A pack of fifty-two cards is taken, shuffled, and cut in three; the
first ten are taken out, then three are missed; another nine are taken
out, then two are missed; another seven out, five missed; seven out,
three missed; three out, one missed; and the last of the pack is
taken. They are now laid out in rows of eight each, eight having been
counted every way, beginning from the significator. When all are
finished, the two extremities are taken, paired and read; they are
then gathered together, shuffled, and cut in four parcels; the first
one of each parcel is taken off and put on one side. The packet that
comes first is the one that should be read.