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    The Royal Game of the Ombre Written at the Request of divers Honourable Persons—1665
    The Royal Game of the Ombre Written at the Request of divers Honourable Persons—1665
    The Royal Game of the Ombre Written at the Request of divers Honourable Persons—1665
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    The Royal Game of the Ombre Written at the Request of divers Honourable Persons—1665

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      The Royal Game of the Ombre Written at the Request of divers Honourable Persons—1665 - Archive Classics

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Royal Game of Ombre, by Anonymous

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

      Title: The Royal Game of Ombre Written At the Request of divers Honourable Persons—1665

      Author: Anonymous

      Posting Date: August 19, 2012 [EBook #9177] Release Date: October, 2005 First Posted: September 11, 2003

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ROYAL GAME OF OMBRE ***

      Produced by Imran Ghory

      [Transcribers note: This transcription was made from a copy of the work held in the British Library as Jessel #1249. Original spelling and punctuation has been preserved where possible.]

      The Royal Game of the Ombre.

      Written At the Request of divers Honourable Persons.

      London

      Printed for Thomas Palmer, at the Crown in Westminster-Hall, 1665.

      The Royal Game of the Ombre.

      L'Ombre is a Spanish Game at Cards, as much as to say, The Man: so he who undertakes to play the Game, sayes Jo so l'Ombre, or, I am the Man. And 'tis a common saying with the Spaniards, (alluding to the name) that the Spanish l'Ombre as far surpasses the French le Beste, as a Man do's a Beast, There are divers sorts of it, of which, this (which we shall only treat of, and which chiefly is in vogue) is called the Renegado, for reasons better supprest then known.

      How many can play at it, and with what Cards they

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