Of the present Pretences of the Magicians: How they defend themselves; and some Examples of their Practice

The Magicians, such as acknowledge themselves to be acquainted with the Black Art, as we call it, are not dumb and speechless in their own Case; on the contrary, they defend themselves with the utmost Artifice; have their historical Accounts of their Practice, and give the most fair and plausible Sketches of the Art it self that can be imagin’d.