his Right Hand fhall chufe which of those two Colours he thinks fit, and the Ombre fhall be obliged to play in that Suit.

In this Cafe the Ombre fhall have the Liberty of looking at his Difcard; and if he has put out any of that Suit which is named for him, he may take them in again, provided the Cards he took in are not joined to the rest of his Game: If fo, he has not this Liberty.

The Perfon who undertakes the Game, is called the Ombre.

It is neceffary to be very exact in naming the Trump: Fot example; if a Person who intends to play in Clubs, fhould fhew three Cards that he puts out, a Heart, a Spade, and a Diamond; and fay, You may know my Trump by what I put out; this will not be fufficient, and the others may name it, as if he had not spoke at all: For fometimes in that Cafe a Man may put out a Trump to deceive others.

All these Formalities are grounded upon Reason, therefore Mistakes must fall to the Prejudice of him who makes them; because it is fometimes difficult to difcern between Mistake and Defign, and if these were permitted to be retracted, it would give Occafion to a great deal of unfair Play, therefore all Equivocations are difallowed.

If after the Ombre has looked at the Cards he takes in, he recollects that he did not name the Trump; if the other two should forget to speak before him, he may name it then, without incurring any Penalty.

Of the Matadores, and their Privilege.

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HE Word Matadore, in Spanish figni. fies Murderer; they are fo called because they never give Quarter.

There are but three Cards that are properly called Matadores; these are Spadille, Manille, and Baflo; which are three principal Trumps in whatever Suit we play.

Spadille is always the Ace of Spades.

Manille, as we obferved, is not fixed, but changes according to the Colour we play in, as in Red it is the Seven, in Black the Duce. Bafto, is always the Ace of Clubs.

The Privilege of a Matadore, is, that it is not obliged to pay Obedience to an inferior Trump; that is, you are not obliged to play it, tho' a Trump lead: One Example will make this plain.

Suppose I have in my Hand Bafto, without any other Trump, and the Leader fhould play the King of Trumps, I am not obliged to play my Bafto, but may play any other ordinary Card that is not a Trump.

Here the King is inferior to Bafto; but if the Leader fhould play Spadille, or Manille, there Basto muft come down, if you have no other Trump; for every Card must pay Respect to its Betters.

But you must observe, that Spadille, or Manille, must be the Card first played.

For Example; if I have Bafto unguarded in my Hand, and am to play laft; if the Leader fhould play the King, and the fecond Spadille; here I am not obliged to play Bafto, because Spadille did not lead.

Another Privilege of Matadores, is, that whoever has them fhall be paid a Counter for each, by the other two Gamefters.

But it is only the Ombre that can be paid for Matadores, nor is he to be paid for any Number lefs than Three.

Formerly, if the Ombre was Beafted, and the Matadores were in another Hand, he was obliged to pay to that Person who had them; but this is out of Use now.

So if I lose the Game with three Matadores in my Hand, I am to pay three Counters to each of my Antagonists.

Hitherto we have only spoke of thefe three Matadores, Spadille, Manille, and Basto: but it must be obferved, that thofe Trumps which immediately fucceed thefe, when they happen to meet in the Hands of the Ombre,

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ufurp the Name of Matadores, and must be paid as fuch.

For Example; if I have Spadille, Manille, Bafto, Punto, King, Queen, and Knave; I have feven Matadores, and must receive feven apiece from my two Oppofites: And if the Duce and Three fhould be joined to thefe, they make nine, and I must be paid accordingly, but this is to be understood if we play in either of the Red Suits,

There can be no Punto, when we play in either of the Black Suits; because the Aces, which are the Punto's in Red, in Black are otherwise distinguished.

Thus when the Ombre wins his Game, he must be paid for his Matadores, whatever Number he has; if he lofes he must pay the others, still obferving that thefe Matadores must be Sequents, otherwife they are not to be paid at all.

The Manner of Disposing the Game.

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HERE is no Neceffity for marking up your Game at this Play, becaufe every Deal decides the Game; however, Counters must be used inftead of Money, to mark the Stakes you play for.

You must diftribute to every Player a certain Numer of Fishes or Counters; fuppofe nine Fishes and twenty Counters to each.

A Fifh is a Counter made in the Shape of a Fife, to diftinguish it from the other Counters, and is generally made to be worth ten Counters.

The next thing to be fettled, is the Price of your Counters, which must be according to the Sum you intend to play for, as a Crown, Half a Crown, a Shilling, or Sixpence each.

The Deal is fettled thus. One Perfon taking the Pack, turns up a Card in the middle of the Table; and afterwards gives a Card a-piece round, and whoever has the highest Card of that Suit which lies in the Middle, is the firft Dealer. Another Way is, by giving Cards round, and whoever has the firft Black Ace, deals first.

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The MANNER of DEALING.

E have explained to you the Value of a Fife; you are to lay down 1 apiece, before the Deal begins.

After the Dealer has fhuffled the Cards, he must lay them down to be cut by the Perfon on his Left Hand, and then deal, by giving first to the Perfon on his Right Hand.

This Way of Dealing is peculiar to this Game; at all other Games you begin at the Left,

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