A game at chesse / by Thomas Middleton
| dc.contributor | Gunby, D.C., (David Charles), 1938- Department of English University of Cantebury Christchurch |
| dc.contributor.author | Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627 |
| dc.coverage.placeName | Cambridge |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-27 |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-04T09:53:32Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-07-04T09:53:32Z |
| dc.date.created | 1624 |
| dc.date.issued | 1989-05-25 |
| dc.identifier | ota:1312 |
| dc.identifier.citation | http://purl.ox.ac.uk/ota/1312 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12024/1312 |
| dc.description.abstract | Printed from a transcript of the manuscript in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge, and its ommissions supplied, whenever possible from the Bridgewater-Huntington manuscript |
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| dc.language | English |
| dc.language.iso | eng |
| dc.publisher | University of Oxford |
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| dc.rights.label | PUB |
| dc.subject.lcsh | English drama -- 17th century |
| dc.subject.other | Plays |
| dc.title | A game at chesse / by Thomas Middleton |
| dc.type | Text |
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| files.count | 2 |
| otaterms.date.range | 1600-1699 |
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<TITLE GAME AT CHAESS>
<SN THE PICTURE PLAINLY EXPLAINED AFTER THE MANNER OF THE CHESSE-PLAYE>
A GAME AT CHESSE IS HERE DISPLAYDE,
BETWEEN THE BLACK AND WHITE HOUSE MADE,
WHEREIN CROWNE-THIRSTING POLICY,
FOR THE BLACKE-HOUSE (BY FALACY)
TO THE WHITE-KNIGHT, CHECKE, OFTEN GIUES,
AND TO SOME STRAITES, HIM THEREBY DRIUES;
THE FAT-BLACKE-BISHOP HELPS ALSO
WITH FAITHLESSE HEART TO GIUE THE BLOW:
YET (MAUGRE ALL THEIR CRAFT) AT LENGTH
THE WHITE-KNIGHT, WITH WIT-WONDROUS STRENGTH,
AND CIRCUMSPECTIUE PRUDENCY,
GIUES CHECK-MATE BY DISCOUERY
TO THE BLACKE KNIGHT; AND SO AT LAST
THE GAME (THUS) WON, THE BLACKE HOUSE CAST
INTO THE BAGGE, AND THEREIN SHUT,
FINDE ALL THEIR PLUMES AND COCKES-COMBES CUT.
PLAINE-DEALING (THUS) BY WISEDOMES GUIDE,
DEFEATS THE CHEATS OF CRAFT AND PRIDE.
TO THE WORTHILIE-ACCOMPLISH'D,
MR:WILLIAM HAMMOND.
THIS, WHICH NOR STAGE, NOR STATIONERS STALL CAN SHOWE,
(THE COMMON EYE MAYE WISH FOR,BUT NE'RE KNOWE)
COMES IN IT'S BEST LOUE WITH THE NEW-YEARE FORTH,
AS A FIT PRESE . . .
