The discovery of witchcraft proving that the compacts and contracts of witches with devils and all infernal spirits or familiars are but erroneous novelties and imaginary conceptions : also discovering, how far their power extendeth in killing, tormenting, consuming, or curing the bodies of men, women, children, or animals by charms, philtres, periapts, pentacles, curses, and conjurations : wherein likewise the unchristian practices and inhumane dealings of searchers and witch-tryers upon aged, melancholly, and superstitious people, in extorting confessions by terrors and tortures, and in devising false marks and symptoms, are notably detected ... : in sixteen books / by Reginald Scot ... ; whereunto is added an excellent Discourse of the nature and substance of devils and spirits, in two books : the first by the aforesaid author, the second now added in this third edition ... conducing to the compleating of the whole work, with nine chapters at the beginning of the fifteenth [sic] book of The discovery.

Here follow patterns of certain Instruments to be used in the former juggling knacks.

[illustration] depiction of bead-stones and a bridle

To pull three Bead-stones from off a Cord, while you hold fast the ends thereof, without removing of your hand.

To draw a Cord through your Nose, Mouth or Hand, which is called the Bridle.

To be instructed in the right use of the said Bead-stones, read pag. 190. & 191. As for the Bridle, read pag. 198.

To thrust a Bodkin into your Head, and through your Tongue, &c.

[illustration] three bodkins

The hithermost is the Bodkin with the Bowt, the middlemost is the Bodkin with the hollow haft; the furthermost is the plain Bodkin serving for shew.

To be instructed and taught in the right use and ready practice of these Bod∣kins, read pag. 196.

To thrust a Knife through your Arm, and to cut half your Nose asunder, &c.

[illustration] three knives

The middlemost knife is to serve for shew; the other two be the Knives of de∣vice.

To be ready in the use and perfect practice of these Knives here portrayed, see pag. 196.

To Cut off ones Head, and to lay it in a Platter, which the Jugglers call the decollation of John Baptist.

[illustration] depiction of props for magic trick

The form of the plancks, &c.

The order of the action, as it is to be shewed.

What order is to be observed for the practising hereof with great admiration, read pag. 197, 198.