A hundred notabe [sic] things, and merry conceits for a penny. Wherein is shewed 1. To make a candle burn under water. 2. How to make beans grow up in an hours space. 3. How to make a good bait to catch fish. 4. A rare art to know whether a man or woman shall marry or not. 5. To know whether a person sick is bewitched. 6. How to drive away all inchantments or witch-craft. 7. How to know precious stones from counterfeit- [sic] 8. How to know whether a woman be with child of a boy or a girl. 9. How to know whether a sick party will live or die. 10. How to make Iheif [sic] afraid to come into your house. 11. How to make a varnish upon iron to shine like gold. 12. How to make ink that will shew like gold. With abundance of pleasant histories of the wonderful things of art and nature, shewing the mistery of the loadstone. By Josh Croynes Gent. Licensed according to order

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  • A hundred notabe [sic] things, and merry conceits for a penny. Wherein is shewed 1. To make a candle burn under water. 2. How to make beans grow up in an hours space. 3. How to make a good bait to catch fish. 4. A rare art to know whether a man or woman shall marry or not. 5. To know whether a person sick is bewitched. 6. How to drive away all inchantments or witch-craft. 7. How to know precious stones from counterfeit- [sic] 8. How to know whether a woman be with child of a boy or a girl. 9. How to know whether a sick party will live or die. 10. How to make Iheif [sic] afraid to come into your house. 11. How to make a varnish upon iron to shine like gold. 12. How to make ink that will shew like gold. With abundance of pleasant histories of the wonderful things of art and nature, shewing the mistery of the loadstone. By Josh Croynes Gent. Licensed according to order
  • Hundred notable things, and merry conceits for a penny
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Imprint
London: printed for J. Conyers at the Black Raven in Duck Lane, 1686.
Publication year
1686
ESTC No.
R174409
Grub Street ID
67598
Description
16 p. ; 8°.
Note
Signatures: A]8

Verify that item is printed in 1686. Copy cataloged appears to be printed in 1680, but the '0' may be a '6' that is damaged.