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I having now bestowed some waste money among you, I will set you to eards, by which kind of witchcraft a great number of people have juggled away not only their money, but also, their lands, their health, their time, and their honesty. I dare not as I could, show the lewd juggling that eheats praetice, least it minister some offence to the weel-disposed, to the simple, hurt and losses, and to the wicked, oeeasions of evil-doing: but I eould wish all gamesters to beware, not only of eards, but also of what diee they play withal; but espeeially with whom, and where they exereeise gaming, and to let diee pass as a thing whereby a man must be inevitably eozened. One that is skilful in making bum-cards, may undo hundreds of wealthy men, that are given to gaming, for if he hath a eonfederate present, either of the players or slanders by, the misehief cannot be avoided. If you play among strangers beware of him that seems simple or drunken, for under their habit the most spaeious eozeners are presented, and while you think by their simplicity and imperfeetions to beguile them, and thereby perehanee are persuaded by their eonfederates, which you take to be your friends, you will then be most of all deeeived. Beware also of the betters and lookers on, and particularly of them that bet on your side, whilst they look on your game, without suspicion, they diseover it by signs to
