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 taught, and then let another gentleman draw a card, but be sure that you let him draw no other card but the same card as the other did draw, and so do till ten or twelve, or as many cards as you think fit, when you have so done, let another gentleman draw another card, but not the same, and put that card into the pack where you have kept the other card, and shuffle them till you have brought both cards together; then shewing the last card to the company, the other will shew the trick. By this means many other feats may be done.

Make one plain loose knot with the two corner ends of a handkerchief, and seeming to draw the same very hard, hold fast the body of the said handkerchief near to the knot with your right hand, pulling the contrary end with your left hand, which is the corner of that which you hold; then close up handsomely the knot, which will be somewhat loose, and pull the handkerchief so with your right hand as the left hand end may be near to the knot, then will it seem to be a true and firm knot; and to make it appear more assuredly to be so, let a stranger pull at the end which you have in your left hand, while you hold fast the other in your right hand, and then holding the knot with your fore-finger and thumb, and the lower part of your handkerchief with your other finger as you hold a bridle, when you would with one hand slip up the knot and lengthen the reins; this done, turn your handkerchief over the knot with the left hand, in doing whereof you