Part 10
He that after both Balls plaid, removes the Port without consent, or strikes his Ball twice together, or that his Adversaries Ball touch his stick, hand, or Clothes, or playeth his Adversaries Balls, loseth One.
XI.
He that sets not one foot upon the Ground, when he strikes his Ball shall lose an end, or if he layes his hand or Sleeve on the Cloth.
XII.
A stander-by, tho he betts shall not instruct, or speak in the Game without Consent, or being first asked; If after he is Advertised hereof he Offend in this nature, for every fault he shall instantly forfeit Two-pence for the good of the Company, or not be suffered to stay in the Room.
XIII.
He that Playes a Ball, while the other runs, or takes up a Ball before it lies still, loseth an End.
XIV.
He that removes the Port with his stick, when he strikes his Ball, and thereby prevents his Adversaries Ball from passing, loseth an end.
XV.
All Controversies are to be decided by the standers-by, upon asking Judgment.
XVI.
Whosoever breaks the King forfeits a Shilling, for the Port ten Shillings, and each stick Five Shillings.
XVII.
Five ends make a Game by Day-light, and Three by Candle-light.
Many other Orders there are which concern the House, and thither I refer you for further Infomation; and here take leave to conclude this my _School of Recreation_.
Utrum horum Mavis accipe, _&c._
_FINIS._
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Errors Noted by Transcriber:
In several places the first line of a change-ringing chart was damaged or missing; since these lines always read "123456" they are not separately noted. Brackets in the body of the text are in the original.
_Infirmity_, _Age_, _Station_, _Degree_, may render [_"may" printed in emphatic type like preceding words_] Give him sharp, as well as gentle, Courses ["as as well as"] a bag of Chaff, and thresh'd Ears ["aud"] a-cross these Paths, hollow, ["Paths ,ollow,"] your Rods about twelve Inches long [_"a-/about" at line break_] To sharpen your _Hook_, carry a little _Whetstone_. [_"a / a" at line-break] curiously Flourishing their several Orient and bright Colours ["Flourishng"] without breaking or circling the Water [_"the / the" at line-break] Oyl of _Aspray_, _Coculus India_, and _Assa Foetida_ ["Faetida"] and skilfully argue and dispute its Excellency, _&c. [, for .] Warm and well lined [_"and / and" at line-break] whose _Lord Mayor_ annually appears ["annnally"] This will go a 120 _Changes_, and by making _Bobs_, 240, 360, 720. [_text has "270" for 720_] for the Use _Bells_ in Sacred Offices [_text unchanged: "the Use of Bells"?_] _Colledge Triples_ ... 2415367 [2415357] and 4, 8 for the _Fourth_ ["for for"] Thus much shall suffice for my treating of Ringing ["Riging"] _i. e._ not striking your Ball cleanly ["i,e,"] The great Point of Succession, in _Folio_. [, for .]
Invisible letters:
"Invisible" means that the letter does not appear, but there is an appropriately sized blank space.
_Names_, _Degrees_, _Ages_, and _Seasons_ [_a of "Seasons"_] and the _Lim'd_ straws, lapping under their Wings [_d of "Lim'd"_] seek _where to find_ that he prepared for [_w of "where"_] The _greatest Eels_ lurk under Stones [_g of "greatest"_] At the opening of _Mill-dams_ or _Sluces_ [_l of "Sluces"_] lest you make his Limbs sore [_e of "lest"_] the general Method of the whole Peal [_second e of "general"_]
Period (full stop) missing or invisible:
_Madness._ Lastly, If your Hound be Mad Rub him with a _Brush_ of _Bristles_ over again. Chaffinches_, _Goldfinches_, _Yellow-Hammers_, &c. with _Gray_, or _White Feathers_. render a Practitioner _Excellent_. _Secondly_, Learn to apprehend the Places of the _Notes_.
Missing words or letters supplied from 1696 edition, with supplements shown in {braces}; full lines as printed:
Thus much for their Names, Degrees{,} and Ages: Now let us next obser{ve} their _proper Seasons_ for Hunting. The _Hart_ or _Buck_, beginneth _fift{een}_ Days after _Mid-Summer-Day_, and l{ast-} eth till _Holy-Rood-Day_. The _Fox_, from _Christmass_, and l{ast-} eth till the _Annunciation of the bless{ed} Virgin Mary_.
self all over, but his Nose, keeping the middle, least by touching any Boughe{s} he leave a Scent for the Hounds; And {by} his Crossings and Doublings he will e{n-} deavour to baffle his Pursuers: In th{ese} Cases have regard to your _Old Hou{nds_,} as I said before. When he is _Imbost_ {or} weary, may be known thus: By {his} Creeping into holes, and often lying
{N}ow for the _Place_ where to find her, {you} must examine and observe the Sea- {sons} of the Year; for in Summer or {Spring} time, you shall find them in {Corn-}fields and open places, not sitting {in Bushes}, for fear of Snakes, Adders, {_&c._} In _Winter_ they love Tuffs of {Tho}rns and Brambles, near Houses: {In} these places you must regard the _Old- ness_ or _Newness_ of her _Forme_ or Seat,
rected: In any _Cross-Peal_ {the _Whole} Hunt_ may move either up or down at
_Peal{e}s_, as indeed needless; {and my}
And thus with little Variatio{n, there}
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them together to inge{n}der in _January_, _February_, or _March_, as {the} properest