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And these are all, yea more then all, the laws that are particularly cited. But because we are referred to another work for more matter in this kind;^p let us see also what later Laws have enacted concerning such games, if we shall not tire out our Reader with proofs so impertinent.

And these are all, yea more then all, the lawes that are particularly cited. But because wee are referred to another work for more matter in this kind;^p let vs see also what later Lawes haue enacted concerning such games, if we shall not tire out our Reader with proofes so impertinent.

1. pSee more in Pultons Abridgement. Babington on Command. •.

The later laws therefore ^qforbid keeping any common house, alley, or place of bowling, coiting, closh, kayles, tennis, dying, tables, or carding for gain, lucre and living, and haunting places so kept, without special placard expressing what games, and what persons to use the same: As also private playing at tennis, tables, dice, cards, bowls, closh, coiting or logeting by any artificer, husbandman, labourer, apprentice, journeyman, servingman &c. out of Christmas, and then also any where save in his Masters house and presence: And further, playing at bowls by any man at any time in open places ⟨p. 205⟩out of his garden or Orchard; several pecuniary mulcts imposed upon the former offences: yet allowing any servant to play at cards, dice or tables with his Master, or any Gentleman repairing to his house openly in his house and in his presence; and permitting any Nobleman or Gentleman of a hundred pound lands per annum to licence his servants at his discretion to play at cards, dice, tables, bowls or tennis within his house, garden or orchard, either among themselves, or with others repairing to them: