FIrst, if any holde the Adamant Stone in his hande, vnder a goblet or siluer bole, or vnder a table, and that the same bee mo­ued to and fro in the hand, then in the like maner will the Iron or Needle styng in the goblet, or on the ta­ble, moue to and fro, and round about. Al­so the Adamant sometimes with the one corner, will drawe Iron vnto it, and with the other corner put the Iron from it. Al­so if any annointeth this Stone with Gar­licke, it doeth then hinder the Stone from drawyng any Iron or Needle vnto it, al­though the Needle should bee laied on the Stone. And some write that this Stone will drawe Glasse vnto it, in like maner as it doeth the Iron.

ANd first the round Egge set vn­der the Henne bringeth foorthe a Hen chicken, and the long Egge set vnder the Hen, bringeth forth a Cocke chickē. Also the Egge with the shell laied to steepe in Vineger for three daies space, doeth after so softē it, that any maie worke the same at length like vnto Waxe. And the same Egge afterward laied in water, doeth come againe vnto the former state. Also if an Egge bee painted with sundrie colours, and the same set vnder a Henne to bryng forthe, she shall hatche a chicken ha­uyng the like feathers, vnto the coulours painted on the Egge. Also the Egge laied for three daies to steepe in strōg Vineger, and after for one whole Monethe laied to drie againe in the Sunne, will after come vnto the hardnesse of a stone.

FIrst take an Haselsticke of a yarde long, beyng newe cut of, and thesame cleaue iuste in the middle, giuyng the one ende so cleaued vnto thy companion to hold in bothe his handes, and th'other ende [Page] holde your self in bothe your handes after suche sorte, that bothe the inner partes of the sticke maie looke one right against the other, in the laiyng doune on the grounde, and must also bee laied a sunder vnto the breadth of twoo fingers, in suche sorte that thei maie touch together, by an ouerthwart maner at some one place, & within a while after, you shall see them drawe and ioyne together againe of them selues. And this vnderstande, that the sticke must bee newe cleaued, soone after the cuttyng vp of it, for otherwise this sticke woorketh not the proper effect.

FIrst to doe this, take a Capō and pull the beallie bare of feathers, and after rubbe the naked place with Nettles, settyng yong Chickens vn­der hym, and he will then meruailouslie cherishe them, and bryng them kindely vp. And the rather if you so accustome to vse the Capon the like for a tyme: For by that meanes he is moued the willynger to che­rishe, bryng vp and feede, yea and to loue [Page] them so well as the Hen naturally would doe. And the reason of this is, in that tho­rowe the prickyng of the Nettles, he is thereby the rather desirous to touche the soft doune, and feathers of the yong Chic­kens sittyng vnder hym.

TO doe this, take the Egges and roll them in the iuice of the herbe called Mouseare, or in the herbe called Houselike, or otherwise in oile (after the minde of Cardanus) and after put the Egges againe in the Neast, for after the hatchyng, their feathers shall grow white.

AND to doe this, take Waxe, Brimstone, and Vineger, of eche a like, boile these altoge­ther ouer the Fire, vntil the vi­neger appeare all consumed, and then after of that Waxe remainyng, make a Candle and you shall see the proper effecte, as a­boue is written.

TO doe this, take a little of the grene Basill, and when one bringeth any dishes of meate vnto the table, then put the same hearbe secretly vnder one of the platters or dishes, that she espie it not, and as long as the hearbe so lieth on the ta­ble, the woman shall eate nothyng of that meate in the platter or dishe, whiche coue­reth the hearbe.

AND to doe this, take Calamite, Brimstone, vnflecked lime, pitche, Ceruse, of eche of these three drā ­mes, of Camphora one dram, Asphaltum three drammes, all these make in pouder, and put the same into a strong potte well stopped, and after make a fire vnder the potte, encreasyng the same by little and lit­tle vntill the pouder in the potte become so hard as a stone, and when you will haue it [Page] burne, then rubbe the same well with a clothe, and it will burne sodainl [...]: and whē you will put the same out, then spit vpon it, and after set the same in a moist place, and it will goe out.

ANd to doe this, take the bloud of a [...]apwyng, and therewith an­noint the pulses of thy foreheade, be [...]ore thy goyng to reste, and then after in thy sleepe thou shalt see bothe meruailous and fearfull sightes, as Vitalis Medicus writeth. Also he writeth, that if a man ea­teth in the Euenyng before his goyng to bedde, of the hearbe named Nightshade, or Mandrake, or Henbane, shall after see in his sleepe pleasant sightes.

IF thou wilte conuert or tourne water into wine, then fill a brasse potte with the best wine, settyng vpon the head of the potte a Lim [...]ecke, and destill the wine out, and the Lees remainyng after the de­stillation [Page] drie them, and bring thē into fine pouder, which equally mixed with the wa­ter, doeth so cause the water to haue bothe the colour, and taste of the same wine. And the like vnto this mate be wrough [...] & doen in a Rose Limbeck. Also a loafe of Barlie bread hote drawen out of the ouen, and bro­ken into greate peeces hote, and laied so to soke in good wine, whiche peeces whē thei shall bee well soked in the wine, let thē drie in the Sunne, and after soke of that bread in faire Water, and it will after receiue bothe the colour and tast of that wine.

TO doe this, make a weeke after thy disc [...]etion, which inf [...]se in the oile o [...] Hempseede, and after into molten Tallowe, as you would properlie make a weeke or cotten Candell, lettyng thesame to hang somwhat vntill it be cold, which through cold, then light it in the like sort as you doe a common Candell, and it will not after goe. out wi [...]h [...]na Winde, so [Page] long as the substance indureth, and in like sorte maie light bee made to serue in the night tyme, if so be that fine linnen ragges bee firste soked in the Oile of Hempseede, and after dipped into molten Tallowe, whiche so bounde or wrought on a staffes ende to carrie aboute, or otherwise on a staffes ende, liyng in an Iron plate.

TO make quarters hold, and hang together thus without tiyng, must bee doen on this wise: First, laie one of the quarters doune, as these it. letters A. and B. do instruct, on the whiche [Page] laie the other quarter, euen as these twoo letters C. and D. doe heere represent, and on that C. and D. laie the third quarter, as the letters E. and F. doe heere expresse, and in suche sorte that E. and F. must lye vnder A.B. And beyng then thrust hard together thei cannot after fall awaie without brea­kyng, in that A. and B. is staied and helde of E. and F. and E. and F. of C. and D. and C. and D. holden of A. and B. so that none of them can fall a sunder the one from the other. Also that place where B.D.E. is hol­den or staied together, and doeth the like hold together, as by a triall of the same shal more manifestly appeare. Also the more and harder thei be thrust together, the lon­ger thei so cōtinue hangyng together. And some suppose that a like triall vnto this, maie bee assaied and proued, either with three stickes made flatte for the nonce, or with three kniues beeyng a like, if thei bee orderly vsed.

ANd to doe this, take of Aloes Hepa­ticke, and of salt Niter of eche sixe vn­ces, [Page] these grinde, and perfectly mixe toge­ther on a smoothe Marble, or other harde stone: that beyng so laboured together, thei can after bee separated by no meanes, and after distill the same in a Limbeck of glasse well luted aboute, that you maie so drawe out al the moist substaunce that will come. And with this maie you gilde what you lis [...]e, v [...]derstandyng how to drawe this li­cour. Also by a shorter waie and lesser pain maie you doe the like, although not so per­fecte as the other aboue saied, whiche indeede is right me [...]ueilous. And [...]ow this is on this wise: First, take of Aloes Hepa­ticke three vnces, of Rosen sixe vnces, and of oile of Lineseede well boiled a pinte and a halfe, these set ouer the fire in a pott, and mingle them well together, after straine the same licour through a Linnen cloathe, puttyng it into a potte, whiche you must s [...]op close, and so keepe the same vntill you haue neede to gilde any thyng therewith.

FOR to doe this, take halfe an ounce of Aquafortis, and a scruple of Quicke-siluer, [Page] and a little of the Tartare made of the white wine, and a little Salte: These put altogether in a pot or yearthen panne, woorkyng and labouryng the same toge­ther ouer hotte Imbers, whiche so dooen, you maie after with this cōposition make siluer like any mettall you list, and to con­tinue so a long tyme.

ANd to doe this, write first these woordes followyng, that is to saie, Gibell, Got, Gabell, in a scroll, and binde the same about the bill of the Cocke, Henne, or Chicken, to colour this secrete withall, whiche so doen, then pearce the head of the Bird, iust in the middle as you can gesse, with a verie sharpe poineted Bodkin, and after se [...]t the Birde doune, and you shall see the Birde so lustely runne awaie from you, as if no­thyng were strickyng into the heade, if the Pullet be bigge, vnto the wonder of suche as shall see the same. And now the reason of this is, in that the head and braine of the [Page] Pullet, is deuided into twoo partes in the bone, and the bone also doubled in the mid­dest, so that the Bodkin maie easely enter without daunger, and of this the braine so pearced, the Pullet neuerthelesse liueth: whiche if the ignorant se, thei will perhaps beleeue, and thinke that the wordes onely doeth the same, whiche is nothing lesse,

ANd to doe this, take the best waxe and the pure Brimstone, of eche a like portion, whiche take and melt together, and after make a Candle there­of, whiche beyng lighted, set the same in a Candlesticke to bu [...]ne. And the same can­dle so lighted, will not goe out vntill the whole sustaunce bee spent, thus Cardanus writeth.

ANd to doe this, take the iuice of the Hemlocke, and quenche the Iron in it, beyng well heated three or fo­wer times, lettyng it there remaine euery [Page] tyme, vntill it bee throughlie colde. Also Cardane writeth, that if you take oile, put­tyng into it mosten Leave seuen times to­gether, and after quenche your Iron redde hotte into that Oile, for fower or fiue ty­mes together, and it will so make the same soft to woorke.

OF this thyng Hermes writeth, if a Sworde, Dagger, or knife beeyng onely Iron and fashio­ned, and beyng redde hot, [...]f the same be afterward quenched into the iuice of the Raddishe, mixed with the licour of the freshe Wormes of the grounde, or ra­ther the water of Artely distilled, beeyng before some what brused: suche a Sworde, dagger, or knife saieth he, shall after haue suche a straunge edge, if the same red hotte be quenched fower or fiue tymes in it, that with the same you maie cutt Iron so ease­ly, as if it were Lead. Also he writeth, that if Steele bee often molten in the Furnace and so purified vntill the same bee so white as Siluer in a maner, and then after of the same fashion, grauyng Instrumentes [Page] with their edges and poin [...]tes, orderly like as to the art of grauyng belongeth, whiche instrumentes beyng redde hotte, quenchte a [...]ter into the iuice of Radishe, and the de­stilled water of the Wormes of the yearth mixed together: Or els with that water of the Wormes, drau [...]en through a cleane Linnen clothe, so that there be so muche of this water, as of the iuice of the Radishe, and then those instrumentes quencht foure or fiue times, in the aboue saied licour. And after will the edges and poinetes of the in­strumentes bee so hard, that you maie cut and graue in any stone and Iron, so easely as the same were Lead.

ANd to do this, take Barrowes greace, common Oile, newe Waxe, Ceruse, of eche a like, these tēper together very well ouer a soft fire, vn [...]ill thei be throughly in­corporated, and after anoint the burnished weapon with this ointment, and it shall so continue in the same brightnesse in secula secu [...]orum. And there can not be a greater secrete inuented, for the keepyng bright of [Page] weapons then this is, if these wordes bee well vnderstanded.

DOe thus: Take the gall of an Ore. Bans vrine, [...]er [...]es, and the [...]y [...]e of the Nettle, of eache of the [...]e take a little quantitie, and mi [...]e them very dili­gently together, then after quenche the Steele red hot in this licour sower or fiue times together, and it will after become so soft as paste. And this is a [...]ight proper and necessarie secrete to be vnderstanded of all suche workemen as dooe any matters in Steele, as grauyng and suche like, if these wordes be well marked,

TO doe this, take the toppes of the Nettles when they begin to come vnto seede, and drye them: whiche so dryed, giue a little of the same with Bran and Hempseede mingled together, to your [Page] Hens, and thei shall euery daie after laye you an Egge a peece.

TO doe this, kill a Snake, put­tyng the same into a pan with Waxe, and lette it so long boyle vntill the same be through drye, and of that waxe make a Candle, lightyng the same in the Chamber, and then after shall appeare as though there were a thou­sande creepyng in thy Chamber.

AND to doe this, take very cleere Christal, and worke the same into merueilous fine pouder on a Mar­ble stone, and after mixe the same pouder with the white of an Egge, vntill this be so prepared to write withal: And af­ter with this confection write what letters you will, lettyng the same drye, and after rubbe a golde Ring, or any peece of golde on the same letters, and all the letters shall [Page] appeare like gold. And in the like sort maie you make the letters either appeare like siluer or copper.

AND to doe this, take foure pintes of Raine water, into which put ten drammes of Roch Allum, and ten drammes of Orpiment, of Romain Vitri­oll, and Salt Gemme, of each one an vnce, and a scruple of Coperas: all these boyle together, after put there into a quart of Vi­neger, and of Tartare, and common Salt finely beaten to pouder, of eache three vn­ces, all these incorporate againe ouer a soft fire very well, and after occupie the same, whiche maketh a colour like vnto golde.

AND first if you will haue fresh Roses at any tyme, so well as in the Moneth of May, then gather the buddes halfe open in a maner in the Euenyng, when as the [Page] Sunne is set, and touch them not with thy hande in the gatheryng, but with a sharpe knife properly gather them, after laye the Roses vppon a boord, lettyng them to lye abroad in a faire night, al y^• night through, and then after haue in a readinesse a newe earthen potte well glased within and with out, into wh [...]che put the former Roses be­fore the Sunne be vp in the mornyng, and stop close the mouth of that pott with claie mixed with Horsdung, and flocks, all tem­pered well together before, whereby no ayre of the Roses maye passe or breathe forthe. After sette the same potte into the grounde, coueryng it in drye Sande, and lette no moyst place bee neere, or about the same. And now on this wise may you haue freshe Roses at any tyme of the yeare.

Also take of the Rose buds in the spring time, when thei begin first to open, and put tho [...]e into a greene Cane yet growyng, cleanyng the same by little and little, vntill you maie handsomely putte in those buds, and after tye that place with a threed, stop­pyng the same about that no ayre breathe out, and after couer that neece of the Cane or Reede, so bounde and stopped about vn­der [Page] the earth, bowyng downe the same stalke by little and little, that the same breake not, and couer the same well with the earth, lettyng it there remayne so long as you lift, and when you bee mynded to haue them forthe, then cleane the Cane by little and little, that you spoyle not the bu [...]des, and after set theim in the Su [...]ne, or in luke warme water, a [...]d they s [...]a [...]be o­pen and faire in a short space, as in the mid­dest of Maie.

Also if you will make drye Roses to be­come freshe, then take a newe glased pot, and wet the same with in w [...]th Rose wa­ter, and after shut that pot with the Roses very close lettyng it so to stande for fiue daies, and they shall be freshe.

AND first, to make Beanes grow vp in an houres space, take the Beanes and put them in hot Oile, lettyng them there remaine for a xl. daies, and after drye them. And when you will make the proofe of them, then set [Page] the Beanes, and goe to dinner, and by that tyme you rise againe from the Table and goe to looke on them, you shall finde them growe vp well a spanne high. And the like maie you doe with the Gourdes.

And now to make the Gourdes growe vp in the space of foure houres, bothe with leaues and flowers, take the seede of the Gourde, and let them lye in the bloud of a s [...]nguine young man, and lette them there remaine for fifteene daies in a moyst place, and in a potte well stopped, and after take them foorth, and let them bee dryed well in the Sunne: and when you will sowe or plant them, then take a dishe full or two of good earth, and drye the same well, after wet the same with a little fresh water, and after haue warme water powryng the same vpon this earth vntill it become suffi­cient soft, and then plant your seedes in it, and within three or foure houres after you shall haue Gourdes growen vp with lea­ues, and with flowers.

And the like maie you doe with the Melons, Citrones, and other greene seedes.

TO doe this, make a candle of Brim­stone, whiche with the pouder of a coale smeare about, and after in the Winter tyme drowne the same in water, but couer the head of it with a paper, and after hang the same at the mouth of some Gutter whiche droppeth fast, whereby it may so be couered with half a finger thick­nesse of Ise in the mornyng, and after be­ing lighted it will then burne vnto the wō ­deryng of suche as shall see the same. Also take pure Wake and fine Brimstone pu­rified, of eache a like, melt these together makyng thereof a Candle, and after take the pouder of a coale finely beaten, & brim­stone the like in pouder, these sift through a Serse or linnen cloth, and after heating the Candle, smeare the Candle about so long, vntill it haue (as it were) a thick crust roūd about the same like vnto the thicknesse of the backe of a knife, whiche after couer a­bout the hed of it with a paper, & then hang the same at the mouth of a Gutter whiche droppeth fast, vntill the Ise couer it about [Page] a finger thicke, then light the same, and it will burne like as it were all waxe.

AND to doe this, take Harpe strin­ges & cut them into very short pee­ces, whiche strawe vpon meate be­yng taken [...]ot ou [...] of the pot, & those peeces wil thē moue and farre like vnto wormes.

TO doe this, take the blacke iuyce or inke of the fish named a Cuttle, and the like quantitie of Verdigreace, these mixe well together, putting the same into a Lampe, and dipping a weeke in that licour, then light the same, puttyng out the other lightes in the roume, and then shall all thinges round about that place, and the wals also being white, appeare both blacke and greene, vnto the meruaile o [...] suche as shall see the same.

TO doe this take suche greene rootes whiche be big, like as be the Briony rootes, Radishe rootes, and Rape or Nauew rootes, and of any of these roo­tes carue and cut as you list, and alter put the same into the earth, lettyng it there so long remaine vntill the same caruyng bee couered with a skinne. And on suche wise maie you make the counterfait Mandra­kes, in fashionyng in the Briony roote as bothe Mathealus and Cardane doe write forme of a man with a Pen knife, and set­tying the same roote againe into the earth with the head of the roote turned downe­ward, and a litle Barly put vnder it, whi [...]h after will cleaue and hang fast vnto the hed of the Roote, and appeare like vnto haire growyng out of the same.

AND to doe this, first raise the edge of a flat stone vpright from a plaine boorde, or rather from a big smooth [Page] stone, in suche sorte that it stande of it self without any vnderbearing or helpe, and af­ter with thy fist sinne hastely or quickely that parte standyng vpright, which failing together flat on the plaine boorde or stone, doeth so breake in so many peeces. And if the fist be swiftlier smitten, then the end of the stone toucheth the boord in the fallyng, then is that stroke in vaine, and breaketh not the same at that tyme. And in the like maner maie Tyles bee easely broken with a small and easie stroke of the hande, for that through the weight of the stone in the fallyng, and helpe of the quicke stroke, it doeth of this so lightly breake, euen as it were downe with the vehement stroke of a hammer.

AND to doe this, first take one séede of the Lettice, one seede of Endiue, one of Smallage, one of the Basill, one of the Leeke, and of the Parsly, al these put together in a hole in suche sort that one seede may touch an other, but this remem­ber, [Page] that you plant these together in the dung of an Horse or an Oxe without any earth at al with thē. And then after of these seedes shall growe vp one proper hearbe, whiche will haue so many sauours and ta­stes, as there were seedes sowne together.

TO doe this, take Salt Armo­niacke, and grinde the same on a Marble stone with fine Vine­ger, and a little Suger Can­die, and keepe the same in a narrowe nec­ked pot or glasse, and after take your Rose, and dresse the leaues in fastenyng them with red Ware, that thei may so lye plaine and euen, whiche so done, then take a fine Pensell with the licour drawyng on the leaues what proper matter or Armes you list, and after let the same drie of it self, put­tyng vppon of the leafe golde, or the leafe siluer, and after pressyng it lightly or gent­ly downe with Bombasse, and that whiche sticketh not then fast, falleth of in the do­yng, [Page] and so your worke will remaine trim and faire.

HOW to dooe this, take an vnce of Salt Peter, and an vnce of greene Coperesse, beate [...]hese grosely to­gether, and after put the same into a st [...]ōg Bottle of glasse, distillyng a water of it, whiche water vse on this wise: First take yellowe or red Waxe, sletchyng the same vppon your Dagger or Knife, so farre as you will draw or write thereupon, vnto the thicknesse of a Paper leafe and somewhat more, after drawe or write therein what you list, drawyng or writyng vnto the Steele, and then fill that hollowe drawing or holes with the distilled water, whiche within a daie and a night will haue eaten it sufficiently, and the like maie you draw [...] and doe in any other peece of steele.

[Page]TO dooe this take and fasten the one ende of the Corde or Rope, either with a nayle driuen fast into it, or a­boute a strong hooke of Iron, and after winde the same three or foure times, or o [...]t­ner aboute thy hande, and the other ende of the Corde or Rope winde about by the top of the Palme betweene the fore finger and thumbe, that the one part of the corde maie reache vnto the Nayle, and the head or o­ther ende vnto the bottome of the Plame, by whiche it must againe be winded about, and after that winded againe once or twise aboute. And this so done, then with a vehe­ment plucke and force, assaye in the same part by which it is so ouer winded or runne with the Corde, for that the substance of the Corde or Rope whiche is vnder doeth defende that the hande can take no harme by the hasty and strong pull, and take heede that the vttermost folde of the Corde slyde not in thy hande. And to conclude, this con­ceiue, that in the mightie and hastie plucke together, the one folde of the Corde doeth so cut the other in sunder, and then especi­ [...]lly when as that parte shall bee sette soft, whiche is betweene the hand and the nayle [Page] and that both the hande be strong, and then plucke out right and quick. And now if you will conceiue this order in the windyng of the Corde about both the handes, you may so breake the same with the onely strength of the handes, yea suche strong Cordes or Ropes as will well holde a Bullocke or Cowe, vnto the admiration or wondering: of the lookers on.

AND to doe this, fill a pint pot of the best red Wine, vnto the middle of it, and within the mouth of the pot hāg the white [...]lowers so deepe in, that thei touch not the wine, after that couer the mouth of the pot very close, so that no aire of the wine breath out, and then let it so stande for one whole daie, and they will after become red of co­lour. And to make suche flowers that be [...] naturally white to become red, dooe this, first take grose earth, driyng the same very well in the Sunne, that you maie after [Page] bryng the same into very fine pouder, and after put the same earth into a pot or halfe Tubbe, where you mynde to plant your white flowers to become redde, and after they be so planted in the earth, then let thē not be watered at any tyme with any other water then this, whiche is made on this wise: Take water puttyng therein a cer­taine quantitie of Brasill finely cut, and boyle the same vnto a third parte, whiche water after take and beyng through colde, water by little and little the same earth, as bothe at mornyng and euenyng, and water it at no tyme with any other water then this, vntil you see that the same water first haue taken effect.

AND to doe this, take a Ring rounde about hollowe, into whiche put quick­siluer, and stopp the same fast that it runne not forth. After heate the Ring somewhat in the fire, or lette it lye neere vnto the fire, and beeyng hot, laie the same on a Table or Stoole, which by and by after wil begin [Page] to daunce of it self, vntill it be colde againe.

AND to do this take vnfleke Lime, and quench the same with wine, and beate the same into fine powder, mixing therewith both Figges and Swi­nes greace, and after labour them well to­gether, for this as Plinie writeth passeth the hardnesse of a Stone. Also take Greeke Pitch, Rosin, and the powder of Tyle sto­nes, these mixe together, and when you will occupie of the same, then heate it ouer the fire, and worke therewith: for when the same is colde, it holdeth them together so harde as any Nayle. Also take of Spuma ferri one pounde, of Tyle shardes tw [...] pounde, [...]f vnslekt Lyme, foure pounde, of Oyle of Linseede so muche as shall suffice to prepare, and worke them together, for this Glewe is merueilous strong, whiche neither feareth nor yeeldeth to water nor fire.

[Page]HOw to doe this, take an Apple and cut the same in the middest, and in the one halfe make a rounde hole, putting therein a black [...]eetle, and so laie the same half on the Table, and it will then moue.

AND to doe this, take Brimstone, beating the same into fine pouder, whiche powder burne on a newe Tylestone, holdyng suche red flo­wers or Roses ouer the smoake of it, whi­les it so burneth, and thei will after become white, and on this wise you maye make your Roses halfe white and half red, or one leafe white, and an other red, by a cappe of paper so cut for the nouce.

AND to do this, take a little quan­titie bothe of Gales and Allome, whiche woorke together with Vi­neger, [Page] & after write with this licour what you will on the shell, and that dryed, laye then the Egge [...] [...]triue, or els anoynt the Egge aboute w [...]th Waxe vnto the thick­nesse of a Paper or somewhat more, and with a fine bodkin write deepe letters that the hoales may be open, and the letters ap­parant, into the whiche holes poure of this licour, and when the same is dryed on the Egge, then seeth the Egge vntill it bee harde, and after laye the same to soake in sharp Vineger, through the which soaking, the letters will so passe through the shell, that the letters maie be seen on the Egge, after the shell is pulled of.

TO doe this, take the Bottle or nar­rowe mouth Pot and fill the same vnto the brimme, after couer the mouthe with a Paper, and then turne the mouth dounward on the mouth of an other pot, and nothyng shall shed forthe▪ as by a triall in fillyng the one pot with Milke, and [Page] the other maie be seene.

AND first to gather all the Fleas of thy Chamber into one place, anoint a Staffe with the greace of a Foxe▪ or Headghog, and laie the Staffe againe, where you list in your chamber, and it shall so gather al the Fleas by it. Also sill a dish with Goates bloud, and set the same by the bed, and all the Fleas will come to it roūd aboute. And the like will they doe by the bloud of the Headghog. Also take the fat of a Goate, and anoint what you list there­with, and set the same vnder your bed, and all the Fleas will gather vnto the same. Also take Lupines or flat Beanes, & boyle them in water with Wormwood, and that water sprinkle well aboute the Chamber, and al the Fleas shall auoyde that Cham­ber. Also take an Apple of Coliquintida, and infuse the same in water, and in that water boyle Wormewood, whiche cast a­boute the Chamber, killeth all the Fleas. And the like doeth the Peache leaues, or Veruein, or Colyander boyled in water, and so cast about.

TO dooe this, first fill a glass pot full of Water or Wine vnto the brimme, for other­wise it sincke [...]h downe & is drow­ned in the settyng of it in the water: the reasō of which appeareth by this demonstration. Imagin that the pot be D. whose necke is A.B.C. the vacant parte of it A B. in that A.B. doe [...]h beare about water, through the ayre which is contained therein: and the waight of the glasse A.B draweth towarde the Centere, and A.D.C. cannot descende by straight line downe, for that it shall labour in vaine. And therefore the signifier D. ho­weth in that D ▪ when as the wine is set in the water, it resisteth not, and therefore A.B. doeth descend vntil it come vnto the vpper face of the water, but when A.B. [Page] shall bee in the vpper face of the water, the part E. is then drouned, in that it is the nea­ther parte, and all the necke of the pot.

AND to dooe this, take the Glewe made of Fishes, beatyng the same strongly on an Anuell vntill it bee thinne, whiche after laie to soake in water, vntil it become very soft and tender, which will be within fiue or sixe houres, and then work it like past to make small rolles ther­of, which when it is like vnto paste, stretch it or drawe it out very thin, and when you will worke with it, then put of the same in­to an earthen pot wi [...]h a little fayre water ouer hot embers, and skimme the same ve­ry cleane, and let it so seeth a little while, after worke with the same, keepyng it still ouer the hotte embers vntill you haue do [...]n with it, for so it fasteneth and bindeth the stronger. And in suche sorte that it fastneth peeces of glasse together.

[Page]AND if either man or woman hath thrust a Ryng so harde on their fin­ger, that he or she cannot drawe the same of, through the swellyng of the fin­ger, then threede a Needle, and drawe the same vnder the Ryng, and winde the thred about the finger on the other side, and so of­ten winde the thred aboute, and diligently consider that the whole ioynt and parte of the finger liyng or beeyng betweene the ioynt and the Ring, be couered about with the threede, and that no parte be seen of the skinne through the close coueryng of the threed, and euen drawe the Needle againe vnder the Ryng, and winde the threed like about on the other side, and that speedely, whereby the Ryng drawne and remooued on the thred, by little and little may so passe ouer the ioynt and come of. But whylest you are in the doyng of this, make no tari­aunce or delaie, for that the finger doeth so lightly swell, that without great paine the Ryng can not be drawne of.

[Page]AND to doe this, counterfaite on a peece of wood beyng in bigne [...]se to the fruite whiche you desire, what forme you will: Or els cutte Ro­maine or other fashione letters in it, (to ex­presse if you list) some proper worde, which so done, then make a moulde with Water and Chalke vnto the thicknesse of thy little finger, the same part into the iust hast. And when this moulde is drie whiche soone dri­eth, separate then the same from the wood with Oile before. And when you haue got­ten of the moulde from the wood, and par­ted it in two iust halfes, then take the same moulde, and binde it mos [...]e close vnto the fruite beeyng growne vnto his halfe big­nesse, and let it so continue vntill the fruite become vnto his full bignesse, and thē take the moulde away, and you shall see the try­all of the former taught.

AND to doe this, steepe a threede in Oile and Brimstone mixt together, and compasse the glasse with the thred in the place where you would haue it [Page] parted, and after kindle and light the sam [...], and so often doe thus, vntil the place he hot, and after compasse the same with a threed wet in cold water, and it will part so cleane asunder, as if the same had been cut with a sharpe painted Diamond.

AND to doe this, take the bloud of a Lambe, and the bloud of a Weather, mixyng these toge­ther, after take thy Christall stone heating it in the fire burning hot, and then quenche it in the bloud, whiche after will become so soft as paste, then with a Copper print worke therein what you list, and after set the same abroade in the ayre, and it will come againe vnto the former hardnesse.

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FOR to do this, take two little Tim­brels and binde them vnder the soles of thy feete, and at a staues end fasten an other, and with these you maie safely walke on the wate [...] vnto the wonder of all suche as shall see the same: if so be you often exercise the same with a certeine boldnesse and lightnesse of the bodie.

FOr to do this, first make a weeke of Silke, and infuse the same in the Oyle of Hempseede, and whē the weeke shall bee sufficiently soaked, role the same in Snowe, vntill it bee of the big­nesse of a greate Candle, whereby it maie so be wel wrought together, and after light the same, settyng it in a sticke, and it will giue the like light as a Waxe Candle. Al­so make a Candle of Purpen stone & waxe together, about the which role Snow, and the Snowe will burne vntill it bee all wa­sted. Also take Snow, and mixe therewith the powder of Camphire, and of the same make a Candle, and it will burne beeyng lighted.

FOR to dooe this, take Brimstone, Orpiment, and Oile, these labour to­gether, and make thereof an oynt­ment, [Page] after take so many Candles as may well serue your Table, whiche laie on the Table a large foote asunder and all a roe, the one behinde the other as long as you list to laie them, yea, a hundred maie you late downe on this wise a length if you laye them streight, then take a long threed, and anoynt the same in this oyntment, whiche after laye a long on the Candles, and af­ter drawyng the formost, all will followe by order.

TO doe this, take a most fine Needle with a small threede, and thrust the same by little and litle vnder the pa­ryng, and thrust it in againe right against the place, vntill you haue so gone rounde a­bout the outside of the Apple. And this also remēber that you thrust the needle through the parting at streight corners one against the other of the Apple, and this so often doe, vntill you come againe vnto the first place where you began.

[Page]And if so be you would deuide the same in sixe or eight peeces, then draw the thred againe by a like distaunce, alwaies takyng heede to deuide the Apple vnder the skinne and whē you haue thus doen with the Ap­ple and the peeces yet couered with the skinne, thē draw ou [...] the endes of the thred and you shall a [...]er deuide the Apple with­in, without ha [...]yng of the paring or skin into so many peeces as you list. And when you haue thus drawne [...]ut and taken the thred quite awaie, you man keepe the Ap­ple so long as you thinke requisite.

AND to doe this, take what Cup or Pot of glasse you list, and seeth the same in common Oyle, by the space of fiue houres, and after take it foorth, and it will be then made so strong that the said Cup of glasse or pot will endure the heate of the fire.

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AND to doe this, take foure vnces of salte Niter, sixe vnces of fine Frankēsence, three vnces of brim­stone, sixe vnces of Oyle, and sixe vnces of the Mi [...]ke of Cataputia, all these beate fine, & mixe together, after take thrée vnces of Waxe, and make then a Candle of altogether, in the ende of which Candle­sticke, sticke deepe a Needle, and after set the same in a narrowe mouth glasse full of water, and you shal see after what the same will doe.

AND to doe this, take the strongest Vineger, and whites of Egge [...] wel beaten together, and three vnces of quicksiluer, vnto one of the other these first still together in a Limbecke wel luted, and in that distilled water put the quicksiluer, and it will bee after so harde that you maie work it with the hammar. Also take quick­siluer, and washe it in the distilled water of mans bloud, and euery tyme you wash the same let it drie, and in the ende it wil come to be so harde as siluer.

AND to see these, take a newe and cleane washed Vrinall, into which poure either cleane water, or other runnyng water, after take the white of an newe layed Egge, and a little Saffron, bindyng it in a cleane linnen cloth, after that poure a little of the water into a dishe, and put the cloth with the Saffron into it [Page] so long vntill it haue coloured it somwhat, and beyng on this wise, thē beate the white of the Egge with this water seuē or eight tymes with thy [...]inger, and then poure the same into the Vrinall, and you shall after see in it Towers, Castels, Hilles and ma­ny other straunge sights.

TO doe this, take Arsnick put­tyng the same in water, and in that water boyle Wheate or a­ny other graine, and cast the same forthe vnto Foules, and so many as eate thereof will not be able afterwarde to flye away. And take the iuyce of Celidone, and infuse Wheate in the same, lettyng it there remaine for thrée daies, after giue the same vnto Foules to eate and such as eate thereof you maie after take with the hand. Also take Wheate, puttyng it in Wine Lees, and let the same remaine there eight daies, after that put it into the iuyce of Ce­landine and Horehounde to steepe, whiche so doen, then giue of the same vnto the fou­les to eate, and suche as eate thereof, cannot after flye a waie.

TO doe this, take a quill fillyng the same with Quicke siluer, and stop­ping it close thrust the same after in­to a hot loafe newe drawne out of the O­uen, and the loafe will by and by daunce on the Table.

AND to do this, take a Gose Egge, and after the opening and cleansing of it, take a Backe that flyeth in the Euenyng, whiche put into the shell, then glewe it fast about on the toppe, and the Backe wil so flye awaie with it, which per­happes will bee thought of some to flye a­bout in the ayre of it self.

AND first to make a flame of fire to passe sodeinly out of the mouth of a pot [Page] full of water, take an Egge makyng an hole in the head, and drawe out all the sub­staunce of the same, whiche so dooen, then fill the same with the pouder of Brimstone and vnsl [...]ckt Lime mixed together, shut­tyng the mouthe with Waxe, and then let it fall to the bottome of a quarte potte full of Water, takyng quickly your hande a­waie, and sodainly will issue forthe a flame out of the mouthe of the potte. And also if thou wilt spit fire out of thy mouthe with­out paine, and to dooe thee no harme, take the pouder of the Willowe sticke, finelie beaten and searsed with the whiche ioyne a little newe Silke, makyng it rounde vp like vnto a ball, into whiche put this pou­der, wrappyng the Silke well aboute it, and after putt it within with the pouder a little fine Flaxe, and then properly stitche it vp rounde aboute, whiche so dooen, then cut it open a little on the one side, puttyng a quicke coale or a light Candle vnto it, to set it on fire a little, then put it againe into thy mouthe, holdyng the same softly with thy teethe, and tournyng also the parte cut inward in thy mouthe, and when thou wilt spit fire out, then holde the hall strongly in [Page] thy mouth and blowe, and the lookers on shall see then a greate flame issue forthe of thy mouth, and doe there no harme at all. Also to make a fire flye vp in the ayre. Take Towe, and wet the same in Aqua­uitae, and after put fire to it and blowe the same awaie, which after will flye vp in the ayre and burne.

AND to dooe this, rubbe the same on Leade, and if it chaunge the co­lour, then it is counterfaite, if it chaunge not, then it is a naturall Stone. Also if the stone haue like vnto a Bladder within, then it is counterfaite.

TO do this, take Brimstone, Or­piment, and common Oyle, of these make an oyntment, with the whiche anoynt thy garment all about, and thy head and handes, and af­ter light the same, and it will burne all at once without harme. Also take iuyce of [Page] [...]dders tongue, the iuyce of March Mal­lo [...]es, or other Mallowes, and the white of an Egge, these mixe together, annoyn­tyng the [...]ewith all aboute thy boote, and then cast the fine pouder of Brimstone on the same, settyng it ouer a fire, and it will strongly burne, and neither harme hande nor garment anoynted therewith.

AND to dooe this, take that parte whiche shineth of the night Wor­mes, and bruse them well, whiche after set in hot Horsdung, in a glasse stop­ped, and lette it there so stande for fifteene daies, and after distill the same in a Lim­becke of glasse with a soft fire, the whiche water so drawne, stoppe close in a narrow necked pot of Christal glasse, and hang the same in the entrie of the house, and it will so giue a very bright light.

AND to doe this take the Secliffet of the Wolfe, & cast the same betweene [Page] twoo Dogges: and thei shall so long fight together, as thei lye there betwene them, and when you will haue thē to cease figh­tyng, then take them awaie.

TO doe this, take Bees and prepare them orderly, whiche after giue vn­to thy Bitche with breade, or with meate, and she will not after suffer any Dog to touche her.

TO doe this, put Quicksiluer in a blad­der, and laie the bladder in a hot place, and it will after skipp from place to place, without handlyng.

TO doe this, haile the hearbe Basill o­uer a softe fire in Vineger, whiche so boile [...], giue vnto the pacient to drinke, and it shall caste the same vp forthwith. And if the same bee a Snake entered within the [Page] bodie, then you maie take writyng Inke, and good Wine, mixyng them together, whiche after drinke, and it will caste vp whatsoeuer euill bee in the bodie.

AND to dooe this, take the head of a Kyte, and tye the same aboute a Hennes necke, and she shall neuer cease runnyng here and there, vn­till you haue taken awaie the same from her neck, and when you will take the same from her necke, she will then moue from you nothyng at all.

TO doe this, take a white loafe, and cast the same into the water nere the suspec­ted place, and it will forthwith goe directly ouer the dead body, and there still abide, by whiche you maie well finde the dead body.

FIrst to make Iron as soft as past, take Vitrioll and salt Niter, of eche a like, [Page] heatyng these to pouder, whiche after de­still in a Limbecke of Glasse, and in this water laie your [...]mall p [...]ces of Iron, for a daie and a night, whiche a [...]ter eu [...]er us hotte horsedung for 15. daies, and the same will become verie so [...]te like vnto paste, and with the same Iron you maie make seales or graue, or otherwise Imprint what you list on I [...]ō so easely, as i [...] to earth, and you maie al [...]o beate and woorke the same Iron so easely as Leade. Also make a water of Roche Alome, as is aboue saied, and in the same water quenche your Iron seuen ty­mes, and it will make the Iron so easely breake as glasse, and to make pouder ther­of. Also quenche the Iron in the dung of an Oxe or Cowe, tempered with Honie of­tentymes, and it will become so softe, that you maie worke the same like Lead [...] with the hammer. Also take sa [...]te Armomacke well bea [...]ē, an mixe the same wi [...]h vnssec­ked Lime, and temper the same with colde water, like vnto a thicke brothe, and in [...]his water temper the Iron, and it shall a [...]ter become white, faire, and verie strong. Also take the iuice of the Hearbe n [...]med Palma Christi, and with the same amount thy han­des, [Page] and you maie after handle Iron fire hotte without harme. And the like maie you doe with the iuice of Hemlocke.

Also take redde Arsenicke, red Alome, of eche like, these grinde into fine pouder, mixyng the same with the iuice of Sen­greue, or Houselike, and the gall of a Bull, and anointe thy handes with the same, and you maie after handle burnyng Iron, and annointyng the fecte, you maie goe on hot Grates of Iron or Coales, without any daunger.

Take and putte Brimstone to the mouthe of the Image, and take a burnyng Candle and blowe it out. And or the weeke bee out, sette it to the I­mages mouthe, and it will burne. And so ye maie doe against a glasse.

TAke a lanterne of glasse, and put a bur­nyng Candle in it, and set the lanterne on the water, and the Fishes will come to light. Or els take Nettles and Houselike, [Page] and make iuice of theim, and putte it in a poude, and all the fishes will gather there, and if your handes be anointed therewith, ye maie take them.

TAke an hearbe called Serpentine, and thei shall not barke at you.

CAste Barly steeped in Honie where thei doe feede, and thei will gather to your Culuer house.

HAng the Violl on a twigge of the Ap­ple Tree, and put a yong Apple in the mouthe of the Violl, and it will growe therein. And so ye maie doe with Grapes or other fruite.

STeepe the Egge twoo daies and twoo nightes in Vineger, and then roll it on a table softly, and it will stre [...]che as waxe, and then maie you putte it in the Violl, or drawe it through a Ryng.

PUt Oile Oliue in a Lampe, and putte thereto fine pouder of grounde Glasse, and light it, and all that bee about it, will seem blacke as Egiptians.

BUrne Motherwort, and lette her take the smoke at her nose, and if she be cor­rupte she shall pisse, or els not. Otherwise take graye Nettles while thei bee gréene, and let her pisse on them, if she bee no mai­den thei will wither forthe, or els not.

TAke Graie Nettles while thei bee greene, and put them in the pacientes Vrine: and if thei remaine greene he shall liue, and if thei wither, not.

TAke claie, and put it into a bagge, and straine it through till [...] bee cleare, and it will be freshe.

TAke a verie bright Basin, and putte a newe lookyng Glasse therein, and set [Page] the Basin in the hottest of the Sunne, and laie aboute it verie drie Towe small chop­ped, and the Towe will take fire with heat of the Sunne.

ANnoint your eyes with the bloud of a Backe.

TAke Dwall or Nightshade, and stampe it well, and putte it in the potte with meate, and the meate will cleane together.

PUt Barly in the iuice of Rue, and Ve­neger, and caste it there as the Birdes doe haunte or come, and as soone as thei haue eaten it thei can not flie, and then ye maie take them.

TAke the braine of a Calfe, and put it in a pitte of Mader, and lette it lye three weekes, and thei will breede of the braine, and ye maie feede them with Mulberies.

[Page]ANoint the rough place with the bloud of a Backe, a [...]ter that it is shauen, and haire shall neuer growe there.

MAke a deepe pitte in the y [...]arth, and make therein a bedde of dunge, and a bedde of Nettles, and doe so till it be full, and the [...]e keepe your Pullen, till the hear­bes begin to growe, and then let them out and within a short while, thei will be verie fa [...]te.

DRinke the iuice of Yarrowe fastyng, and ye shal not be drōke for no drinke. And if ye were drunke, it will sober you: or els eate the marrowe of Porke fast y [...], and ye shall not be dronke.

TAke Wheate flower, and Callowe of a newe slaine Sheepe, and the gleire of an Egge, and eate theim all together, and haue them all therewith.

[Page]EMptie the Egge at a little hole, and fil it full of May deawe, and stop the hole close with a little Waxe and Parchment glewed, that the deawe goe not out. Then sticke a spere in the earth in the heate of the Sunne, and laie the Egge by the Spere, and it will mount to the top thereof by the heate of the Sunne.

TAke the bloud of a Wat or of a Kid, and drye it and keepe it from the ayre, then cast it on fishe or fleshe that is hot, and it will seeme rawe.

TAke and cast Sope in the Pot and it will runne ouer.

CAst to them the seede of Henbane and thei will fall doune as thei were dead.

MAke pouder of S. Ihons worte, and when the Coales are wasted and the fire nere out, cast it thereon and let it lye.

DRinke the iuyce of Mugworte, and beare the hearbe about hym, with the hearbe Pedilion and Crowfoote.

REcipe luce Mulage vel scolares tor­tas collectum circa medium Maij. Quāda Luna sit plena, distemperata cum ingro sape & serua in Olla terreo, & quā ­do vis occupare vnge manus tuas & laua illa in aqua velloco vbi sunt Pisces.

TAke a Herryng Barrell, & fill it nigh full of good Aledregges, and stoppe it fast, but ye must haue a good dishe full of parched Beanes, and put them in a linnen bagge, and very hot put them to the dregs till thei be coole, and shut it fast the space of a quarter of an houre. Then take twoo pounde of Allum ground to suttle pouder, and cast it therein, and let it lye foure daies [Page] naturally well closed, then washe your Yarne.

TAke the guts of a Wolfe, and laie thē ouerthwart the Streate, and couer them with earth or Sande, and he will not goe that waie, as long as the guts doe lye there. Probatum est.

TAke a dishe and putte water in it, and then let her milke her Breast into the water, and if it bee a man Childe, it will fleete, & if it be a woman child it wil sinke.

TAke Plantine and stampe it well, and anoynt your feete with the iu [...]ce ther­of, and it will doe a waie the griefe.

[Page]TAke Barly Meale, Honey and Salt, and mingle them together, and rubbe your teeth therwith, and thei wil be white and cleane.

ANoynt a potte with the Greace of a Bucke, and set it on your Bed, and all the Fleas will goe to it. Or els take the Greace of a Goupill, and annoynt a place of the house where ye wil haue them come and thei will goe thether. Or els take lea­ues of Dan, and lay them vnder your Couerlet or where ye will, and when they be among the leaues thei cannot come away.