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that_o after_o some_o ten_o twenty_o forty_o or_o five_o day_n be_v expire_v the_o king_n within_o the_o city_n shall_v say_v to_o the_o foreign_a king_n for_o as_o much_o sir_n king_n as_o you_o have_v continue_v now_o your_o sige_v fifty_a day_n and_o can_v make_v i_o yield_v nor_o take_v i_o your_o prisoner_n therefore_o you_o must_v depart_v no_o this_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v embrace_v for_o if_o he_o can_v win_v it_o in_o fifty_o day_n he_o will_v prove_v fifty_o week_n or_o fifty_o month_n but_o he_o will_v have_v it_o so_o also_o be_v this_o game_n of_o chess_n if_o the_o one_o king_n can_v mate_n the_o other_o at_o fifty_o draught_n he_o may_v prove_v a_o hundred_o more_o for_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v tie_v to_o any_o certain_a number_n of_o draught_n for_o i_o have_v know_v some_o have_v be_v a_o play_v one_o game_n a_o whole_a day_n and_o sometime_o again_o i_o have_v see_v five_o or_o six_o play_v in_o one_o hour_n but_o be_v it_o many_o draught_n or_o few_o if_o you_o 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check_n and_o this_o way_n come_v the_o stale_a for_o if_o the_o white_a king_n have_v lose_v all_o his_o man_n or_o have_v any_o leave_v he_o can_v play_v they_o and_o himself_o so_o enclose_v about_o with_o the_o enemy_n that_o now_o he_o have_v but_o one_o place_n to_o fly_v unto_o which_o his_o enemy_n the_o black_a king_n also_o stop_v without_o check_n than_o this_o be_v a_o stale_a wherefore_o i_o shall_v advise_v those_o which_o be_v desirous_a to_o practice_v this_o game_n that_o they_o take_v heed_n they_o give_v not_o a_o stale_a lest_o thereby_o they_o purchase_v unto_o
themselves_o such_o shame_n which_o will_v not_o after_o be_v put_v away_o without_o much_o blush_n chap._n xvi_o what_o care_n ought_v to_o be_v use_v in_o retreat_v for_o retreat_v if_o the_o black_a king_n make_v a_o retreat_n and_o not_o upon_o constraint_n the_o white_a king_n may_v be_v assure_v it_o be_v to_o get_v some_o further_a advantage_n against_o he_o wherefore_o it_o be_v wisdom_n not_o to_o be_v too_o earnest_a in_o follow_v such_o retreat_n lest_o your_o rash_a pursuit_n be_v too_o late_o lament_v chap._n xvii_o for_o advantage_n get_v how_o to_o make_v use_n thereof_o when_o it_o shall_v happen_v that_o the_o black_a king_n have_v get_v advantage_n of_o the_o white_a king_n let_v he_o weaken_v the_o white_a king_n so_o much_o as_o he_o can_v by_o change_v with_o he_o man_n for_o man_n till_o he_o be_v assure_v his_o advantage_n shall_v profit_v he_o for_o we_o see_v if_o two_o king_n army_n meet_v and_o fight_v the_o one_o have_v get_v the_o better_a of_o the_o other_o he_o forthwith_o use_v the_o sword_n till_o he_o make_v he_o that_o have_v the_o worst_a yield_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o field_n unto_o he_o i_o remember_v that_o a_o nobleman_n upon_o a_o time_n say_v too_o much_o mercy_n be_v rigour_n wherefore_o he_o that_o have_v the_o better_a of_o his_o enemy_n let_v he_o make_v use_n of_o it_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v blame_v but_o that_o king_n be_v worthy_a of_o much_o blame_n who_o after_o he_o have_v the_o better_a of_o his_o enemy_n do_v notwithstanding_o loose_v the_o same_o again_o by_o forbear_v his_o sword_n when_o with_o praise_n and_o honour_n he_o may_v bold_o use_v it_o and_o for_o reward_n be_v crown_v king_n of_o the_o field_n chap._n xviii_o a_o play_n which_o one_o author_n affirm_v that_o no_o man_n possible_o can_v prevent_v and_o this_o be_v the_o play_n first_o take_v your_o board_n and_o the_o man_n and_o after_o you_o have_v set_v up_o the_o man_n then_o play_v thus_o let_v the_o white_a king_n for_o his_o first_o draught_n advance_v his_o own_o pawn_n into_o the_o four_o house_n in_o his_o own_o file_n than_o the_o black_a king_n shall_v advance_v his_o pawn_n as_o far_o forth_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n than_o the_o white_a king_n for_o his_o second_o draught_n play_v his_o own_o knight_n into_o the_o three_o house_n before_o his_o own_o bishop_n and_o the_o black_a king_n for_o his_o second_o draught_n shall_v bring_v forth_o his_o own_o knight_n in_o the_o same_o order_n then_o the_o white_a king_n for_o his_o three_o draught_n with_o his_o knight_n take_v the_o black_a king_n pawn_n and_o the_o black_a king_n at_o his_o three_o draught_n with_o his_o knight_n take_v the_o white_a king_n pawn_n then_o the_o white_a king_n at_o his_o four_o draught_n bring_v forth_o his_o queen_n which_o he_o place_v in_o the_o second_o house_n in_o his_o own_o file_n this_o be_v perceive_v by_o the_o black_a king_n at_o his_o four_o draught_n his_o knight_n to_o retreat_n into_o some_o place_n of_o more_o safety_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o white_a king_n queen_n the_o white_a king_n at_o his_o five_o draught_n shall_v advance_v his_o knight_n into_o the_o three_o house_n before_o the_o black_a king_n queen_n bishop_n and_o so_o give_v check_v by_o discovery_n to_o the_o black_a king_n with_o the_o white_a king_n queen_n which_o check_n the_o black_a king_n howsoever_o he_o cover_v it_o yet_o he_o shall_v loose_v his_o queen_n remediles_o for_o the_o white_a king_n knight_n at_o his_o sixth_o draught_n shall_v overthrow_v the_o black_a king_n queen_n who_o can_v be_v play_v out_o of_o the_o knight_n guard_v howsoever_o the_o check_n be_v cover_v this_o be_v the_o play_n which_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o be_v prevent_v i_o shall_v show_v you_o three_o several_a way_n to_o make_v this_o easy_a even_o at_o to_o draught_n chap._n xix_o the_o first_o way_n to_o make_v a_o defence_n for_o the_o hard_a play_n before_o mention_v imagine_v the_o white_a king_n for_o his_o first_o draught_n play_v his_o own_o pawn_n into_o the_o four_o house_n before_o himself_o and_o the_o black_a king_n for_o his_o first_o draught_n play_v his_o pawn_n in_o the_o like_a manner_n then_o the_o white_a king_n shall_v play_v for_o his_o second_o draught_n his_o own_o knight_n into_o the_o three_o house_n before_o his_o own_o bishop_n and_o the_o black_a king_n to_o hinder_v the_o come_n on_o of_o the_o white_a king_n knight_n for_o his_o second_o draught_n advance_v his_o queen_n pawn_n into_o the_o three_o house_n before_o his_o queen_n for_o to_o guard_v his_o own_o pawn_n so_o that_o the_o white_a king_n purpose_n this_o way_n be_v make_v frustrate_a chap._n xx._n another_o way_n to_o hinder_v the_o same_o play_n second_o imagine_v the_o white_a king_n for_o his_o first_o draught_n play_v forth_o his_o own_o pawn_n into_o the_o four_o house_n before_o himself_o and_o that_o the_o black_a king_n do_v the_o like_a for_o his_o first_o draught_n than_o the_o white_a king_n command_v his_o own_o knight_n into_o the_o three_o house_n before_o his_o own_o bishop_n than_o you_o shall_v play_v the_o black_a king_n knight_n in_o the_o same_o order_n than_o the_o white_a king_n with_o his_o knight_n take_v away_o the_o black_a king_n pawn_n and_o the_o black_a king_n with_o his_o knight_n at_o his_o three_o draught_n take_v away_o the_o white_a king_n pawn_n than_o the_o white_a king_n at_o his_o four_o draught_n advance_v his_o queen_n pawn_n into_o the_o three_o house_n before_o his_o queen_n whereby_o the_o black_a king_n knight_n shall_v be_v force_v to_o fly_v after_o this_o the_o white_a king_n for_o his_o five_o draught_n may_v cover_v his_o king_n as_o he_o will_v for_o the_o game_n be_v equal_a and_o this_o be_v also_o the_o second_o defence_n for_o the_o play_v speak_v of_o before_o chap._n xxi_o the_o three_o way_n to_o hinder_v the_o same_o play_n at_o the_o second_o draught_n imagine_v the_o black_a king_n for_o his_o first_o draught_n advance_v his_o pawn_n 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