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1500s
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The century of the 1500s.
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Selected Magic Events By Year
1500-Unexact dates
- Egg Bag known to have been used
1535
- John Baptista Porta, author of Magia natvralis libri viginti, is born
1538
- Reginald Scot, author of The Discoverie of Witchcraft, is born
1558
- Natural Magick, or Magia natvralis libri viginti written
1563
- De Furtivis Literarum Notis written
1581
- A Brief and Pleasant Treatise, Early book in English, included magic
1584
- The Discoverie of Witchcraft published by Reginald Scot
1585
- Piazza Universale, written by Girolamo Cardano
1591
- Jean Leurechon born
1593
- Giochi de Carte is published in Venice
1597
- St Nicholas Owen thought to have masterminded John Gerard, S.J.'s famous escape from the Tower of London
1599
- Reginald Scot dies