Samuel Rid, known by the ''nom de plume'' S. R., was the author of ''The Art of Jugling or Legerdemaine'' (1612), an apparent sequel to ''Martin Markall, Beadle of the Bridewell'' (1608 or 1610), which, although sometimes attributed to

Samuel Rowlands Samuel Rowlands (c. 1573–1630) was an English author of pamphlets in prose and verse which reflect the follies and humours of lower middle-class life in his day. He seems to have had no literary reputation at the time, but his work throws much ...

, Rid is also likely to have authored. ''Martin Markall'' recounts a history of

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s and

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, while the second book describes the

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practiced by those two loosely aligned groups.

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* * This book contains a version of ''The Art of Juggling'' with modern spelling beginning on page 261 Year of birth missing Year of death missing 17th-century English writers 17th-century English male writers {{England-writer-stub

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