Chapter 12, Item 37a
Juggling pudding
The Juggling Pudding, is a thing made of Tin, consisting of diverse little Hoops made taperwise, so as they may almost fall one through an other, having a ring at the wide end thereof, that it may be the better held in the teeth. This being conveyed into the mouth. upon the holding down the head, will fall out to a great length of admiration; which with the palme of the hand may several times be struck up into the mouth againe. see the shape of it cha.16 numb.72 in the base point. [Not added to proof plate]
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Chapter 12, Item 37b
Juggling pile of counters
The Juggling pile of Counters and Cover, are diverse Brass Counters glued together, somany as will make a pile, each having a square hole cut therein as to containe a Die, then a whole Counter is glued on the top, then they have a Box made of thin Latin or a round Cover of cloth to put easily over them. Then they will cast a Die on the table, and cover it with the box or cloth cover having the pile of Counters therein, which will fall on the Die and cover it, take of the cover there appeares the Counters, cover them againe, and take it off againe pressing the sides of it, and it will keep the pile from falling out, so there will be nothing to be seen but the Die. Which to them as know not the falacy, it will cause admiration. see the figure in the sinister base of numb.36.
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Chapter 12, Item 37c
Juggling ring
The Juggling Ring, made to hang in a bodys nose, or through the mouth and cheek, is made with a notch, or cut through in one place of it, which being clapt into the mouth will stick to one side of the Cheek, as if it were put through it. Now to do this nimbly, there must be (as in other such tricks) two rings, one whole to shew, the other cut to do the trick withall. see the figure numb.36.
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Chapter 12, Item 37d
Juggling padlock
After the same manner a Juggling Pad Lock is hung upon ones mouth; the one halfe of the Bow is made immovable, the other half movable, and made in such a manner that by the meanes of a spring within the Lock part, the movable part will open wide, or be closer as the spring is pressed: this is a trick must be done also with two locks one to shew the people, the other to work by. See the form of it cha.16. numb.72. [Not added to proof plate]
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Chapter 12, Item 37e
Nuntius invisibilis
The trick called Nuntius Invisibilis, or Bonus genius, which is to convey a figure of a man cut in wood invisibly away, and none can imagine how: the figure is to be about the bigness of ones little finger, the head is to be taken off and put on by a wyer. Also they have a cloth Cap with a little hole in the Crown of it, which has a little bag within it, to convey the head into, which is to be neatly made that it be not perceived when the Cap is turned. Now here lyeth the Art, first in shewing the figure, then in puting the same under the Cap and shewing the head only through the hole, then to convey the body away and the head into the bag, which being done and the Cap turned inside out, all is gon: which upon the right turning of the Cap, with a whistle or call, the head is taken out of the bag, and appeares through the Crown hole againe, to admiration. See c 16 n 57 62. [Not added to proof plate]
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Chapter 12, Item 37f
Three card trick
By the same Fallacy three Cards shewed to one, shall by turning them, be three contrary Cards, or be changed into Flowers, Birds, Beasts Men or Womens faces &c. all which is done by makeing the three Cards from corner to corner longways, one half like a Card with 5 6 or 7 Hearts or Spades; and the other half with what devises best pleaseth. As it is further shewed cha 16 num 64 how they are held to be seen. And numb 65 how deceitfully made, that being turned upside down and opened are an other thing, to admiration of the ignorant.
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Chapter 12, Item 37g
Tunnel
And to drink any liquor out of a Tunnell in sight of others, and yet after to make it seem to com out of an eye, eare, or mouth, and run through the Tunnell on the ground. Which is performed by a Tunnell made of Tyn with a double side, as the figure in ca 16 n 73. [Not added to proof plate] The inward part filled up to the brim, fills the false bottom, so the hole in the top of the brim being stoped with the finger end, it will not run out. So that the inner part may be drunk off, and the Tunnell shewed to be empty though the double part remaine stil full; which may be let forth upon any fancy as aforesaid.
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Chapter 12, Item 37h
Juggling feats
These and some scores more of Iuggling feats there are which be able to beguile not only the Simple but the wise, insomuch that I have heard some discreet persons (upon seeing off their tricks) affirm that such things were impossible to be don, except it were by Conjuration or some other unlawfull assistances; when in truth it is nothing but by the nimbleness of the hand, and the deceipt of the things they use. I could produce their fallacies in variety of other tricks, done by foulding of Papers, tying of Knots, that will loose of themselves; or cuting of a Rubin in two, and peecing it againe; make a six pence goe through a Table, or to melt it in ones hand; to swallow a Knife, or thrust a Bodkin into ones Forehead; to breath out fire and smoak, to vomit or to pull many round Copper Plates out of ones mouth; to draw severall colours of Rubin out of ones mouth by yards; to cause Balls put in each hand come into one; to make two or three Eggs go up and down a Staffe; put a Ring or Beadstone on a staffe or cord and strik them off, others holding the ends of the staffe or cord; &c. which as they pertaine nothing to our purpose, I pass them over: wishing such as desire further knowledg here in to finde out such Authors as treat thereof.
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