A game at chesse / by Thomas Middleton

<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 . . .

A game at chesse / by Thomas Middleton

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