Memoirs of the life and adventures of Signor Rozelli, late of the HagueGiving a particular account of his birth, education, slavery ..as well in Italy as in ..France and Holland ..The whole being a series of the most diverting history, and surprising events ever yet made publicAdorn'd with curious copper cuts .. . s In treaty, I made him take a folemn anddreadful Oath, never to difcover, diredly or indiredlly,any thing of that which he Ihould fee. I had an Invention in a Cabinet, which did the Feat,and effected whatever I had promised to perform. Go^ing out of the Clofet, therefore, under Pret
Memoirs of the life and adventures of Signor Rozelli, late of the HagueGiving a particular account of his birth, education, slavery ..as well in Italy as in ..France and Holland ..The whole being a series of the most diverting history, and surprising events ever yet made publicAdorn'd with curious copper cuts .. . s In treaty, I made him take a folemn anddreadful Oath, never to difcover, diredly or indiredlly,any thing of that which he Ihould fee. I had an Invention in a Cabinet, which did the Feat,and effected whatever I had promised to perform. Go^ing out of the Clofet, therefore, under Pretence of look-ing for the Keys of my Cabinet, I went and orderedJanine to place herfelf fo, as that fhe might anfwer myQueftions; and wrote her down, upon a Piece of Paper,certain barbarous Words, which fhe was to repeat in aPipe that had a Communication with my Cabinet. Asfoon as I went into my Clofet again, I found the fearlefeLover impatient of my Stay ; and having, once more,injoind hira Secrecy, bad him take Courage. He pro^misM me both, like a good Gajcoign, Then putting oaa frightful kind of a Cap, and black Cloaths, whidi 1kept on purpofe to divert myfelf withal at the Expenceof Fools, I began to hum out fome Hebre^w Words> andto put myfelf into Pollures, enough to have friafeteiiM Old :^ Y.\,. Of Signor Rozelli. 265 Old Nick, had he been there. Finding that this didnot operate upon my Lover, I purfued my Ceremonywith Fumigations and Libations. Having, therefore,put fome made Wine into a Cup, and pourd a fewDrops of it upon the Cabinet, which I had placd be-tween two Candles made of magical Wax, my Clofetimmediately feemd to be fiUd with Apes and Serpents,infomuch that our Lover began to look pale. I exhort-ed him not to unman himfelf, alledging, that fmce hehad been fo bold as to fee the Beginning of the Cere-mony, he ought to fee the End of it, except he had amind to fall into the Clutches of the Devil. Then Icommanded him to drink the Liquor that was in theCup ;
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