to pour flc%but tuitt) pappes ,uaufll,batre, $c : To as ttjc famc(be# fngbanbtomelie truffeD tmto pou)map tyctu to be pour naturall bellie, Ifjen nert to pour true bellte pou map put a linnen do % anDfberefopon a Double plate (tttycfclbe foggier tbat fetUcDbtm^ felfe forgot, 0? toflfullte omitteD)ouer anD tjpon tlje ttljtri) pou map place tbe falfe bellte. pjoufbeD atoatr^itjat bctttrfrfflje plate f tbefalfe bellte pou placeaguto: blaDDerof blouD,ft&fc& MouDmuff beof acalfeo? of afljaepe^butin no Me of anoreoj a cott),fo2 tbat fotll be too tbtcfec . Slljcn tb?utt3o? caufe to be Q:u(f into pour b:ett a rounD bobbin, ojflje point of a Dagger To fat; Bmherem adit mappearfe %ougb pour gut 0? blabDer; fcjrtcb being pufc ice you be jeD mi agatne, tbe fatD blouD toil! fptn 0: fpirt out a g©D Diff ance arcum pect f^gm pdu> efpectaUte if pou If raine pourboDte to (toenail* tb?ttttfi)eretmtbagatnft tbeplafe. ^ou mutt euer te> member to Wc(toitb too&s, countenance, anD getture) fucb a grace, as map gtue a grace to tbe acttoiymo mcoueaD* miration tntbe befcoloer*.
To
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. '• Cap. 3 4* 351 To drawe a cord through your nofe5 mouth or hand,
fb fenfiblie as is woonderfull to fee.
T^ere i* an ofber iugglmgbnacte,tibicb tbep call tbebjtole, a forme or beingmaoeof ttooelDerfficfes,%ougbtbebollotonestber* {?"??,, ofisplacedaeojo, tbe fame beingputontbe nofe litea pafteof you^allc tongs 0? pinfars 5 and tbeco?o, tobicb goctb round about tbe fecdefcri. fame,being djafone to and fro ?tbebe5oloer0tDtlltt)mtetbebcdifyou co^dto go t&ougb pountofeterietiangcrouflte.Cljcfeuotsat t"rncoucr tbe end of tbecogd, febicbdeoffaieibe fame from being d:afone cwlcauw oat of tbefftcte,roapnot be put out at tbe berietop (foutbat mufl be fto{petrt3p)butljalfe an mtb beneath eacbeno : anofo 3 faie,ftben it is putteo,tt tbtll feme to paffe tfeougb tbe nofe ; and tbenmappoutafeeafcnife, and feme to cat tbewd afunder, and pull tbe bridle from pour nofe.
The conclufion, wherin the reader is referred to cer- teine patterns ofinftruments wherewith diuerfe feat* hecre fpecificd are to be executed.
(Stein 3 migbt foade infinitelie, but % fjope ft fufficefb, tbat 3 baae deliuered bnto pou fbe p2incfples,and alfo flje pjinci pall feats belonging to tbts art of i uggltng; fo as mxv man concef uing ttoougljite Ijereof map not onlie 0© aU tbefe tbings, but alfo map beut fe otber as ff range, $ dart e e* uetie of tbefe deuifes into otber fojmes as be can befi concef ue. Sno fo long as tbe potoerof almigbtieclDoO is not tranfpofed to tbe tuggler, no? offenfe miniftrcd bpbis bncomltefpeacb and bebauf our, btxt tbe action performed in pattf me, to tbe deligbt of tbe beboldsrs, To as alfoaies tbe fuggler confefTe in tbe end tbat tbefe are no fupernaturall actions, butbeuffes of mm , and nimble conuefanccs, let all fucb curious concefpted men as cannot afford tbefr nefgbbo^s ante comfejt 0? commodttie,but facb as pleafefb tbefr melantbotifee difpofitfons fap ftbat tbep If ff, fo? tljis foill not onelie be found among indf fferent actions, A but fucb as greatlte aauancefbe potoer and glojie of ©od^difco* w™atm
act!*
uering tbefr pjf oe and faUbcoo tbat tate topon tbem to foo?fee ons iug- miracles, and to be tbe migbttepoioer of (0oo,as Ianncs and gling*s»
lambres and alfo Simon Magus did. bccoun«4
ilfanic man doubt oftbefettjingSj as td)etbcr tbep be not as
ffrangs
35^ ij.Bookc. The difcoucric The conclufidn. If range to bcbold as 31 f)aue reported, o? tftinkc tmib Bodin ttjat tticfe matters ate perfo^meDfapfamtUarso^Dttiete 5 letbimgo i a matchics into £>. 2partins,and inquire fo? one Iohn Cautarcs (a ifmtcfj ! fciiowcfor manbpbtrti)3mcontierfattonanl)oneaman)ant)^etollftetD i mfinc. e" a* muc& an* m toange actions as tbefc, tfto gettetb not bts It* uingbercbp, but laboured fo?ibe fame foitb tbe ftoeat of Ijts b?ofoes, and neuertfceleffe batb fte bett band and conueiance (3 ftinfce) of ante man tbat liuetb tbts Date.
#eitber dcd 3 fpeafec (as tbep Cafe) foitbout btohe herein* '$ o;
f f time, place, and occafion ferue, 3 can (tjeto fo mutb herein ,
as 3 am fure BodinjSpinaei^and Vairus,toouto foeare 3 foerc
a fcoitcb, and bad a familiar dluell at eommanoemeut . But
truelie mv ff udfe and trauell herein Ijatf) onelie brcne emploiea
fo ttje cttD 3 mt'gbt pjcoue ft cm folcs, and find out tbe fraud of
tbem tbat mafce tbem fories, as fcfcerebp tbep map become tofr
fer, and dPod map battc tijat t^tdbto bim belongetb. ;
Touching and bicaufe tbe maner of tbefe iuggling conuetances are not
™ pat- taQife conceiueb bp difcourfe of too?ds $ 3 bauecaufed to be fet
diu"rrc°iu2- botonebiuerfe formes of tnffruments Wed in ibis art; tdmb
cling in- map ferue fo?patternes to tbem tbat fooulo ib?ougbltefo tbe
Sr uments. fecrets tbereof , and mafce tbem fo? tbeir oUmc p?iuate p?acr ites,
fotrtetbeeuerttof fucb beuifes- as in ttjis tract of Irgirroe*
maine are tyefoed.Wbere note,tbat poufljaU find eueric tnffru*
ntcnt tbat is mottneceffarilte occupied in tbe fobbing of tbefe
itrange feats, to beare tbe iutt and true number of tbe page,
fcbere tfce tfe tbereof is in amplcfoo?ds declared*
$otu lniU3p;oc0^)toitbanotber coufening point of tDftcb*
craS, apt fo? tbe place, necel&rie fo? tbe time, and in mine opi*
nion maet to be difcouered, 0? at tbe leaff to be defaced among ;
decettfullarts. 2nd bicaufe uianieareabufedb&rebp
to tbeir fctter tjtid©ing, fo? tbat it batb bad pafr
fage bnder tbe protection of learning,&ber'
bp ibep pretend to accompli^ tbeir
too?fts,tt batb gone fr&Ue fottb>
nut generall controlment
tb:ougbattages3na'
tionsi people.
^ Heefe
Hartumim. ofWitchcraft, Cap.ap^^ *fl" Heere follow fatternes of certeine inftm-
ments to be vfed in the former iuggling knacks.
To pull three bead- ftonesfrom orfa cord, while you holdfaft the ends thereof, without remoouing of your hand.
To draw a cord tho- rough your nofe,mouth or hand, which is called the bridle.
T£D be t'nff ructefc fti tfje rigtjt tofc of fye fafo bcaDttones^reao page 3 3 7 . ano 3 3 8 . Ste fo? fyc bnDle, reao page 351.
*.
1 3 .Booke. The difcotierie
Tothrufta bodkin into your head, and
through your toong,&c.
Thehether mod is the bodkin w the bowery midlemoft is the bod- kin with the holow haft: the further- xnoft is the ptainc bod- kin feruing Cor&cw.
T®teinfftacteDanDtaagt)t (nflje tfgl)f DfeemD reaDic m mre of t^feboawn*, xm m* W7-
Hartumim. ofWitchcraft. Cap.34^ To thruft a knife through your arme3 and to
cut halfc your noie afunder, &c.
Themkf*
diemoft knife is to feruefor fliewj the other two be the kniuesof deuife*
tfD berea&tefa fyz fcfe ana perfect in flje pjactife of ty%& fen(ue0^repoatrato,fepaa[e 347.ano 34?^
ij.Booke.
Thcdifcoueric
To cut off ones headland to laie it in a platter,
which the iugglers call the decollation of Iohn Baptift.
The forme ofy planks,
The order of the acti- on, as ic is to be (hew- ed.
W^atoj&ette.to be obferueu foj tfje pjactifing fj&reof imtti gteat atimfeatton^aD page 3 49,3 5 °-
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.i. 353 ^ T:he xiiij. Boo^e.
Of the art of Alcumyftrie^ of their woords of art and deuifes to bleare mens eies^and to procure . credit to their profeffion.
The firft Chapter.
impertinent to fate fome* Ufeaf of tfje art 0; rafljer Akumy: trjecraS of 3lcwttpftrte,ftrieacrafc, otrjerhnfe caiieD Spulttpte not anan-
Cation ; b^td) Chaucer, of
ail overmen, moffliuelte Dtct#eretrj. 3n tf?e bofoete tjerof &©$ botrj tot* cjjeraft ant) confutation lie jnD> sen, as ftfcerebp fomecou* fen others , anil fomeare coufeneo irjemfelues. Jf 02 bp ti)\$ mpfterte (as it ts fato in ttjc ct) anons mans prolog)
They take vpon them to turne vpfide do wne, G.Chaucer
All the earth betwixt Southwarke &c Canturburie towne, ^;^c"
And to paue it all of filuer and gold, &c.
But euer they lacke of their conclufion >
And to much folke they doo illufion.
For their ftuffe Aides awaie fo faft,
That it makes them beggers at the laft.
And by this craft they doo neuer win,
But make their purfle emptie3 and their wits thin.
2no bicanfe fye pjacttfers ij&reof foonto be frjougfjt tof fe, leac ne&xunmng,an& trjett crafts maiff ers, ttjcp tjauc aeuifeD too^os ofar^fentencesan&cpitrjetsobfcure, andconfectious fo inntf
€t.f. mcrablc
nonsmans prolog.
554 14-B°°ke. Thcdifcoucrie Alcumyflrie:
mcrablc(td)tci) are alfo compounded of Arrange ant) rate 0 m*
pies) as confound incapacities of tyem tyat are either fet on
foorfee birc tn.,02 be b: o ugbt to be li o Id or er pert tyeir conctafions*
iForttyatplamemanfcoouldnotbelaeue, ti>af tyep are learned
and iolltefellotocs, tyat fcauem futy readtneffe fo manp mytiU
The termes call termes of art: as (fo? a tatt) tyeir fublimmg, amalgammg,
of the art englutmg, imbibing, incorporating , cementing , ritrination,
*k\TyrA '^wte^tonftmoUf flcatfo w, and indurations of bodies , mat*
ofpurpofc to*ttmbuttandcoagulat,tngots,teffs,$c. £)rityotsableto
to Ling conceiuc (bp reafon of tye abrupt confuffon, contrariette , and
credit to multitude of drugs, fimples, and confections) tye operation ana
coufenage. jnpfferie of tyeir ttuffe and foorbemantyip. jf or tyefe tying* and
manp more, are of neceffttie to be prepared and tofed in tyecre*
cation of tyts tndeuor 5 namelieo?ptment>fablfmeo Mercuric,
(ron fquame0,Mercurie crude,grounolic large,bole armoniabe,
t)crdegrece,borace, boles, gall3arfenicbe, fal armantafce, bam*
Cone, fait, paper, burnt bones, bnflibeo lime , date , fal tpeter,
t>itnaU,faltartre,alcalte5fal preparat, date made ferity fjorffe
dang, man* baft e,of le of tartre^allnmjglaffejfewjrtjpeff^argofl,
re(agor,gleirof anete,poiooers? atyes3damg,ptflMc* SE&en
ftauetyepfoaterscorofiue and lincall, foatcrs of albtficatfort,
and toat crs rubtfieng,sc.#lfo otles, ab!utions,and metals fa&
b!e.2lfo tyeir lamps, tyeir ti:inalle£L,Dtfcenfo:ies ^fublt m at 0 Jies,
alembecfeJjttotejCrofle^cncnrbitSjflillatorieSjanD tyeir for*
nace of calcination : alfo tyeir foft and tab till fiers/ome of focod,
Tome of cole, compofed fpeciallie of beety, $c ♦ 3tod b tcaufe tyep
totllnot fame to ferant ante point of coufenage to affonity tye
fimple,or to mtaut admiration to tyeir en terpr f fes3tycp baue(a*
tyepafftrme) fourefpirit0tot»orfeeiDityall,ttbereoftye firll ts,
a^imtnt ; tye fecond, qutcfefiluer ; tye tyird, fal armonf abe ; tye
f ourty,b?imttone* 2$en baue tyep feuen celeff iall bodies, name*
lte,Sol,Luna, MarS,Mercurie,Saturne>Iupiter, and Venus ; to
ityometyepajplte feuen terreffriall badtes;totott,golo,filuer, iron^uicfeefiluer^ead^tttnejandcopper^attributingDntotyefe tyeoperationof tye otyer , fpeciallie if tye terreffriall bodies be qualified, tempered, andforougbtm tye fjoure and date accop ding to tye feats of tye celefffaU bodies ; ferity more Utefeanitte*
The
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.ai 355 The Alcumyfters drift,the Chanonsyeomans talc,
ofalcumyrricallftones and waters. The fecond Chapter.
tr»D anoti2tft of all ftctrtDO^c, is, to at' ttm tmto ifje compofittonof ^e^tlofo^ $ ers ilo n e,c all eo Sifter, anD to frjc Cone calico JH ttan us ; anD to spagitatta, &Jrf cfj is a toater ma&c of ttje foure c lemen te, ife&ftf) (fijep fate ) trje #tlofoj&ers are ftooine ncfttjer to tnfeouer, no; toto;ttc of. ano tip trjefe trjep motftfie quiche Sitter, anti make tt mallear We,anl3to^ototoucrj:l)0?rebpal(btrj0r)conucrtant; otrjer met* tall (but fpectallte copper) into goto . f&te fcteuce (fo?f©trj)te %z ttttti of ferrets ; etten as Salomons confutation is fato among f&cconfaro?stobefoItfcefotfe. SlnDtrjus, febeutrjep crjance to mktt to t trj pong men, 0 : fimple people, trjep boatt ano b 2 ag, and fete toitrj Simon Magus$at ftjep can too?fee mtracIe*,attD tying Aa*.8. itrfgbtie tying* to paflfe, 3(n ifturj refpect Chaucer trncUe ljfcre> offafffj:
Each man is as wife as Salomon, When they are togither euerichone : But he that feemes wifeft,is mod foole in preefe, And he that is trueft,is a verie theefe. Theyfeemefriendlie to them that knowe nought, But they are feendlie both in word and thought, Yet many men ride and feeke their acquaintance, Not knowing of their falfe gouernance.
^ealfofefft,ant)ejcperiencetertfiett)btsa(rrrtton, trjat ftcp tofce itt fauottreolte, $ are altoate* beggerlte atttreo ; Ijis toow are trjefe:
Thele fellowes Iooke illfauouredlic, And are alwaies tired beggerlie,
Ec.ij. So
G.Chaucer
intheCha- nons mans tale.
Idemjbid*
3 5 6 1 4.Bookc.' The difcoueric Alcumyjirk.
So as by fmelling and thredbare araie,
Thefe tolke are kno wne and difcerned al waie.
But fo long as they haue a fheet to wrap them in by
Or a rag to hang aboutthem in the day light, (night.
They will it fpend in this craft,
They cannot flint rill nothing be Iaft.
Here one may learne if he haue ought,
To multiplie and bring his good to naught*
But if a man aske them priuilie,
Whie they are clothed fo vnthriftilie.
They will round him in the eare anc| faie,
If they efpied werc,men would them flaie,
And all bicaufe of this noble icience:
Lo thus thefe folke beetraien innocence.
Sjc tale of (be cbanons peoman publtffjeti bp Chaucer, &©#
mafee(bp foate of erample) a perfect Demonftratton of tbe art of
SUcumpSrie o? multf plf cat ton ; ttje effect thereof ts ttjte. & cba*
The point? non being an SUcumpffer ot coufeno: , efptea a tomtom p^ff,
orpac&dF irfjofe purffe be feuefo to be foelllmeD ,ft&ome be aflaulteD tuttlr
the arc Ai- flatferfe ana fubtill fpeacb, tfoo principal! points belonging to
whTch may *W* mt^ §* lenS$ &e & ff , trfneb i*
be called tbe tfnrD part of tbe art , Jtottbout fte t$tct) tbe paofeffo?* can am
che myftie no g©D3noj insure in goon elf ate*Sben be at bis Date repaieb tbe
or fmokie monie,felHcb i$ tbe inoff difficult point in tbis art f ario a rare er*
C4cncc' periment jfinaHie,to requite tbe p?#lis courtcfie , %t p2omtfeD
fmto jjim fact? tnif ructions^ as feberbp fcrtb erpetritton fje AiquId
become infimfeiicridj, ana all ffeougbtbis art of multtpltcatt*
on* #n& tbis is foe moS common point in tf)t0 fctence^ fo? Ijere^
tutbepmuft be flrilfull before tbep can be famous, o? attetneto
ante cteDit.Ujep^dtiifiiSeD not bis p?offer; fpeclaUie btcaufe
tt tenae&fo |jis pMt,an^emb?aceti^s courtefie* S|)en tbecba*
non tDiHeDljtmtotbtuiftj to fenbfo? tb.:& otonces of qufefee fil*
uer3ttbtcb be fats \>z fcooula tranfubttanttate(bp bts art) into per*
feet Sluer* lEbe pj&ff ttjougljt tbat a man of bis pjofefffon coula
' not tiidemb^anut^erefe^toitt) great top ana bope accompli*
fljeafcisrequeff.
3n&
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.2,$, 357 3nD note (f o?f© ft) goeft ftte f ollie aicumpl! about I) is bufc tte^ ant) too:fce of mnlttplf c at to it ,anu caufc ft ftc p;£C to make afierof coles ,m fte bot tome thereof be place ft a croflet; anb pjetenbingortelte toljelpe ftepj&ff to late fte coles banbfome* lie, be fotffeft into fte nubble fcoaro 0? lane of coles , a bk&jtn cole 3 toifttnfteifticb teas conueieb an ingot of perfect filuer, tftift (Sfteu fte cole teas contameb)flipt boftme into fte crcflef , ftat foas(3l fate) bfrettlie bnber it ♦ Uje pxeeft percef ueb not fte The Aku- fraub,butrecetueo fte ingot of filuer3anbtoas not a little topfull myftsbak to f& fuft certeine fticcefle p^oc&b from bts otone banbte too:be *° catch * tftereincoulobenofrauti(asb^fetelieconcetueD) anbfterefo?e foolc* bette imUinglte gaue fte cannon fo#te pounbs fo? fte receipt of ftts erperf ment,fcfto fo? ftat fumme of monte taugbt btm a let* fon in aicumpff rte , but &e neuer returnee to beare repetition*, c?tofebotubep:ofitcD.
Of a yeoman of the countrie coulened by
an Alcumyft,
The third Chapter.
CoulD cite mame SMcumptt wall
coufenagesfojougbt bp UDocto? Burcot, Feates , an b fuft ofter ; but 31 tptll paffe ftem ouer, anb onelierepeate fte# etpe* rtmcntsof ftat art; fte onep?actifebbp> on an bo net! peomau in fte count te of ^Kent^fte ofter fcpon a migbtte prince, fte ftirbfcpcn acoueteus pjeeftianb fit $ toufttng fte peoman.be teas ouerfaben anb bfeo in matter and fojmefoltofomg, bpanotablecoufeningbatlot,tfto p:ofeffeb aicumpttrie5iuggling?tDttftcraft5 anb coniuration : anb bp meanes of bis companions anb confeberats DtfcalTeti fte Urn* plicitteanbabilitieof ftefatbpeoman^anbfounb out btseffate anu bnmo? to be conuenient fb? b& purpofe; anb finallie came a t0Q3tug(asftepfate)tobis baugfjter , to tftome be mabe loue cunninglte in too^ftougb bis purpofe tenocb to anoft er mat* ter. anb among ofter tlluftons anb tales, concerning bte o&ne

358 14.B00ICC. The difcoueric tAlcumyfirie.
commenDatton.fb2 toel!b,parnitage3tnljcri tancc, alliancc^acttV
uttie, learning , pjegnaneie, ana cunning, fa boatted of ljia
fenotoie'ege ant) experience in aicumpttric ; making tbe ftmple
manbeteue ftat be could multiplte, and of one angel! make
ttooo?tb?# ♦ TOi(bfeimottrangetoftcpo^eman,uifomur^
as be became to tiling enougb to fce tbat conclufion : feberebp tbe
Slleumpftcr bad mo?e Ijope and comfort to atteinebis deftre,
ft an if bis daugbter bad prided to baue maried bim.Co be tyo#%
, be in tbe pjefence of tbe faid peoman , did include toitbm a Utile
coufening baH of ttrgine toa^a couple of angels 5 and after cerfeineeere*
conueiance monies and coniuring foo?ds befemed to deliuer tbe fame tan*
of this ai* to Inm: but in trutb(ib?ougb legterdemame)beconueied into tbe
cumy ftical yC(nntim £anfc anotber ball of tbe famefeantltng, therein foere
ncr. KI°" fadofet) manie mo:e angels tban toere in ffa baU tfyith be
tbougbt be &ad rcceiued. $oto(fo;tfa)tb)tbe SUcumpfter bad bim
late tap tbe fame baU of taw , and alfo tafe certeine ceremonies
( tabirb 3 tbougbt good b&re to omit . ) and after certeine daies,
boures,and minuts tbep returned togetber , according to fte ap*
potntment, and found great games bp tbe multiplication of
tbeangels* Jnfomucb asl)e,beingaplaineman,toasbfcrebp
perfuaded^tbat fa fyould not onelie fjaue a rare and notable goto
fonneinlatoe $ but a companion tbat migbt&elpetoaddebnto
lis toeltb mucb treafure,ano to bts eft ate great fortune and felt*
titiz* 0nd to increafe tbis opinion in tym , as alfo to toinne bis
f urtber fauour;but fpeciallie to b?ingi)is cunning aicumpff r ie,
o^ratber i)is letodpurpofe to pade 5 be told htm tbat it toere
Mietomultiplieapoundof gold, tab en as eafifo tbep mtgbt
multipliea millian: and tberefteecounfelled Ijim to p;oduce all
tbe monie fa bad , 0? could boarotoe of l)is neighbours and
trands^anddidputljimoutof doubt, fljat be tooulo multiplte
ffa fame,and redouble it erc&dtnglie y turn as be fatoe bp erpe*
vt met fato fa belt totfb tfa fmall fumme before bts face • Zfyi*
Anotabic ytmmjn ^0pe 0f gafaes and pjefermenMcconfenteo to tbis
fift&te motfon,andfa?ougbt out and laid bcfo?e IjiB fate , not tbe onebalfeof bis goods, but aUftat^e bad ,o^ could make 0? bo^ r otoe ante maner of toate ♦ f&en tins iuggling aicumpffer, b a - utng obtetned bis purpofe/oloed tbe fame in a ball 5in quantitie farre bigger $au tbe o$cr , and conucieng tfa fame into rm
bofinw
359
Hattumim. of Witchcraft. C ap.$. borons pocket, DcItttereD anotber ball (a* before) of tbe If be quanttttebntotbepeoman,tobe referueo anbfafelie fceptinbte 4ea^eteof(btcanfett)ematteriDa0of importance) etttjetof tbem muff ijauc a fcep,anD a feucr all locke , ibat no interruption mtgbt be maoe to tbe ceremonie, nor abufe bp c stber of tbem , m Deftauoing ecb otter, j£oto (ferfofy) tgefe circumOance* antics remonfe«betngenDeD,anotIje3ilcnnipffer£jpurpofetftcrbppw Acoufe- foaneD 5 tjc tolD tlje peoman ^af(t»ittll a certeine Date anD boure ning dcuife ItmttteD torefurue)eitber of tbem mtgbt emplote tbemfelue* by running abouttfjetr bufine*,anDnecefl&rie affaire* ; fte peoman to tbe &£$£' plougb,anD be to tbe citie of London , anD in tbe tneane time fte crcait of golo$atDnwUiplie>fC.BnttbeSlcnmpOfer(belibe)baningotber the arc. matter* of more importance came not tuff at tbeboureajpctw teD,no: pet at tbe baie5 nor toHWn ibepeare : (b as, alfljougl) it toerefomefcbat againff tbe peoman* confctence to tnolatefjt* promife5orbreafee tbe league; pet partite bp tbe longing fjetjaft to fo,anD partite tbe Drifts |>e baD to enioie tbefruttof tbat er* cedent epper fment,bautng;(6r In* oione fecuritte)anD tbe otfjer* fatiffaction,fomc tefftmonte at tbe opening thereof, to tottnelTe frt*fineerebealtng,bebra&et>p i^t coffer, anb lobe fameefpfeD tbe ball of foar,ftbicb ¥ ftimfelfe baD laiD bp tbere toitb W flfane bans. & 0 a* be fl&ougbt (if tbe ftar beff tyoulD Ml) be fl^otdD finb liaprtncipall: anbi^tenot a* gaDincreafe hereof uofo, a* of tbe ofter before. IButala* ! t$en $e tear toaa Soften, anD tbe metall mtoucreD^e goto teas mu$ abafeb , anb became per* fettleao.
Now who lb lift to vttcr his folKc,
Let him come foorth3and Iearne to multiplic j
And euerie man that hath ought in his cofer,
Let him appearand waxe aphilofbpher,
In learning of this eluiih nice lore,
All is in vaine,and pardee much more
Is to learne a lewd man this (utteltce,
Fie,ipealcc not thereof it woll not bee :
For he that hath learning^andhc thathathnone,
Conclude alike in multiplicatione.
E***» e.uij.
G.Chaucer in the tale of the cha- nons yeo- man.
\
3^o i4.Booke. The difcoucric Alcumyttric*
A certeinekingabufedby an AIcumyft3and of the kings foole a pretie ieft.
The fourth Chapter.
Akingcou. yr»s^
fened by Alcumy- ftrie.
A wife foolc
ftlcumpff tbat came to acerteinebtng, p^omtfing to foojbe bp b*s art manic great things, as toell m compounbtng ano tranfubff aniiatmg of mettals,as in crediting of ottjer erploties of no IcOe aomtratton ♦ 15ut before !je beganne, be 'ferS^S^U^ifounb tbe meanes to receluebp fcertue of tbe bingsfoarrant,agreatfumme of monte inp^eff, alluring tbe bing anD bis councelUbat be fooulD tyotflie retorne, anD ac* complify bis p;tomtfe,fc* £>©ne after, tbe bing* fojle, among o# fber teffes/ellinto aoifconrfe anD Dtfcouerie of f©les,anD banD> leD fljat common place fo pleafantlie5tbat tbe bing began to tabe Deltgbt iberein, $ to libe Jte merrte bzintMfctttyon be fooulo n#Des Ijaue tbe forte Deliuerbnto btm a febcDulI 0; fcroll, com teining tbe names of aU tfje moC excellent fenics in ttje lanD* feo be caufeo (be bings name to be firft fet boione, anD nert btm all tbe names of tbe lo?as of b& )PMz counceli , £lje bing f&ingbimfofatocie anDmalepert, tnenttobauebaD fjtmpan^ IbeDtbut fome of bis counceli, bnofoingbtm tobea feBotoplea* fantlieconcetpteo3befongbt bis maieSie ratfjerto DemanD of btm a reafon of bis libeU,$c:tban to p?oc&D in etfremtfie a* gainffi bim* tten tbefcolebeingafbeD tipbefo fatucrtie aecufco tbebinganbbiscounceUQfp:inctpaUfoliie,an(loerebs)lB}caure be fafoe one farftfbbnaue b^gnile tbem all, anD to ccufen tbem of fogreata made of monte, anD finallte to he gone mt of ftetr reacb ♦ Wn (fatbone of tbe counceli) be mate returne siid per* fotme W p?omtfe,fc* S6en(quc#)fl}e fole)31 canbclpe all tbe matter eafilie ♦ ^oto (faiD tbe bing) canft tbou bcotbat ^#arie fir (fata be) tben 3 totfl blotte out pur name, ano put in U#, as tbemottfarfein tbe iuojlb* ^anieotber pretties of f&e titan* iuremigtjt be^erebntoannejceDjfty $e Detection of tijeir bna>
uerfe
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap.4^. 361 ttette and arcetpte trfjerefcpon fbts art Dcpenoeft»5 ixtjet^fap fte readers mate be mo?e delisted in reading, tbanttjcp.:acttTer$ benefited tnftmpltebfingibe fame, JFo? it te an art confiffing tlolie of fubtiltte atiD Dccctpt, irfjeteb^ ifje fgnozant and plains mtnueomanftjoag^te tco muct creoulitie 10 rfrcumuenteo, and fye ljumo $ of flje otber flie coufenet fatiflied.
A notable ftorie written by Erafinus of two AI-
cumyfts, alio of longation and curtation.
The fift Chapter.
e ttytflejcample i$ tepojteD bp 045***
Erafmus, tftofe excellent learning and **• 1®it isbadtoibtedaie in admiration,^ {*mW** tna certeine dialog intituled ^Akvtmytti- ca dotb finelie bcto?ate tbe bnauerie of (bio craffie art 5 therein Ije p?opofetbone Balbine^a t)er ie toife>learneo3and denont p?&ff Jofobettfucbaone as teas betoifr cbed,and mad fcpcn ttjc art of aicumpffcie. Wbtcb fting anotber coufcning p:&3 perceiued^and dealt toitb tym in maner and fcjmefcUotoiug.
^2Doeto?BaJbine (faid be) 3 being alfr anger tmto poumaie a flattering famefoeriefaucie to trouble pour foojtyip foifbrnp bold fate, & cowing tsfto alfoaies are buffed in great and df trine ffudies* Co fcbome Preambic* Balbine5bcmgamanof feto toqaos^gauea nodde: ix&icb teas mo?e tban be Wed to cucrie man.Hftit tbe p?#fl fcnotoing bis bo* mo?, fa i d^3 a m fare fir, if pou feneto mp fate, pou tooulo pardon mint impo^tunitie. 3 p?ate ib# goad fir lohn (faid Balbine) fljefcj me tbp mind, and be bjaefe, Hjat ftallj do Gr (faid be) toitb a god foull^ou fenoto ^♦SDotto:,t!#ougbponr (hill in jbilo&fbie, tfjat euerie mans oeffmie is not alike 5 and 3 fa? mp part am at ftte point, tbat 3 cannot tellfebetber 3maie be counted bajpte m infojtunate. jfoj feben 3 toeigb mine ofeme cafe,oj rafter mp ttate,in part 3 feme fortunate, and in part miferabte. But Bal- bine being a man of fome futltnefle,a toaies bulled bimto d?ato bis matter to a mo je compendious feme : fityf $ ftiug il;e p?sett
ask
l6% i^Bookc. The difcoueric Longat ion & curtain fatDtjc toouio octant; cculD ftc better pcrfo^me ;bfcattfe Balbine bimfelfe teas & leacneo ano ejepert in ttje bene matter fjc fjao to tcpeat,anD ttjui? Ije began*
31 ijaue bas, cucn from mp rfntobcoD, a great feltettie in flje
art of aicumpffcis, ix^trb tjes tbetoerie marroto of aiijbilofojbie.
Balbine at ibe naming of tbe toozo aicumpflne, incltneo and
peetoeo fjimfelfe mo?e attentiuelte to bear ken bn to dim : marie
ft toas onelie in geffure of boote; fo? tje teas fpare of fp&$,
ano pet he baft tytn pzoceeo foifi) l)te tale. %bm feio tbe pk:aeff,
tffltatcbtbat 3 antfttoas notmpluctetoltgbtontbebrff toaie:
fo: pou $p. Balbine fenoto (being fo intiuerfallie learneo) tbat in
Longarfon ftis art ftjcrc are tfoo toate*3 ttje one calleo longatf on? tbe otber
and curca- cur fatten ; ano it toss mine ill bap to fall bpon longatton*22$en
don in ai- Balbin e afeeo tyrn fije Difference of tbofe ttoo Uiaie^iDii fir faro
cumyitnc. ^ f$gHl#« migW count me impuoent,to tafee Upon me to tea
pou, t&atof all otber are beff learneo in fyiz art, to irijome 3
come,moft tjumblteto befeebpou toteadjmetbat lucftie toaie
of curtatton. M)t cunntnger pou are, tbe mo?e eaSlie pou mate
tcacb ft me : ano tberefo?e Ijioe not t&e gift tbat
pou,from pour b?otber , tib o maie pcriflj fo? to an t of bte oe ft re in
tbis be&alfe$ano Doubtleflfe 3efus
greater bleflmgs ano entiotom ente.
Balbbe being abafljeo partite totfb §te impotfumtte , ano
partlieioitbtbeffrangecircumSance,tolD|)imtbat(in trutfj)
benett|)erbnetob$atlongationo?cnrtationmeant; anbibere*
6?e requireobtm to erpouno tbe nature of t&ofe too:t»£ • Well
(quotb tbe p?ceff ) fince ft is pour pleafurej toill 0© ft, tbougb 3
fyall tbcrebp tabe tipo n me to tea cb t>f m tbat is mo&o mud) cun>
Notchow ningertbanmpfelfe. 0nDibus be began :£Db(ft\tbep tbat bane
thecoufe- fpent all tbe bates of tbefr life in tbts Oiuiue facultte,*© turne
ncrcircum- one nature ano fo?me info anofber, ttoo toaie$3ibeonefeberte
Balbbe* b^e) bat fom£*#at Oangerou* ; tbe oftcr mud) longer, marie
fcerie fafe,fure5anocommootou& I£otobett,3l tbtnfeemp felfe
mod bnbatpte tbat baue f pen t mp time ano trauell in tbat toaie
fcln'cb ttterlte mtfiteetb me, ano neuer coulo get one to fljeto me
tbcotberibat^foearucffUeoefire. 3nonoto3 come to pour
fo^ip, t^omBI fenototobeixbolte learneoanb erpert herein,
Roping ti[)atpoutotU (fo? parities fafee) comfort pour Softer,
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap. 5. 363 trfeofe feltcttfe anD focli tyring note reft ett? ouclte tn pout bancs; anb iberefojc 3 btfdecb pcu t elceue me ftritb pour counfell*
J5p tbefe andfucft otber foojbs tften tbi* coufemng tjarlot $ab auoftebfufptcion of guile, anbaffureb Balbine tftat Ije taa* perfect and cunning m tbe ottjer inate; Balbinc b& ftngersft* t&eb5an $ bis bart ticfcleb; fo ns fcr coulo tiolo no longer,bu t bur ft out tet' tlj tbefe teas : Het ibis cur tatton go to f^e Dtuell , ftbofe itameS mbneuerfbmacb a* once bcare of before, anbtberefoje Ocd mucb leffe bnaerftanb it HBtit teH me in gas faitb, dcd pott ep actltetjnoeritantiiongatton^ ^ea (atotbep^eft,boubtpott not liereof :but3bauenofanfie totbatfoate,ttfefotebtous* ©2bp (quotb Balbine) fccbat time is required tn tbe accompiifl&ment of tfyte foo?fee bp toaie of iongatton i &® tat mweb foi& tbe &ku* Faircwords mpffcr^uenaimoftattbole p&re:buitbis tetbebett^tbefureft, "^efa°i« anbtbefafettfoaiejtbougbitbe fojfcwaniemonetbs prolonged, S^efe* before ttpalb aduautage fty cott ano cbargea expended fym* blind the abouts, Set pour bart at rett(fato Balbine) ttte no matter,^* tbougb it teere ttoop&re^fcaspou betoeBaffumtafymgtt tbenfopsifc
jf maUie,tf teas Qece.'anD $en concludefc,tbat j^efentlte tbe p&tt fljoulo go m band tot tb tbe toojke, and tbe otber tyould bearetbccbarge,tbc gatneatobe tndiffierentlie dtutded bettotrt fi)embotb,and tbetoo$e t&be bene pjtuflte in Balbins benfe* !3nd after tbe muftrailotbtoas taken fo?fitence,ti$u$t0t)fuaU and requifite alteafes in t^z beginning of fijis mpft erie^Balbine deltuered monietotbe aicumpfter fojbotte$,gfa(Te0,cole0,fc; irtjtcli ftjould ferue fo: tbe erection and furniture of tbe fb&e. HHjtcb monietbe aieumpfferbadnofamerfingeredjbutberan tnerilie to tbe Dice,to tbealeboufe, $ to tbe ft etoe^anb irbo ft ere fo luffie as eoufening fir lohn : ttjo indeed tbts toate made a ton* of alcumpff ic all t ranffonn atton of monte* jjfcofoBa&ine tyged fym to go about bis buSneOe, but ftje otber told fjtovQat if tbe matter toere once begun, it toeretjalfe ended : foj fljerein confix ffed tbe greateff difficulties
Mell,at lengtb be began tofurmfl) tbefojnace, but note Jto* f&tb a ne to fupplte of gold mutt be made^as tbe fed anb fpafone of tbat b^iebmuftbe ingenbzebanb grotoout of tbtstoo?teof
E^cumpftrie, ifo?euen as afifl^ i* not caught toitioutabatt5n0 mm
364 iqJBcokc. Thedifcoueric Alcumyttrie. mo it is goto multiplied tPttt)out form parcel* of goto : ano fter* fo?c goto mull be fte foundation and grounofrunke of it; at art, o? elfe all fte fat is in fte fier* ffiut all ftis ttfcf le Balbine teas oc cupteo in calcalating,and mafing t?pon biz attempt; calling bp arpftmetfbe,bofo ftat if one ofonce peetoed fifteme,ften boto mvuh games tfoo ftoufand otonces mi gbt g aid : fo; To muft tje determined to empleie ftat tuate,
©ftien fte #lcumpft Ijad alfo contained tins monie,ftefaring great trauell a moncft o: ttoa(ne5tn placing ftebetio&es,fte coles, ano fuft oftcrtfuffe, annuo i#it of p;o8t proceeding o? comming hereof : Balbine demanded t)otu fte foojlo toent, owe 0lcumptf teas a* a man amajed . ^ofobeit be fata at lengtg; JFojftDfteuen as fucb matters of importance commenhe tsoo go &?foard,tfterbnto ftcre is alfoaics tjcrte Difficult acceffe. Sjere foas (fatftbe) a fault (fcdnft 3 fcaue noto found ontj in fte choice of fte coles, iibfft foereof ofee, ant) ftoulo baue beme of b&cfj. iDne bund^eft duehets toerc (pent ft at toaie, to as fte dfRng fconfe ano fte ffefoes toerc parfabers of Balbincs ftarges, But after aneto fugjlie of monie, better coles toere pjouiocD, and matters mo:e nrcumfpcctlic bandied- ^otobett, fften fte fo:ge fmotrauclleo long, ano b:ongtjt fonft nofting, ftere teas an* fter eiccnfe found oat; to toit,ftat fte glaflfes toere not tempered Balbine • ^ 0ttBW *° Iwwg *emt. WnA fte mo?e monie teas Of fbar> wasbewk- fed bereabouts, fte to©?ffe totlling teas Balbine to giue oner, chedwith accoutring to fte dtferstoeme, tftome ftuteleflfc&ope b?ingeft
§ow,kc. ^ aicamptt, to call a g©o colour topon bte bnauerie, tcobe on like a man mameficbe, ano p?oteffeo toift great too:os full of fo:gerie ano lies,ft at be nener bad fuel) lucbe before, H5nt b# uing found fteerro?,be tooulo be fure enougb neuer bereaffer to fall into fte libe ouerfigljt, and ftat bcnrefo:toaro all ftoulo be fafe ano fare, ano ft:ougblie recompenfeo in fte end toift large increafe. ^erebpon fte too?beboufe is noto fte ftiro time repaired, ano a neto futplie pet once againe pat info fte 0lcu> myftz bano ; fo as fte glalfcs toere ftangeo, ano noto at lengft fte aicumpff tottered anofter point of bis art ano canning to Notable Balbine ; to iutt, ftat ftofe matters toouto pjoca>o mud) better,
being
Hartumim. of Witchcraft. Cap; 5* 365;
king bolie, tbe matter cannot profperouflp pr oc&d,foitbout tfje fauour of tbe faints . W)i(h counfell ercaedinglie pleafed Bal- bine, t$o &ms fo oeuout and religious^ tfjat nooate efcaped t)im but &c (aid our &adte martens,
$ofo our 3lcumpffer Ijauing receiued tf)e offering of monte, goetb on bis liolte pilgrimage, enen to tfje ncrt tillage 5 $ ttjcre confumetb it eucrie penie, amongbafoos and tmaucs. 0nd at The Aiou ins returne, be told Balbinc t^at 0e $ad great bope of gcod lucfee m?fter in bis bufineOfc; tbe boltetrirgtnegaue fucb fauourable counts B^fnin- nance, andfucb atfenttueeare fento l)is pliers and fcofoes, 1&ut lo a fcoies after tbis, tdjen ttjere bad briene great traueli beff otoed3and not a paradifc. dram of goto prided no? leutedftouttbc forge .;Balbine began to erpoftulateand reafon fomeftfcat roundlie foifb tbe coufening fellotoe; ttij 0 ft ill fatD £e neuer f)ad fucb filiate lucfee in all bis life before,and could not oeuife bp trijat meanes it came to paiTc3tba t ftings toent fo oucrtbfoartlie.But after tnvub debating betfoirf ftem fcpon tbematter, at lengtb it came into Balbinesbead fa afeebtmifbebadnotforeflofocoto Ijeare maflfc., or to fate Ijis Ijourea: febicb if beljad dome, noting could profper fender ftte Sand. tXiltftout doubt (faio tbe coufener) pouljauc ijot ibenaile on tbe liead 1 OTretcb tbat 3 am ! 3 remember once 0? tfoife be* mg at a long feaff , 3 omitted to faie mine Aue Marie after din* ner • £>o fo (fatd Balbinc) no maruellften tbat a matter of fucb Importance Ijatb bad to euill fucceffe* f&e SUcumptter promifed to d© penance; as tobearettoelue maffesforttootbatbebad fcreflofocd 5 andforeuerie^eouerfliipcd, to render and re* peate tfoelue to our ILadie,
£>ome after tbis, ftben all our aicumpfters monie teas fpenf, salfotusftjifts failed bofo to come bp anymore, be came borne ioiftitt)tedeuife,asamantDa)nderfulliefraiedand amazed, pt> tiouflte crieng and lamenting Ins miffortune ♦ OTbereat Bal- bine being aftoni(^ed,defired to fenotoe tbe caufc of bis tom*Herethe plaint ®b (faid ttjeaicumpffer)tbe courtiers baue fpied our en* Akumy- f crprife 5 fo as 3 for mp part ItDfee for nothing but prefent impfr fter v«e* fonment. S^ereat Balbinefoas abated ,bicaufc it foas flat "rcthanoto- fellonie to go about tbat matter, tmtboutfpeaaU licence. Wat r31nt: (quotb tbe aicumpff er) 3 feare not to be put f 0 deaib,3 foould it nmg kn*. tooulo fall out fo ; marrie 3 feare leaff 3 ftjall be l^ut fep in fomc u«k.
caftell
3 66 14.B00ICC. The difcoiierie Alcumyttrit. caff ell 02 to to ;c,and fycre Hjall be forced to fug about iW too?Ue and b :o t Ic in tbi* bulineffe all tl)c daie* of mp life.
$oto tbe matter being bjougfct to confutation, Balbine, bt*
caufe ijetoas cunning in tbe art of rbeto?ifee,ano not altogf*
tber ignorant in latoe,beat bis tyaincs in deuifmg ijoto tbe accu*
fatfonmtg|rtbcanltocreo,and tbe banger auoided. atlas (fatu
foe aicumpff er) sou trouble pour felfe all in toaine 3fo: pou fee t!je
crime is not to be Dented, it te ft generallie b?ufeo in court : net*
$cr can ttjc fact be defended, bfcaufe of tbemamfeff latoe public
fljedagainffit. Cobefl[)o?t,&l;eumanie toateatoere oeuifco,
anbDtuerfc ercufc* alledged bp Balbine, and no fare ground to
& and on fo? Qef r fecuritte ^at lengtb fye aieumpff er bautng pje*
Markehow totfoantan&noDof monfe, framed titefp^cbintbtefo^t; j&tr
thisAku- fafo&etoBalbine,toet)feflotoecounfe!l,anopet tbe matter re*
myftergo- qtrirefb Ijafc jfo? 3 fljinfeeibep are commtng fo? me perfyfe time
cthfroone toljalemeatoaiefopjffon; and3lfrcno remedie butfodiebalt*
cof fenaec antlie flt $e cm*fe*3« S°* fat$ (fart Balbinc) 31 feUOtoe not tdjat
co another, to fete to tbe matt er, $o mo# do 3 faid (be aicumpffer,but tbat 31 tefljefecourticr* are Imngrie foj monie, and ft murb tbe rea* aier to be corrupted $ framed to (Hence, 3nd tfjougl) it be a tsaro matter, to gtuctboferaheftels till tbep be fatlffied : pet 31 fctta better counfello?aduife at ibfe time ♦ j^omoje could Balbine, fafco gaue tym tijtrtte ducats of gold to ff op tbeir monttjes, Wjo in an fconeff caufe toould ratberlmuegtocnfomanie tcetb out of In $ £ead,fl)au one of tbofepdeecs out of bte poucb* ffl&ts coine ^ad tbeaicumpfferjt^ofo^aUbtsp^ctenfes i gaieglofcs toas in no danger, otber tban fo^lacfee of monie to leefe b^ lemon o: concubine, i$ofe acquaintance lie toould not giue ouer, no: foa* beare W compante,fb? all tbe gcoo* ttjat be toa$ able to get, toerc it bp neuer facb indirect dealing and tmlatofuli meaner
Well, pet noto once againe dootb Balbine ttetolie furniflj tbe fo$e,a plater being made before to our lladte to blcHc tbe enter* pjife. and all ffnng$ betngpjomoed and made readie according to tbe aicumpff ers otone afking, % all neceffarie* largelie mini* ©red after bte otone Ufcing ; a foijole pearc being lifeetoife noto confumed about ftiabortleffebufineffe, and notbing b:ougbt to paffe-,tberefell out a ffrange chance, and $at bp tbte meaner fnfafag, a$pou$alli)eare»
Uartumim. of Witchcraft.* Cap. 5, 367
flDur aicumpffcr fbtfarfb fcfeb a little ey trao:binar te leinD c& pante toitb a courtiers totfe, fcbilc* Ije to as ftom borne, fcbo fuC* petftng ttje matter, came to ttje o©:e bnlofceD fo: , ana calico to come tn, tfceatning tbemtbat b* tooult>b?eafee open tfte tjozea tjpontbem, £>omep?efentDeutfe(voufo) toas note requtfite, anotberetoaisnoneotbcr tobebab, but fucb as fte opojtunitie offeree to fott,to leape out at a baefce toinbofo : ttbtcb i)e tstD.not tu tftout great bajar o, and (bmc l;urt S5ut tbis teas (cone blajcD abroad, fo a* it came toBalbines eare, fcbo fbetoeb in counts Themite- nance tbat be bad beard b&rcof , tbougb \)t fato notbing . S5ut deft and tbe0lcumpfierfeneto btmtobedeuout, $ fomefobat fuperffttfc foftcftni- ous: and fucb men are eafie tobeintceated to fo2gtue,boto great monikfa>- foeuer tbe fault be, ano oeuifed to open ttje matter in mancr and neft abufe* fo:mc following,
3D Ho^d (faitb be before Balbine)botoinfb?tunatltegoetb our bufineffe fctuaro ! 31 maruell frimt (jboulo be tbe caufe. OTSjereat B albine/being one otbcctutfe ttjat fomed to baucbofoeo filence s tasbc occafion to fpeafee, faicng; Bit te not barb to fenofoe tbe fat* pediment anb Sop b&rcof ;fo: it ts finne tbat binber etb ti)iz mat* ter 5 ftbt cb is not to be Dealt in but Mb pure band*. cSbere a t tbe aicumptter fellbpon btsimaes,beattngbte bjeaff, f lamenia* WiecrieD,fateng;£DbmatfierBalbine,poufaiemotttrulie,iti$ finne tbat batbbewte to all tbte bifpleafure 5 not pour finne fir, but mine otone,go^mat(ferBalbine. $ettberfonll 3 be atya* men to trifcotter mpfilftnncffe ftntopou, as bnto a mctf l?olp and gboftlie fatber . Stye infirmitie of tbe fieflj bab ouercomeme, anb tbe at uell bab caugbt me in ty& fnare* £Db fojetcb tbat 3 am ! crttabiletoa6fenttoourlLabie,toasnotbtterUelofi :fo: tffije bad not bane, 3 bab certeinlie bane flaine. jf 02 tbe gad matt of tbeboufcb?afee open ^t a©?e,anotbciDindofoe toas leHc it-art 3coutogetouttbereat. £nd in tbat ertremttie of banger it came into mpmtnd to fall dotonepsoffrate to tbe btrguie 5 be* feecbing bfr(tfour gift foerc acceptable in fttr figbt) tbat fi)e . U)oulD,mconfiDerattontbereof5aatfimeiDttbbit:belpe. 0nd to „»,X2» belbo?t33rantotbetumdotoe, and found tt btgge enc ugb to mmdacu leape out at W&fch flung Balbine did not onelie bel&uetobcM* true, but in refpect tberof fojgaue \>im, religtouttie sdmsmtfjing
b'im
3 68
Balblne is a (named that he fhould be ouerfhot and ouer- feene in a cafe of flat coufenage.
The fub- ftanees of things arc nottranf- muuble.
14.B00ICC. t The difcouerie Alcumyftrie. J»m to ffjefo ijtmfelfe tbanfcfull to tb at ptttfuU and bleffed \ adie,
j]> oId once againe mo?c to mane a neto fujplie of men tc, and mutuallpjomtfemaDetobamrte ibis dtuine matter bence fo^ fcrar d purelie ano boltlie . 2Co be fljatf, after a great number of fuel) parts plated by tbe aicumpBer^one of Balbins acquato tanceefptcdbim,tbatlmeto bint from W cijiId^cdD to be but a coufenmg merchant; ano told Balbinefobatbc fcoas3and tbat be fooulo bandle bim in tbe end, tmn as be bad trfed manf e ofters : fojalmauebeeuerfoas, andfobefooulop?©tte. SButfefcattHD Balbiae,tbmbe pou^SDtdljecomplaine of tbis counterfet, 0; caufebun to be puntfl^eof j^but tie gauebim rnometn bis pur fie, and feut blm aftrate 5 oefiring bf m3of all cour telle, not to blab abroad fjoio tie bad confened ft m, 3nd as fo: fte Imaue &l* cumpffer,be needed not care &bo feuefo it,02 fcdjat came of it : fi# ftebadnotbingmgcDdsojfamefobeloft* 8nd as fojljis tun* niug in aicumpttrte,bef)a&asmucbas an aire* 5i5p tl)t^ ot0» (ourfe Erafmus toould gfue fcs to note, tbat tinder tbe golden name of aicumpffrietbere lietb lurking no fmall calamities therein tbere be fuel) feueralll^tSs andfutes of rare fubttlties and decefpf s, as tbat not onelie foelibte mm are ffjerebp mante times tmpouertfyed , and tftat luttb tbe (foaete allurement of tbis art, tb?ougbtbetr ofonecouetoufneffe^as alio bptfjeflatte* ring baits of tjopeo game: but turn farife and learned men fjerebpareflfjamefullte ouet0|)ot,partlie fo? toant of due expert* mce in tbe fotles and fubttlties of ttje foo?lo,and partlie tfeougb tbe fofteneffeandpltableneffe of tbetr gad nature, tdjtcb coufe* ninglmaues bcDcommonlteabufe to tbetrotone luff and conv ntoditie^and f 0 (be otbers titter bndanng.
The opinion of diuerfe learned men touching the follie of Alcumy ftrie.
The fixt Chapter.
Lbert fa W toofce of mineral repo#etfc
I tbat Auicenna treating of aicumpftrie,fatib ; ilet 1 tbe dealers in aicumpftrie tmderffand,tbat tbe be rie nature and kind of ttjings cannot be Ranged,
but
Hartumim* of Witchcraft,1 Cftp.6, 3 69
butrafter maoe bpart to tcfembletijc fame in IT^cto aito lihc- neffie : fo ftat ftep are not ffte tjerie things inDaD , but feme To to be in appearance: as caflelsanDtotoers dcd fame to be built in $e ciouD*3 tdjerea* fte repjefenf ations tfjere fl^toeD, are noting elfe but flje refembiance of eerteine obteds baloto, caufcDin fome bjigljt ana date dou^tdjentlje aire is beta of tbtcfenes anD groflenes. a fufftctent p:©fe hereof mate be fte io* fetugglaflk 0nD toe fa (fatty fce)tf)atpelIofo 0; ojrenge colour latDfcponreD3famefttobegolD. Francis Petrarch treating of tije $*■*£#• fame mattes in forme of a Dialogue, tntroDucett) a Difctple of trarcbMb.de j?tj5^ofanfiet)tftefo;efaiDfonti pjofeflion anD paacttfejaieng; ■ jf^-wr. 3 ijopefo?pio(petou$ fuccelfein aicumpttrie. Petrarch anitae^"'1^10" reft^tm;3tfeato05nDerfrom thence tyatftcpe fyoulo fp?tng, Cft fte frme hereof DiD neuer pet fall to ftp lot, no^ pet at anie timz chance to anie ctljer ; as ifje report commonlie goeii),ffjat mante rid* mm,by ft te fcanitie anD matinee ftaue bane feougftt to beggerts, tdjtlea tyep $aue toearfeD tfjemfelues tfteretotit), toeafeeneDifteft bodies, anD toaffeD ffjetr tocalttr in trteng fte means to mabegoto ingenDer goto, 3 ijope fo? golD acco?Ding to flje too&emans p?0tittfc,fif Q Hje Difctple '♦ ^e fljat ftatt) pjomi> f e d fijee golD3totll run n e atoate fa ftf; ftp goto, anD Qou neuer tfte toifer,fattt)Petrarch. !£e pjomtTety ma great g©Djfaitfj fte Dffcf* ple^e totil firif ferue l)te otone turne , anD reiauc t>te p:tuafe pouertie3faift Petrarch; fo % aicumptters are a beggerlie fetnD of people^o ftougft fyep confefife ttjemfeluea bare anD naDie, pet totil tyep mafee otfjers deft anD toelftie : a* tyougl) often* potter* tie DiD mo# molett anD pitie ftem ftan fteir otone. Sljefe be fte toojoa of Petrarch, a man of great learning anD no ledie erpe* rience ; ffto a* in ft t* time fte fatoe fte frauDulent fetft ea of tin* compaffing craft : 6 ftaft ftere bane no age, Once fte fame fcaft bane bjofteD, therein fomefeto toifemenljaue not (melt out fte eutll meaning of ftefc gifting merchant* , anD beto:ateD ftemtoftctoojlD.
3n ancient to:iterof a religious o#>cr, tfto ItueD abouea Gfhf™ ftoufanDpearesfince^Dffcouertngfte Diuerfitiesof fteffes, afc ]jZ»™in ter alongenumerattonjbaingetljinaicumpfterjEJ, itftombecal^^^c^-
lefl) Fatyifiwites metallorum Cr mineralitm, UntrfjCS anD COUUterfet^ rhfiUw.
tcrsof metal* anD minerals anD fetfetbftemasf Dapeinfte^^^1'
iff,/, Degra
370 14.B00JCC The difcouerie tAlcumyflrh.
Degtreof tftaeues^same of tberett7t$ofetnturious Dealings
areb*ougl)tto openarreignment3;tt$DemanpeD(faitb&e)ftkp
tbeart of aicumpffrteDotb rteuer p?coue tbatm effect, trfjirtilt
pzetenDetb in precept anopjomife ♦ Ilje anfooer i-3 reaate ; tfcat
if bg art golD mtgljt be maoe,tben toere it beboniefull to fenofti
tbemaneranD pjoc&Ding of nature in generation; fit!) art is
fa to to imitate and count erfet nature i igame, it is bt'eau fe of
fte lameneffie and fcnperfectneffe of $iloro#te,fpeciaUte concern
No certem hws minerals: nofu$ manner of pjoc&Dtng being fet Dofone
ground in bpconfent anD agreement of $i!ofo#ers in tutting, touting
the a« Ai- efje true anDbnDoubteD effect of tbe fame^erebpon one fufpo*
another feinsof ffuffetbattoate. anDtberefo?ett is adjaneeff ante atteine to tbe artificial! afflieng of fyc acttues and pafftues of goto ano filuer, #o?eouer3it is eerte^tbat quiche filuerann fulpburaretbe materials (as tbepterme tl;em)of metfals, anD t!)e agent tebeate^feb Directed: botobeit ft is berie Ijaro to tmotu fte Due pjopojtion of ttje mixture of flje materials ; fcrfjtcb i pjopojtfon fte generation of goto dotb require ♦ 3nD, aomit tftat bp tbance tbep atteine to focb pjopojtf on ; pet can tbep not mDilterefumemD© it agatne in anoftert»o?6e3btcaufe of tfje IndDen Dtuerfitf es of materiaIs,anD ttjc bncertemtte of atplieng
idemibid ^wtfaeammpainues.
23)e fame ancient autboj concluDingagatnff fbts tatnc art,
faitf), tfjat of. an tfefS ian lawmakers it is fo^biDden, anD in no
cafe tollerable in ante commontoeltb : firft btcaufe it p^efumctft
to fojge idols foHouetoufncSjftbfcb are goto ants Cluer $bijrre*
jtaarM* t)pon faitb tbe apotHe,Couetoufeneffe is iDofoo$)tp : feconolie>
idohrum fo: tyaj ^ Ariftotle faitb) cofne tyoulD be tkant anD rare, tbat it
' migfttbeDare;butt^efametooulDtDa):etJile,anD of fmallefffe
matfon,if bptbe art of aicumpffrfe goto anD niuermigbt be
multiplied : tbirdliejbicaufefrs experience p2©uetb)tof fenien are
ftetebp betottcbed, coufeners mcreafed, princes abufeD, tlje nctj
fmpouetf fljeDjtbepa^e beggeteD,tbe multitude maDefcoles,anD
pet ftje cr aft anD crafteftnaiff ers(cb maones I ) creditcd.Efws fat
%z . W)tx ebp in fete feojDs be difcountcnancefb tbat pjofeffton,
not bptbe imaginations of tyz ofone fyaine, but bp manifold
tircumffancesofmanifeffp^fe* £ou#mgtbefttH#P?atfife3
t^ittbc
Hartumim. of Witchcraft.; Cap.j. 371
tymfee inougb tjatfj bame fpofeevt, and mo# a great Scale ttjait n&oed ; fitb fo platne and oemcuiffrabie a matter require^ tbe telle trauell in confutation.
That vainc and deceitfullhopeis agreatcaufewhy men are feduced by this alluring art,and that there la- bours therein are bootelefle,&c.
The feuenth Chapter.
Itljetto fometofcat at large 3
tjau^ D^teacD tbefenauerte of tbe art 5U> cumpflfcall5partlie bv reafons, and part* lie bp examples: fotbat tbe tbtngtt felfe mate no leffe ajpeare to fbe tuotct all eie of tbe conftDcrrr£5 5 tban tijc bones and & netues of a bodte anatomfjed, to trje co^ posalieieoftbebeboloer** jpiofoitfljall not be ami (ft no: impertinent, to tfeate fomcid) at of fye nature of tbat toine ann fruteleCTe tjope, trijfeb tnoucetb and d:afoetb of vainc men fojtuaro as it toeretoiib crj020cs5not onelie to $e aorntra; hope. tion^but alio to flje approbation of tbefamejin futb fo are compelled rufallie to fittg (as one in old timt did, fobeiber in token of goto 0; ill lucfee, 3 tico not noto tueQ remember) sj>es er fortunavdete; ^ope and gad bap adieu*
$0 mernell iben tbougb SUcumpffrte allure men fo fin&tlxt, and mtangle tbem in fnares of follie ; fHti tbe bait* fcbicb ttbfefb te tbe bope of gold,tbe bunger irijerof fe bp tbe poet termed sacra, ftbfrb fome den l^olie $ not tmoerff andtng tbat it fe ra* fljer fo be interpreted, * Curflko 02deteffable,bp tbe figure Acy- ron,tdjenatoo#)of an bnpjoperfigntficatfoni* caffinaclaufe tiB it tuere a cloud : cj bp tbe figure Antiphrafis, fcben a too?o tm po?tetb a contrarie meaning fo tbat frbfeb it commonliebaib. t*-7***ot* jfa*ir&atreafimcantberebe,tbat tbebunger of gold tyouldbe mmkr+°* counted bolie, tbe fame bauing (a* depending tjpon it) fo manie milian* of mifebotfe* and mtfertea : as treafon$,tbeff c$, adulter riea, manflaugbter*, trucetoeafetng^ perfories, coufenages, anda great trope of otber enormities, ttbfebfoerebere tolong
JFf.tj. to
Comment, 'Upon Vent*
372. 14.B00ICC. The difcoueric tAlcumyflric. Amaxime. tote&eatfe. #nD if tbe nature of euerie atffonbe Determinable bp tbe eno tt) creof , tben cannot tbis hunger be bolie, but raiber accurffeD, fcbfcb pulletb after it as it toere toitb iron cfjatnes fudj a banD of outrages ana eno?mif ies,as of all tbeir laboj, tbarge, care ana coft,$c: tbep baue notbtng elfe left ttjem in lieu of lucre, but onlte fome feto burneo b?icfees of a ruinous fo?nace,a pccfee o^tiooof ate^antjfuctjUgbtftuffe^txbtcbtbepare fweD peraa* uentutetn fine to fell, W;enbeggerte batb arretted and late bis mace on tbeir IboulDers. 8s fo? all tbeir goto, it is refoIueD in
primam mtiterumy OJ ratber Inleuem ejuendam fumulum ■> into 3 Mgbt
fmofce o? fumigation of bapo?s,tbantbe&bub noting ismo?e light, notbtng telle fubffantiall,fptrits onelie ercepteD, out of ftbofe nature anD numbertbefe are not to be exempted.
A continuation of the former matter,witha
conclufion of the lame.
The eight Chapter.
i^atWcUJljaue Declared be*
fo?e,bpreafons, examples, anD anfyo?fe
ties, 9 toillnoto pjofecute anD conclude
bp one otber erample; to tbe end tbat toe,
as otbers in former ages, mate fudge of
fcainebope aceo?dmglie,and be no lelfc
f circumfpetttoauoiDfijeinconuentences
Mrdfkms in ^ej^^^w^^fterof , tban Viy ffes ferns toatie to efcape
coiioq.cuhi- tbetncantationsof Circes tbatolbttanffojmmglDitcb* Web
tutusconui- example of mine is djatone from Lewes t^e jfreutb fcing,tbe
%rZ: rfeuentb of tbat name5ftbo being on a time at Burgundie, fell ac
quatnted bp occaGon of bunting tottb one Conon,a clotonify but
yzt an boneff anD battie gmd fetfoto.Jfoj pnnces ana great mm
Deltgbt mu4j in fucb plaine clubbutcbens. a$e feing oftentimes,
&p meanes of bid game, ttfeD tbe countrtmans boufe fo? W w
freeing; anD as noble mm (bmetimes take pleafure in bomelie
anDcourfetbings,fotbefeingDiDnotrefufe foeate turnips and
rape r©tes in Cononscotagcgbo^tlie after bing Lewes being
atitfspaUace^twidof troubles anD D(fqufetne(Te,Cononstutfe
ferilD
Hartumlm. of Witchcraft. Cap.fr. 373 Ma btm to repatrc to tfe court , to fyeio filntfeife to ftje h in g, to put &im in mina of tbe ola intertainemcnt tdjicb be Ijaaatbts ^oufe^anotop^fent btrntoitb feme of tfje fatreff anacboifeft rape rcuf cs tbat $e baa in ft o?e ♦ Conon femea lofti , alleagm 3 8;at be $oula but lofc belabour: fo;p jinces (fattbbe) baueo> tier matters in bana, tbanto mtenato tbinfeeof fucbtrtfelmg courteSe&ffiut Conons Ustfe ouercame §t m,ana perfuaaca f)lm tntbeena,cba)Sng a certeine number of tbebeft anagaoaiteft rape rotes tbat ftje baa : febiebftbenflje ftatj gtuen l*frbm*bana to carrie to tfee course fetfo?toaraonb*s tourmea goa trua* gtng pafe. 25ut Conon being tempter bp tbe toaie , partite imlb aefire of eating, anaparilietottbtbe totbfomnesof tbemeate ^Jj""^ fc&ub be bare,tbat bp little ana little lie aeuourea bp all tbe rots noc be bu- fauingone,fxbtcbtoas abcriefaire ana a goalie great onehv deie& a&a, $otp fefcen Conon foas come to tbe court,it foas l)i& lucfee totfanatnfucbaplace3astbe ftingpafftngbp , ana fpfengtbe tnan^ata toell remember Ijt m3ana commanaea tftat befljoula be tycugbt in. Conon fcerie cbeerelie follofoea bis gutoe bara at ^t bile0,ana no toner fa&e tbe king, but bluntlie comming to btm5reacbea out l)is bana,ana p?efentea tbe gift to bis mateffie* l£e fetng recef uea it faritb mo?e rb&rcfulncs tban it foas offerea, ana baa one of tbofe ft at ftoa nttt lnm3 to take tt, ana laie it top among tbofe tbings trfneb tie eCteniea moff, $ ba& in greateff at? comptCben be baa Conon to amefoitbbtm, ana after ainner gaue tfjeeountrtman great tbanks lb? \jte rape rote; ftbo maae no bones of tbe matter , but bolalie maae djallenge ana clatme to flje fetngs p?omlfea courtefie, tKHjerefcpon tbe king command aea5tbat a tboufana crofones fljoula be gtuen l)im in recompenfe iJ^ &? bis rote. s Ct
2je report of tbisbounttfulucsfoasfp:ea in tyotf fpaceouer aUftc kings boutWs : in fo mucb as one of bis courtiers ,fit fjope of tbe like ot a larger refoara gaue tbe fetng a toer ie proper gtnnet ^ofeatfft tbe feingpercef rang, ana tuaging tbat bis former liberalitte to tbe clofone, p?ouofeea tbe courtier to iW couetous attempt, tofee tbe ginnet berte tbanfeefuIUe: anacal* itng feme of bis noble men about tym, began to confult fottb tbem ,&bat menas be migbt mafce Ins feruant fo? \\i$ bo?ffe. ©Sfles $\z ioas a a®ing > %z courtier concetuea palling goa
iff,ig, bops
374 l4'B°°ke. Thedifcouerie Alcumyjlrie. Ijope of fome pincette largeflfe,calculatiug anD caffing biscarDS in tljte matter ; 3f bis mateffie retoar&eD a OUte clotone fo boutv ttfulUe fo? a fimplc rape rente, fcbat toitl be D© to a iollie courtier fo? a gallant gennet i Whiles tbe king toas Debating tbe mat? ter,anD one fatD tbis,anotber tbat , anD tbe courtier trauelleD all tbe fcbtle in baiue bope3at laff faitb tftc king , euen fcpon tbe fu?> Heit;31 batte notD betbougbt me fcbat to beff otoe fcpon bf m : and calling one of bis nobles to btm , fcbtfpereD bint in tbe eare, ana toilleDbtmtofetcbatbing, W$A)t fljoulo gntJ in bis chamber skarsdeh- to^ffeD tip in filfee. 2®e rtotc is b^ougt)t tu^a^peti in Cite ,txf)tc!i tUmrme. ■ ibefeingtoitbbisotonebanDsgauetotbe courtier, fcfing tbefo too?Ds tberctoitball , tb at be fpeD toell , in fo mud) as it toas bis g©Dbaptobauefo?bts bozffea feVuell tbat colt btm atboufanD crotones* Cbe courtier toas a glabman , anD at bis Departing longeD to be tofttng lib at it toas,anD bis f)art DanfeD fo? t c v . 3n Duettme tberefeebe imtojajpeD tbe Clbe (a fo:t of bis felloto courtiers flocfeing about btm to tefftfiebte g©D luefce) anDba* uing bnfotoeD tt,be founD tberein a a:te ano toilbercD rape note, Mbicb fpectacle tbougb it fet tbe tfanbers about m a lotoD laugb* ter , petit quaileD tbe courtiers courage , anD cad btm into a %ctoD fit of penfifenes ; Cbtts toas tbe confiDence of tbis cour* tier turneD to banitie , iifto bpon bope of gab fp&D toas toilling f o part from bis bo^flfc f m ba& 3 toiff . The mo- %W fltoie Drotb tcacb fcs into bjjat foHie anb mabnes fcatne wii ofthc |)DpemapD2iuebn&ifcr#feanbbnejqpert men»0nDtberefo?e no pr*miffe$» tneruellftougb^ilcumpffers^eame anD Dote after Double aD* uantage,faringltbe Aefops Dog3 fcbografcfliecoueting tocattft anD fnatcb at ibe $aDotoe of tbe Szty tefefeb be earned in W motrtbouertbe toater3loft botb tbe one anblbeoiber: as ttjtp Deo $ef r increafe anD tbeir pjincipall ♦ U5ut to bjeafee off ab^uptlte from tbis maiter,anD to leaue tbefe bppocrits(fo£ tdbte map tbep not be 6 namet>,fobo as Homer, fpeaking in Detettatton of fu# raheftelles/at^ berte Diuinelte anb trulie 5
Bomri* Odi ttenimfett daujlra Erebitfuicunque toquuntur
Ore aliudjacipoquc aliud/ub^eitore chudunti
tiartumlm. of Witchcraft. Cap.8. 375
I hate cucn as the gates of hell, Engiifhtdby
Thofe that one thing with toong doo tell, fLtT
And notwithftanding clofelie keepc, Another thing in hart full deepe)
Coleanet&efet^pocrite (3 faie)inftet^egs of fljefr Mffjottr* ffte,S tuill conclaoe againff $emperemptok:t!!c,fbat tfjep ,tm'itj ttjerabieabouereI)earfei>,an& ffcerototfiereaSerto be mentis tteOjatersntecoufcner^auD confummg canter* to tfce com* mon fceaia^ ana ffcerefteeto be rctecteo am>ercommumcate& fnjmffiefdloto^ipof allfjoneffmett jfamotofljetrart, fofctcft • turned all kino of metals fljattfjepcan come bptnto mtSano fmofte, te no leSfe apparent to ilje teo;lo , ttmn ffje claere ftmme rates atnameffeD^mlo mtubftatSimapfatetott&fljepoet,
Hospopdm ridet?multumquet4rofa iuuentus Aul.Verfr
Ingcminattremulos nafo crtjpante cachinnos : »sJ**p$*
Allpeople laugh them now to fcorne, EnMediy
each ftrong and luftie blood Au^m
Redoubleth quauering laughters lowd *
with wrinkled nofe a good,
3>o$at, if ante be fo a&outeti tmto ftc fcanftie of %t art Slh cumptf tcall (as enerte forte to til i>aue ftts fanGe } ana f&at ( beSoe ft manfe erpenmenfeo examples of otaer*, tftofe tocaltt) l>a$ tantHj?D If be a tiapo:5 t^tleo fyty Ijatie beme otter raty in lbs |)2aaire&creof)ftteotfcourfetotU not matte to oedff from fa$ tttreamc ao tage33 fate to ijtm 0? ftem anD ft at aptlte,
dicitquefiicitque quodipfe idmjbtiL
Nonfwi ejje hominisnonfanusiuret Orejies:
He faith and dooth that verie thing, ^ . ^
which mad Oreftes might ^. ' -
With oth auerre beecamc a man beereft of reafon right.
Ff.iiij. ^Tbe
37^ 1 5.Booke. Thedifcouerie . Conmraiion.
^ The xv. l$oo\e.
Theexpofttion oflidoni, and where it is founa3whereby the whole art of coniurationis deciphered.
The firft Chapter.
l^iSf fiDOjD Iidoni f^ J)e^
rtueDof Iada^tcft p?Ope#
lie figmfietf) to fenofoe : tt is fomettmeistranflate&j 2)/- uinw, iK^fdi fe a &tamo?o$ fcDfljfater,as inDeut.i8.Le-
uit.20 :fomttim$^rioltx,
txijid) is; one tfjat alfo f aktf) fcponfiim to foretell ft ing* to come5ano te found Leuic.
ip. 2. Kings. 23. Efai. 19.
:Cobefi>02t, (be opinion of fljem ftat ate mod flsfifutt in ftje tcong^fejtbat it com* p^e^enoet!)alltSem5t$fef)tafeet3pont6emto fenotoe allftfng* pad ant? to command to gf tie snfooera acco?dinglie*3|t situate* follotoeibtbetoo^dc^ and in (be fcripturea fe not name* feuo ralite from it, and differetb little from tfje fame in fenfe , and d© boil) concente o^ades tittered bp fpf rtfi^poffeffed people, o? cou? fetters* ^atfoflinotcoufeneraoz fottcbo&faftetjpontbemfO: da> ? Werein fcrift fbcp pjofefife ignorance 1 3ffee tbem ante que* fffon, tbepiDill fntaettatrc to refolue pou , euenof (bat i$tc& «onebut©oofcnofoe*b* 0nd to tying ibetrputpofea fbebettec topaffe,a0alfo to toinne further credit bnfo fbecounterfet art fcfwb *b?P pjofeflfe , fbep procure confederate*, fe&erebp fljep ftrcsfee foondcr&3iti) foijen tiiep Ijaue ettber learning,eloqnencr^ 49 nfmUHRO? of tjandg to accompanie tfjetr confederacies ra*
Th« large
Significati- on of the wordli- ioak
377
VideVhU lafi.Brix. epifc.ktrefi*
on catai.de fhitoniflki
1. Wierus in VfeudoTtto- narchia cU morium*
idom expounded, of Witchcraft. Cap.i52.
iber fenauerie5tben(fo2f©tb)fbcp paflfe $e ocgr& of tuttdjt05 anD fntttleibemfelues to fte name of cottfuro?*. 0nD ttjefe Deale imtb no infer tour caufes : tbefe fetcbDfuclsout of beH3 anD an? gels out of bcauen ; tftefe rmfe top fcdmt botes tbep Uff, ttjongb Sjep toere DeaD,burteD3 anD rotten long before ; and fcttb fouler out of flatten o: &eIltottbmucbmo?e erpeDitfon tban tbe pope bringetb tbem out of purgato^e . Cbefe 3 fate (among ttje Cm* ple^anD fobere tftep feareno laiu rm accufatton) tafec bpon tbem &\ta tbe ratGng of tempeff s,anD earthquakes anD to Dai as mttctj as ©od btmfelfe can DtD,l|)efe are no fmail foles,tbep go not to foojfee totfb a baggage tone , c: a cat, as totters dcd $ but foftb a feint) of maieffte^nDtoftb aufto^ttte fljep call topbp name, anD ftaueattbctrcommanDement feuentte anD nine p:f net pall I anD p?incelieDfuels , febo banc bnoer tbem, astbetr mimtfers, a great multttuDe of legions of pettieotuels; as fo?erample.
An inuentarie of the names 3fhapes3 powers 3 go- uernement, and elfefb of diuels and ipirits, of their feuerall fegniories and degrees : a ftrange difcourfe woorth the leading.
The fecond Chapter.
^tit fitft attD ftmtCtpall king Salomons
(ftbtrbtsof tbepofoerof tbe caff) ts calico notes of Baeli; febo fcben be is comureDbp.,aipe& retb tottb tfe& bcaos 3 tbe firfl^ltfee a toDe; ^i ^feconD,lifeeaman5tbetbtrb,ltfee acak ^etpeafeefy fcritba boarfe botcc, tytm* feetb a man go inmfibtejfjc batb bnoer bis bcDfence anD rule firtieanD fit legions ofDiuels,
Cfje firff Dufee bnDer tbe potoer of tbe caff 3ts nameD Agarcs, Agmu. %t commetb bp mitotic in tbe lifeenes of a fatre olD man 3 rtDtug toponacrocoDtIe,anDcarrtenga baiufee on bis fill ; b^teadjetb pzefentltc all maner of t©ngs5be fetcbetb bacfec all fucb as runne atoaie,anD mafeeib tbcm runne tbat ff anD ff ill -5 be ouertbjofoetb tUtugnitfea fupernaturall anDtempoaall, ^ maketb eartb*
quabcSj
3 y8 15 .Booke, The dlfcoucric "Diuds &(j>irh\ quafces,anD is of ffje otter of &ertues , Ijauing tonoer ijts regt* ment ibtrtte one legions,
M«rb*t. Marbas^ Barbas is a great pjefioenf , anD ajpearetb in flje fojmeof a migbtie lion ; but at tbe commanDementof a comtv rouommetb tip in tbe licence of a man , ana anftercty fpllte as touctjmg antefttngtilndj isfitoscno; ferret: ijc bjingetbbifr cafe0?anD curettj fbem, be p^omotetb Unfefcome, ano fte imoto* leoge of medjanicall arts,o? IjanDicrafts ; fte cbangetb men itu to otber l$apes,anObnDer Jjis pjefioencte 02 gouernement are tblvtk fiic legions of Diuels conteineD.
, "jmm. Amon,o^ Aamon,te a great anD migfctie marques,anD com*
mefb abjoao in fbeltftenesof atolfe ,bauiuga ferpents taile, fpetting out anD b?eatbing flames of Set- 5 t$en be puttctb on %z tyape of a tnan,ije tyzivcil) out Dogs teetb , ano a great beaD iifee toamfgljtterauen; jjeis tbeffrongeff prince of all oiber, anD tonoerff anortb of alltbmgspaitanDto come, ?jc procured* fauo?,anD reconcile^ bot& fmnos ana foes,anD ruietb fourtie to gionsofotuels*
9ahaos.m Barbatos.agreatcountieoKarlejanOalfoaDufeejlieaffeareflSi in signojagitt4ryfiluejbJs,MtyfQmUiis$, trinebbjing compa* ntes anD great trapes ♦ ^e iwoerCanoeif) tbe finging of bf r & s, ttjc barking of Dogs , tbe Joinings of bullocks , anD fye Doice of all lining creatnres^e Detected treafures IjiDDen bp magics ans an& incbanters,anD i& of tbe o:oer of fcertues, tdjicl; in part beare rnle ; be tmotoetb all things paff , ano to come , anD recon* cilcttj fftfenos ano potoers $ anDgouernetfc fbfrtie legions of Dt* tielsbpt)isautbo?itie,
-«*r. Buer is a great pjefioenf , and i^ fine in tbts ffgne ; jie abft;
Intelie f eacfjeft) $flofo$te mojall anD natural!, ano alio logfc&e, anDfbeDcrtueof tierbes : be giuetb tbe beff familiars , fie can fjeale all Difeafes, (pectallte of mm, ano reignetb ouer fiffte legions,
Gnfohu Gufoinisagreaf Dufce,anD a ffroug, appearing inftefojme of a xenojhilm^ lit anftoeretb all tbings , p?efent , paff, ano to comejerpounbing all queffious . ^e reconcile^ framofl)fp,anD Diffrfbutetb banours anD Dignifies, ano rulefl) ouer fourtie le* gionsofDiuels.