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'''A Candle in the Dark''' ( or, A Treatise Concerning the Nature of Witches and Witchcraft: Being Advice to Judges, Sheriffes, Justices of the Peace, and Grand-Jury-men, what to do, before they passe Sentence on such as are Arraigned for their Lives as Witches.) by Thomas Ady, published in 1655.
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'''Ariann Black''' (also spelled '''Arian Black''' earlier in her career) is a professional magician who is based in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, USA. She has headlined her own show in Vegas and appeared on a number of national and international television shows.
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== Biography ==
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She is known in the magic world for her efforts to encourage and promote other female performers. She was voted Female Magician of the Year in 2004 and International Female Magician of the Year in 2008 & 2009. She was also awarded "Magician of the Year by the International Conclave of Illusionists".
  
Thomas Ady was a physician who lived in the reign of King James I, and apart from his books, little else is known of him.
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Black was born in Canada and began doing magic when she was five years old. She turned professional when she was 19 and moved to New York, where she ended up working at the Trump Plaza and Trump's Castle in Atlantic City. That led to various international work and after several years she settled in Las Vegas.
Ady wrote this to augment Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft and to further prove that those being accused of witchcraft were just magicians. Amongst other items, he explains how the conjurers (whom he calls "jugglers") did their tricks.
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Ariann Black (also spelled Arian Black earlier in her career) is a professional magician who is based in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, USA. She has headlined her own show in Vegas and appeared on a number of national and international television shows.

Biography

She is known in the magic world for her efforts to encourage and promote other female performers. She was voted Female Magician of the Year in 2004 and International Female Magician of the Year in 2008 & 2009. She was also awarded "Magician of the Year by the International Conclave of Illusionists".

Black was born in Canada and began doing magic when she was five years old. She turned professional when she was 19 and moved to New York, where she ended up working at the Trump Plaza and Trump's Castle in Atlantic City. That led to various international work and after several years she settled in Las Vegas.

Read more about Arian Black,,,