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" I related," says Lord Bacon, " one time to a Man 

 that was Curious, and Vaine enough in these Things ; 

 That I saw a kinde of Juggler, that had a Paire of 

 Cards, and would tell a Man what Card he thought. 

 This Pretended Learned Man told mee; It was a 

 mistaking in mee; For {said he) it was not the 

 Knowledge of the Man's Thought, {for that is Proper 

 to God,) but it was the Inforcing of a Thought upon 

 him,' and Binding his Imagination by a Stronger, 

 that hee could Thinke no other Card. And thereupon 

 he asked me a Question, or two, which I thought he 

 did but cunningly, knowing before what used to be 

 the Feats of the Juggler. Sir, (said hee,) doe you 

 remember whether he told the Card, the Man thought, 

 Himselfe, or bade Another to tell it. I answered, (as 

 was true,) That he bade Another to tell it. Where- 

 upon he said, so I thought : For (said he) Himself 

 could not have put on so strong an Imagination ; But 

 by telling the other the Card, (who believed that the 

 Juggler was some Strange Man, and could doe 

 Strange Things,) that other Man caught a strong 

 Imagination. I hearkened unto him, thinking for 

 Vanitie he spoke prettily. Then he asked me another 

 Question : Saith he ; Doe you remember whether he 

 bade the Man thinke the Card first, and afterwards 

 told the other Man in his eare, what he should thinke. 

 Or else that he did whisper first in the Man's eare, 

 that should tell the Card, telling that such a Man 



