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their heads, which are secrets not 

 to be made common to eiierie one. 



He will perswade yon he hath 

 tweutie receits of loue powders, 

 that he cau frame a ring with such 

 a detiise. that if a weuch put it ou 

 her finger she shall not choose btit 

 follow yon vp and downe the 

 streetes. 



If yon hane an euemy that yon 

 wotild faine be rid of. he will teach 

 yon to poison him with your verie 

 lookes : to stand on the top of Ponies 

 with a burning glasse in your hand, 

 and cast the same with such a force 

 on a mans face that walkes rnder. 

 that it shall strike him stark dead, 

 more violently then lightning. 



To fill a letter full of needles, 

 which shall be laid after such a 

 mathematical order, that when he 

 opens it. to whom it is sent, they 

 shall spring ^J) and file into his 

 bodie forcibly, as if they had beene 

 biowne vp with gunpowder, or sent 

 from a Caliners month like small 

 shot. 



To conclude, he will bane such 

 probable reasnns to prix-ure beleefe 

 t<^ his lies, such a smooth tongue to 

 deliuer them, and set them forth 

 with such a grace, that he should 

 be a verie wise man did not swal- 

 lowe the Gudgin at his hands. 



In this sort haue I knowne sun- 

 drie young Gentlemen of England 

 trained forth to their ov^me destruc- 

 tion, which makes me the more will- 

 ing to publish this discourse, the 

 better to forewarne other of such 

 Batfowlhig compauions: as also for 

 the rooting uut of these insinuatiug 

 moth-wormes that eate men out of 

 their substance vnseene, and are 

 tlie decaie of the forwardest Gen- 

 tlemen and best wits. 



Mow mauie haue we about Lon- 

 doL. that to tiie disgrace of Gentle- 

 uien liue gentlemanlike of them- 

 selnes hauing neither mony nor 



downe enery man with talke. and 

 when he hath ottered the most he 

 ean. he makes men beleue that hee 

 knowes tenne times more than he 

 Aviil put into their heads, which are 

 secrets not to be made eotumon to 

 euerie one. 

 He will perswade yon hee hath 



I wentie receiptes of Loue powders : 

 that hee can frame a Ring with 

 s'lch a qitaint denise. that if a 

 Wench put it on her finger, shee 

 >liall not choose but followe yon vp 

 and downe the streetes. 



If yon haue an enemie that you 

 A\ould faine be ryd of. heele teach 

 you to poyson him with your very 

 iookes. To stand on the top of 

 Panics with a burning glasse in 

 your hande. and cast the Sumie 

 with such a force on a mans face 

 that walkes vnder. that it shall 

 strike him starke dead more violent- 

 ly than lightning. 



To fill a Letter full of Needles, 

 which shall bee laide after such a 

 Aiathematicall order, that when hee 

 opens it to whome it is sent, they 

 shall all spring vp and flye into his 

 body as forceably as if they had 

 beene biowne vp with gunpowder or 

 sent from a Calleetiers mouth like 

 small shotte. 



To conclude, he will haue sueli 



II obable reasons to produce beleefe 

 t- his lyes, such a smooth tongtie to 

 deliuer them, and set them foortli 

 with such a grace, that a very wise 

 man he should be that did not swal- 

 lowe the Gudgin at his hands. 



In this sorte haue I knowne sun- 

 dry yoong Gentlemen of EiKjJaiuJ 

 iiayned. foorth to their own de- 

 struction, which makes mee the 

 more willing to forewarne other of 

 >uch base companicms. 



Wherefore, for the rooting otit o;" 

 these slye insinuating Mothworms 

 tb.at eate men our of their substance 

 vDseene, and are the decay of the 



