 | A Game at Chaess |  |
Prologue.
VVhat of the Game, cald Chesse-play, can be madeTo make a Stage-Play, shall this day be plaid.
First, you shall see the men in order set,
States, and their Pawnes, when both the sides are met:
The Houses well distinguish't: In the Game
Some men entrapt, and taken to their shame,
Rewarded by their Play: And in the Close
You shall see Checque-Mate giuen to Vertues Foes.
But the fair'st Iewell, that our hopes can decke,
Is, so to play our Game, t'auoid your Checke.
| A Game at Chaess | |