The English Rogue
Head, Richard 1671
Head, Richard 1671
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.