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house_n black_a king_n mate_n 22,551 5 15.5669 5 false
house_n black_a king_n mate_n 22,551 5 15.5669 5 false
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ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A11524 The famous game of chesse-play truely discouered, and all doubts resolued; so that by reading this small booke thou shalt profit more then by the playing a thousand mates. An exercise full of delight; fit for princes, or any person of what qualitie soeuer. Newly published by A.S. Gent. Saul, Arthur. 1614 (1614) STC 21772; ESTC S116800 17,752 61 View Text
A19790 Ludus scacchiæ: = chesse-play A game, both pleasant, wittie, and politicke: with certain briefe instructions therevnto belonging; translated out of the Italian into the English tongue. Containing also therein, a prety and pleasant poeme of a whole game played at chesse. Written by G.B.; Libro da imparare giocare a scachi. English. Selections Damiano, da Odenara.; G. B., fl. 1592-1597.; Vida, Marco Girolamo, ca. 1485-1566. Scacchia ludus. aut 1597 (1597) STC 6216; ESTC S109216 18,597 48 View Text
A19788 The pleasaunt and vvittie playe of the cheasts renewed with instructions both to learne it easely, and to play it well. Lately translated out of Italian into French: and now set furth in Englishe by Iames Rowbothum.; Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi. English Damiano, da Odenara.; Rowbothum, James. 1562 (1562) STC 6214; ESTC S105152 22,030 87 View Text
A41975 The royall game of chesse-play sometimes the recreation of the late king, with many of the nobility : illustrated vvith almost an hundred gambetts / being the study of Biochimo, the famous Italian.; Trattato del nobilissimo giuoco degli scacchi. English Greco, Gioachino.; Beale, Francis. 1656 (1656) Wing G1810; ESTC R23418 37,590 146 View Text
A34637 The compleat gamester, or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards or dice : to which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting. Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687. 1674 (1674) Wing C6382; ESTC R23124 83,437 249 View Text
B02403 Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess. Together with all manner of games either on cards, or dice. To which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting. Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687. 1687 (1687) Wing C6386A; ESTC R174281 83,437 197 View Text
A55357 The English Parnassus, or, A helpe to English poesie containing a collection of all rhyming monosyllables, the choicest epithets, and phrases : with some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and theams, alphabeticaly digested : together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of a preface / by Joshua Poole. Poole, Josua, fl. 1632-1646. 1657 (1657) Wing P2814; ESTC R1537 330,677 678 View Text
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