A Briefe and pleasaunt treatise, intituled: Naturall and artificiall conclusions: written firste by sundry schollers of the Vniuersitie of Padua in Italie, at the instant request of one Bartholmew a Tuscane: and now Englished by Thomas Hyll Londoner, as well for the commoditye of sundrye artificers, as for the matters of plesure, to recreat witts at vacant times..

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Title: A Briefe and pleasaunt treatise, intituled: Naturall and artificiall conclusions: written firste by sundry schollers of the Vniuersitie of Padua in Italie, at the instant request of one Bartholmew a Tuscane: and now Englished by Thomas Hyll Londoner, as well for the commoditye of sundrye artificers, as for the matters of plesure, to recreat witts at vacant times..
Publication: Imprinted at London :: by Edward Allde.,; 1586..
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Subject terms: Magic tricks -- Early works to 1800.; Puzzles -- Early works to 1800.; Amusements -- Early works to 1800.
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To make a Candle that wil not goe out vn∣till the whole substance be wasted.

AND to doo this, take the best Wax and the pure Brimstone, of eache a like portion, which take and melte to∣gither, and after make a Candle there∣of, which being lighted, set the same in a Candlestick to burne. And the same Can∣dle so lighted, will not goe out vntill the whole substance be spent. thus Cardanus writeth