The Compleat Gamester
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This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com Library of Princeton University Presented by THE ESTATE OF EUGENE B. COOK CLASS OF 1850 4 'w* e* 79 </* v* C* (A &t ff* tf* t/» tf» ^» i?» cr« ot <7* t/* EXPLANATION OF THE FRONTISPIECE 'TDIlliards from Spain <tf first derived its Name, Both an ingenious, and a cleanly Game. One Gamester leads, {the "Table green as Grafs) .And each, like Warriors, strive to gain the Pass. Bstt in the Contest, e'er the Pass be won, Hazzards are many into which they run. 'Thus while we flay, on this Terrestrial Stage, Nothing but Hazzard doth attend each Age. Next here are Hazzards play'd another Way, By Box and Dice \ 'tis Hazzard is the Play. The Bully Rock, with mangy Fist, and Pox, Justles some out, and then takes up the Box. He throws the Main, and cries, Who comes at Sev'n. Ihus, with a dry Fist, nicks /* with Elev'11. If out, he raps but Oaths .1 dire not tell. Hot, piping out, and newly come from Hell. Old Nick oe er-hearing, by a Palming-trick, ( Secures the Gamester, thus the NickerV nickr. Now *'Irifli, or Back-Gammoners we come, Who wish their Money, with their Men, f 'fe home : A . But The Explanation of the Frontispiece. But, as in War, so in this subtile Play, The flragling "Men are tden up by the Way. By ent'ring then, one reinsert eth more, It may be, to be lost, as those bejore. "ByTopping, Knapping, and foul Play^ some win; But those are Losers, who so gain by Sin. ' Aster these "Three the Cock-Pit clames a Name., A Sport gentile,. and caWd a Royal Game. Now fee the Gallants, . crowd about the Pit, . And most are stocked with "Money, more than Wit; Else sure they would not, with so great a Stir, .Lay Ten to One, on a Cock'/ faithless Spur. Lastly, observe the Women, with what Grace, 'They fit, and look their Partners in the Face. Who, from their Eyes, Jhoot Cupid'* fiery Darts, Thus make them lose, at once, their Game and Hearts. Their . white soft Hands, ( whene'er the Cards they cut ) Make the Men wish to change the Game to Putt. The Women know their Thoughts, then cry, Enough, . Lei's leave off "Whist, and go to Putt, or Ruff. Ladies, don't trust your Secrets in that Hand, 'Who can't their own (to their great Grief) command. For this, I will asfurh you, if you do, In Time you'll lose your Ruff and Honour too. • r } . cfi nr vn Ivors! ty ___ - Comp leaf Gamester: Or, Full and Easy INSTRUCTIONS For Playing at above Twenty several GAMES Upon the C A R D S; WITH Variety of diverting Fancies and Tricks upon the same, now first added. As likewise at All the Games on the Tables. Together with The Royal Game of Chessi and Billiards. To which is added, L The Gentleman's Diversion in the Arts and Mysteries of Riding, Racing, Ar chery, Cock-Fighting, and Bowling. The Fifth Edition, with Additions. LONDON: Printed for J. Wilford at the Three Golden Flower-de-Luces m Little Britain. 1725. THE E P I STL E TO THE . R E A D E R. Reader, Was once resolved to have let this ensuing Treatise have stepp'd naked into the World, without so much as the least Rag of an Epistle to defend it a little from the cold Welcome it may meet with in its Travels ; but know ing that not only Custom expects, but Necessity requires it , give me Leave to shew you the Motives inducing to this present' Publication. It is not ( I'll assure you ) any pri vate Interest of my own, that caus'd me to adventure on this Subject, but the Delight and Benefit of every individual Person ; Delight to such, who will pass away their spare Mi To the READER. nutes in harmless Recreation, if not abused ,' and Profit to all, who by in specting all manner of Games may ob- lerve the Cheats, and Abuses, and so be armed against the Injuries that may accrue thereby* Certainly there is* no' Man so se vere to. deqy the Lawfulness. of Re creation : There was never any Stokk found so cruel, either to himself, or Nature, but at some Time or other he would unbend his Mines, and give it Liberty to stray into some more piesfant Walks, than the miry heavy Ways of his own sour wilful Re solutions You may observe, the Hea then Sages of the first World found ed with their Laws, their Feast's ; with their Labours., their Olympicks; with their Warfare, their Triumphs. Nay, at this Day, the severest Dionyfian- Pedagogue will give his Scholars their Play-Days, and Breakings upj with a Hontm miserere labmmi. feffumquies.plw- rimum juvat. And the most covetous Masters will tye their Servants but to certain Hours j every Toil exacting as ex offichy or out of Duty, some Time To the READER. for Recreation. I my self have ob*' served, in the Course of many Men, ©f exceeding strict Lives and Conver sation, to whom. although Severity of Profession, Infirmity of Body, Extre mity of Age, or such like, have taken away all actual Recreation ; yet have their Minds begot unto themselves some Habit or Customs of Delight, which have in as large a measure gi ven Contentment, whether they were their own, or borrowed, as if they had been the sole Actors of the fame. Furthermore, .Recreation is. not onljj lawful but necessary. /' te>;pcne tuh inter Aum gauAia curis, Ut posfts animi quemvis sufferre labotetm So intermix your Care with Joy, you may. Lighten your Labour By a little Play. Now what Recreation this should be, I cannot prescribe, nor is it re quisite to confine any to one Sort of Pleasure,, since herein Nature takes to herself an especial Prerogative ; for what to one is most pleasant, to ano ther is most offensive ; some seeking to satisfy the Mind, some the Body, and others both, in a joint Motion. To tlits. To the READER. this End I have laid before you, what Variety of Pastimes I could collect for the Present, leaving the rest ( as you like these ) to be supply'd hereafter. Mistake me not, it is not my Inten tion to make Gamesters by this Col" lection, but to inform all, in Part, how to avoid being cheated by them. To conclude, Let me advise you, if you play ( when your Business will permit ) let not a covetous Desire of winning another's Money engage you to the Losing your own ; which will not only disturb your Mind, but by the Disreputation of being a Gamester, if you lose not your Estate, you will * certainly lose your Credit and good Name, than which there is nothing . more valuable. Thus hoping you will be thus advi sed, and will withal excuse my Errors, I fliall ever study how to subscribe my. self a Well- wilier to all Men. CON- CONTENTS. OF Gaming in GeneraJx p. i the Char aft er of a Game Her ', p. 19 Games on the Cards. I. Ombre, a Spanijh Game, p. 2r H. Primero, a Spanijh Game,. p. a8 III. Basset, a French Game, p. 30 ' IV. Picquet, p." 40 V. Lanterloo, p. 48 VX English KvtttanJ Honours, and Whist, P. 5t VII. French Rujf, p. 57 VIII. the pleasant Game os Bragg, p. 58 JX. she Game at Cribbidge, p. 65 X. Putt, and the High-Game,. p. 70 XI. the Game at Gleek, p. 75 XIL AU-Fours, p. 80 .XIII Five-Cards, p. 8? XIV. Costly Colours,. P. H XV. Bone-Ace, p. 87 XVI. Wit and Reason, p. 88 X VIL the Art os Memory, p. 9 1 XVIII. Plain-Dealing, p. 9* XIX. Queen Nazareen, Ibid. XX. Penneech, p. 93 XXI. Post ^Pair, p. 9 5 XXII. CONTENTS. XXII. Bankafalet. p. 96 XXHI. Beast, p. 97 Games within the Tables. X The famous Game of Verquere, p. 99 II. Grand Trick-Track* p. 102 III. Of Irish,. p. 107 IV. Back-Gammon, p. 109 V. Tick-Tack, p. m VI. Doublets, p. 114 VIL Sice- Ace, p. 115 VIII. Ketch-Dolt, Ibid. Games without the Tables. I. Of Ian and Inn, p. 116 II. Paslage, ' P• "9 III. Hazzard, Ibid. The Warlike Game at Chefs, p. 125 Billiards, p. 149 A Supplement to the Games upon the Cards, containing some diverting Fan cies and Tricks upon the same. p. 162 The Gentleman's Diver/ion in the Arts and Mysteries of I. Riding, p. 169. II. Racing, p. 185 III. Archery, p. 194 IV. Cock-Fighting, p. 195 V. Bowling, p. 22a Books * A ********* ******* * BOOKS primed for J. Wilford at the three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain. I« r I ^ W O genuine additional Volumes to the X History of the Grand Rebellion ; both written by the Earl of Clarendon ; with his Lord- sliip's Life, Conduct, Character and Effigies pre fixed. Vol. I. Contains the History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in Ireland. Collated and com pared with two Manuscripts in the f resent Arch bishop of Dublin's Library ; and proved to be the same which Bcrelafe made use of without Ac knowledgment in his History of the Execrable Irish Rebellion.