The English Rogue

Part 4, Chapter XVI

You may procure also, (which you must have Implements as neceßary in your intended Profeßion, as Tools are for any working occupation.) I say, there are Dice which you may get, which will run nothing but a Sise, another a Cinque, another a Quatre, &c. which are very useful at Tables; for if you want a Cinque, or so to enter at Back−gammon or Irish, hitting that Blot at an after−game, you recover again, and ten to one but you with the Game; besides, it is useful for a single Hit at Tick−tack, or for taking points, by joyning two together of a different sort.