means could effect it; and so he never after gave any regard unto them, and soon after it vanished to nothing. [Sidenote: _Hist._ 4.] I my self also knew a person, in the West-riding of _Yorkshire_, who about some forty years or above, to have made sport, would have put a Coverlet upon him, and then would have made any believe (that knew not the truth) that he had a child with him, he would so lively have discoursed with two voices, and have imitated crying and the like. And also the said person under a Coverlet, and coming upon all four would so exceeding aptly, even to the life, have acted a skirmish betwixt two Mastiffs, both by grinning, snarling and all other motions and noise, that divers understanding persons have been deceived and verily believed that there were two Mastiffs under the Coverlet, until their eyes have convinced them of their error: So delusive may art or cunning be, being seconded by use and agility. [Sidenote: _Hist._ 5.] I also have sometimes seen a person that lived in _Southwark_ near _London_, who holding his lips together, and making no sound or noise at all, would notwithstanding have, by the motion of the muscles of his face, and the agitation of his head and hands and other gesticulations of his Body, made any of the beholders understand, what tune he had modulated in his fancy, which was very strange and pleasant to behold, and that which I could not have believed if I had not seen it. [Sidenote: Stow p. 864.] [Sidenote: _Hist._ 6.] We might hereunto add the Story of the pretended sleeping preacher, who had drawn many into admiration and belief that he did it either by Divine inspiration or vision, and yet was but a voluntary cheat and a delusive Imposture, as may be seen at large in _Stowes_ Chronicle. We have been thus tedious in giving these examples, that it may appear how improperly Men fly to supernatural causes to solve effects by, that are and may be performed by natural means; and that Men need neither fetch a Devil from Hell nor a Soul from Heaven to solve these effects that mens cunning, art and craft are able to perform. [Sidenote: Acts 16. 16.] [Sidenote: _Not. in Act. Apost. in loc._] [Sidenote: _Vid._ Beza _not. in loc._] [Sidenote: &] [Sidenote: A Candle in the dark, p. 67, 68.] [Sidenote: Luke 7. 47. 8. 2.]