Thofe, who defend the Stake, tho' they have made fix Tricks, are not to expose their Cards, but to continue playing till the laft, to fee whether the Ombre can win his three Tricks to avoid being Beafted alone.

VII. Of the Faults of speaking.] It is not permitted at Quadrille to fpeak at all, not even to fay, That is the King; fince the Person who is to play next, either ought to know That, or may find it out by the Tricks already made. Neither ought any one to fay, fuch, or fuch Cards have been trumped; even he, who is to play, muft not ask it, but may look in the Tricks, which have been played before.

He, who speaks a Word in playing, to encourage his Friend, muft not pretend to the Vole.

He, who fays a Word to make him defist, must be beafted.

It is not even permitted to fay, we have fix: Tricks.

The Liberty each Player has to look over the Tricks whenever he pleafes, ought to be understood only when his Turn comes to play, having no Occafion to know what has. past, but only when he is to determine what he is to play.

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By this Means are prevented the Abuses, which frequently happen, when he, whofe Turn to play is either paft, or not come, counts fuch and fuch Suits; because by fo doing, he determines him, who is in Suf pence, whether to play this, or that Card; and befides the Prejudice it may do the Game, it is unfeemly, and does not look well fo to do.

VIII. Of the Beafte.] There is no Time prescribed when the Beafte is not to be forfeited; it may be demanded feveral Deals after, if he, who won it can prove that he won it in the fame Deal, wherein it naturally fhould have been played for; but it is not fo of the Mistakes that may have been made in reckoning the Beaftes. As for Example; if a Beafte, which fhould have been counted for 56 Counters, went but at 42, and he, who won it, has received them, without demanding the Overplus of this Miftake, it must not be paid if the next Deal has been played out, to avoid the Confufion fuch Difputes might occafion; neither would it be Juftice, fince the Party runs no Hazard of lofing more than what he may

win.

IX. Of the Sans-prendre, and the Matadores.] The Sans-prendre and Matadores are to be demanded before the Cards are cut for

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the next Deal, otherwise they are not to be paid.

It has been nevertheless judged neceffary to make Exception to this Rule, to punish the Knavery of fuch, who occafion those that have a Right to demand this Due from them, to lose it by fhuffling the Cards, and caufing them to be cut before they are aware, and by Confequence, before they had demanded what they ought to have had as Winners.

If he, who plays Sans prendre, either with, or without Matadores, has not received from any one of the Players what he was to have. had for winning the Game, he may notwithftanding the Cards are cut, demand, together with the Rewards, &c. the Sans-prendre, and Matadores, if he had them.

If he who played Sans-prendre, has not demanded it, and has himself either cut or dealt the Cards, there is nothing due to him but the Stake and Rewards for the Game he

won.

If he who played Sans-prendre, with the Matadores, demands through Miftake the, one for the other, he must have nothing paidhim, except he recollects himself before the Cards are cut; this Game requiring a formal Explication of every thing in its proper. Terms.

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He who plays, calling a King, is not obli ged to obferve this Diftinction, because there being two of them concerned, either of them. may demand what is their Due before the Cards are cut; this Law only regarding thofe, who play either Sans-prendre or calls their own King.

He who, playing Sans-prendre, fhews his Game, which he has fure in his Hand, without naming the Trump, is obliged to play in the Suit, which one of his Adverfaries fhall name. So having taken up his Cards again, he lets the eldeft Hand play; to whom it belongs to name the Trump before he throws down his firft Card; or if, being himself eldest Hand, he leads the Board with Spadille, or Basto, without declaring the Suit he plays in; this Game, as has been already obferved, requiring an intire Explication.

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X. Of Forced Games.] When all the Players have passed, he, who has Spadille, forced to play. It is to be prefumed that having paffed he has no good Game; and by Confequence Justice demands that he should not be fubject to the Laws of those, who play of their own Accord, which obliges them either to win three Tricks, or be Beafted alone. For this Reafon he, who is forced to play by having Spadille, muft not

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be Beafted alone, though he makes but one Trick.

XI. Of the Contre, the Vole, and the Devole.] Quadrille may very well admit of the Contre, which fome were about introducing into Ombre, as ufed in the Game of La Bête (The Beafte.) Those therefore, who are willing to admit it fhould follow this RULE.

He, who would play Sans prendre, and engage himself to undertake the Vole, fhould be fuffered to play in Preference to him, who, tho' he is to fpeak before him, only offers to play fimply Sans-prendre, or without Calling.

He, who having played Sans-prendre, and undertaken the Vole, but miffed it, muft pay to every one of the Players the Forfeit of the Vole he has loft, and muft not be paid for Sans-prendre, Matadores if he had them, or the Rewards; nor must he even draw the Stake nor the Beastes that were played for; but he must not be beasted himfelf except he loft the Game; in which Cafe he must pay all that is due for the Rewards, the Sans-prendre, the Vole, and the Matadores, if he had them.

As this is a Circumftance, which very rarely happens, there can be no great Hazard in admitting it.

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