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Pys-mantia the mag-astromancer, or the magicall-astrologicall-diviner, posed, and puzzled / [John Gaule].
- Gaule, John, 1604?-1687
- Date:
- 1652
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Pys-mantia the mag-astromancer, or the magicall-astrologicall-diviner, posed, and puzzled / [John Gaule]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![at length perfwaded himto- leave all his family at Ademphis, and to toliow-him alone: and after they came into their-Inne, he took a bat, 2 bar, or abroom, and wrapt it with clouts, and, by his charms made ic walke, and appeare like aman,and made ic minifter unto them in fundry fervices, as drawing water, &c, then wich another charm would he turnic into a peftel, bole, | bar, or befome again. Now one day when Pancrates was gone abroad into the market, Execrates would needs imitate his fami- liar, and drei the bar or pefitel, muttered the fyllables, and commanded it to dcaw water; and after it had done fufficiently, commanded it to turn into a peftel] or bar again.Butit would not obey, but ftill dcew water,till he was afraid of drowning ; then he took afaw and fawed the bar intwo; and.then both parts began to fetch and poure water in abundance; till in comes Panerates,and turned it into what it was atfirft, andfo- left his fellow,and was never feen after of him. Tob F anftus light among a fort of his companions, .who when they were halfe drunk, imporcuned. him to play fome of his pranks; and the feat muft be a Vine full of Grapes, as the greater novelty now inthe Winter feafon. Fauftw confented . to fatisfie their curiofity, upon this condition, that they fhould keep filence and not ftirre out of their places,’ norioffer to pluck aGrape till hebad, otherwife they might pluck their own perill.. The praftigious fight is prefented, and every.one had his knife drawn and hold of abranch, but notto.cut till he fpake the word. But having-held them awhilein faufpence, all{uddenly. vanifhed, and.every-man appeared to have hold onely of his own nofe,and ready to have.cut it off, if che word had been once given. WW. ow ~~ cf. oye: Sin = 4 ‘ i ~ fe \ a rie Fae oN 34. Of az ewill Art, wonfi to the Artifis : .or the juft pr- wifhmentyand dread full judgements befalling preftigi- ows Magicians and fatidicall Aftrologers.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30328962_0002_0418.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
