y ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁worked ▁briefly ▁for ▁Allen . ▁Allen ▁definitely ▁cast ▁a ▁n atal ▁hor os cope ▁for ▁Robert ▁Pier rep ont ▁( 1 5 8 4 ), ▁and ▁cast ▁also ▁for ▁William ▁Herbert , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of ▁P embro ke , ▁a ▁later ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁Oxford , ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 6 . ▁ ▁Re putation ▁Allen ' s ▁skill ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and ▁ast ro log y ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁credit ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁mag ician . ▁In ▁an ▁incident ▁related ▁in ▁John ▁A ubre y ' s ▁Br ief ▁L ives , ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Hol me ▁L acy ▁as ▁the ▁guest ▁of ▁Sir ▁John ▁Sc ud am ore ▁that ▁the ▁servants ▁threw ▁his ▁tick ing ▁watch ▁into ▁the ▁mo at , ▁thinking ▁it ▁the ▁Dev il . ▁The ▁author ▁of ▁Le ic ester ' s ▁Commonwealth ▁acc uses ▁him ▁of ▁employ ing ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁" fig uring " ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁ear l ▁of ▁Le ic ester ' s ▁un law ful ▁designs , ▁and ▁of ▁endeav our ing ▁by ▁the ▁" black ▁art " ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁a ▁match ▁between ▁his ▁patron ▁and ▁the ▁Queen . ▁There ▁Allen ' s ▁name ▁is ▁couple d ▁with ▁De e ' s ▁as ▁at he ists , ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁claims ▁that ▁Le ic ester ▁found ▁phys icians ▁and ▁other ▁la cke ys ▁for ▁his ▁evil - do ing ▁at ▁Oxford ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁fun