Touching the patternes of diverse juggling instruments. And bicause the maner of these juggling conveiances are not easilie conceived by discourse of words; I have caused to be set downe diverse formes of instruments used in this art; which may serve for patternes to them that would throughlie see the secrets thereof, and make them for their owne private practises, to trie the event of such devises, as in this tract of legierdemaine are shewed. Where note, that you shall find everie instrument that is most necessarilie occupied in the working of these strange feats, to beare the just and true number of the page, where the use thereof is in ample words declared.
Now will I proceed with another cousening point of witchcraft, apt for the place, necessarie for the time, and in mine opinion meet to be discovered, or at the least to be defaced among deceitfull arts. And bicause manie are abused heereby to their utter undooing, for that it hath had passage under the protection of learn- ing, wherby they pretend to accomplish their works, it hath gone freelie with- out generall controlment through all ages, nations & people.//
Heere follow patternes of certeine instru*ments [* Hence Rom.] to be used in the former juggling knacks.
To pull three beadstones from off a cord, while you hold fast the ends thereof, without remooving of your hand.
To draw a cord thorough your nose, mouth or hand, which is called the bridle.
TO be instructed in the right use of the said beadstones, read [page 337]. and [338]. As for the bridle, read [page 351].
[These four pages of engravings are unpaged in the first and second editions. The references are to the first edition pagings.]
To thrust a bodkin into your head, and through your toong, &c.
The hethermost is the bodkin wt the bowt: ye midlemost is the bodkin with the holow haft: the further most is the plaine bodkin serving for shew.