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I having now bestowed some waste money among you, I will set you to eardscards [sic], by which kind of witchcraft a great number of people have juggled away not only their money, but also, their lands, their health, their time, and their honesty. I dare not as I could, show the lewd juggling that eheatscheats [sic] praeticepractice [sic], least it minister some offence to the weel-disposed, to the simple, hurt and losses, and to the wicked, oeeasionsoccasions [sic] of evil-doing: but I eouldcould [sic] wish all gamesters to beware, not only of eardscards [sic], but also of what dieedice [sic] they play withal; but espeeiallyespecially [sic] with whom, and where they exereeiseexercise [sic] gaming, and to let dieedice [sic] pass as a thing whereby a man must be inevitably eozenedcozened [sic]. One that is skilful in making bum-cards, may undo hundreds of wealthy men, that are given to gaming, for if he hath a eonfederateconfederate [sic] present, either of the players or slanders by, the misehiefmischief [sic] cannot be avoided. If you play among strangers beware of him that seems simple or drunken, for under their habit the most spaeiousspacious [sic] eozenerscozeners [sic] are presented, and while you think by their simplicity and imperfeetionsimperfections [sic] to beguile them, and thereby perehaneeperchance [sic] are persuaded by their eonfederatesconfederates [sic], which you take to be your friends, you will then be most of all deeeiveddeceived [sic]. Beware also of the betters and lookers on, and particularly of them that bet on your side, whilst they look on your game, without suspicion, they diseoverdiscover [sic] it by signs to