Demonology -- Early works to 1800; Magic -- Early works to 1800; Witchcraft -- Early works to 1800
Of conveiance of monie. pag. 324.
¶ To conveie monie out of one of your hands into the other by
legierdemaine. pag. 325. To convert or transubstantiate monie into
counters, or counters into monie. pag. 325. To put one testor into
one hand, and an other into the other hand, and with words to bring
them togither. pag. 325. To put one testor into a strangers hand, and
another into your owne, and to conveie both into the strangers hand
with words. pag. 326. How to doo the same or the like feat otherwise.
pa. 326. To throwe a peece of monie awaie, and to find it againe where
you list. pag. 326. With words to make a groat or a testor to leape
out of a pot, or to run alongst upon a table. pag. 327. To make a
groat or a testor to sinke through a table, and to vanish out of a
handkercher verie strangelie. pag. 327.
A notable tricke to transforme a counter to a groat. pag. 328.
An excellent feat, to make a two penie peece lie plaine in the palme of
your hand, and to be passed from thence when you list. pag. 329.
¶ To conveie a testor out of ones hand that holdeth it fast. pag. 329.
To throwe a peece of monie into a deepe pond, and to fetch it againe
from whence you list. pag. 330.
To conveie one shilling being in one hand into an other, holding your
armes abroad like a rood. pag. 330. How to rap a wag on the knuckles.
pag. 330.
To transforme anie one small thing into anie other forme by folding of
paper. pag. 331.
Of cards, with good cautions how to avoid cousenage therein: speciall
rules to conveie and handle the cards, and the maner and order how to
accomplish all difficult and strange things wrought by cards.
pag. 331.
¶ How to deliver out foure aces, and to convert them into foure knaves.
pag. 333. How to tell one what card he seeth in the bottome, when the
same card is shuffled into the stocke. pag. 334. An other waie to doo
the same, having your selfe indeed never seene the card. pag. 334. To
tell one without confederacie what card he thinketh. pag. 334.
How to tell what card anie man thinketh, how to conveie the same into
a kernell of a nut or cheristone, &c: and the same againe into ones
pocket: how to make one drawe the same or anie card you list, and all
under one devise. pag. 335.
Of fast or loose, how to knit a hard knot upon a handkercher, and to
undoo the same with words. p. 336.
¶ A notable feat of fast or loose, namelie, to pull three beadstones
from off a cord, while you hold fast the ends thereof, without
remooving of your hand. pag. 337.
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