ing, you gain two; but if your
too great Precipitancy and Inadvertency, or sometimes an unlucky Chance
hurryes you on to throw down the King, then you loose.

Some instead of a King use a string and Bell, so that after you have
passed, you need not doubt the end, as being a thing not so ticklish, or
requiring so much Art as the King does, to be toucht finely and gently
at a distance, without throwing it down: This alone is to be preferred
for ingenious Persons, the other for the use only of Bunglers.

Thus much shall suffice for Rules for the right Playing at _Billiards_,
which being a Recreation not Admitting of any further Observations and
Methods to be made and shewn on it; Let Practice, and the Dictates of
the ensuing Orders compleat your Perfection in this gentile Game.

_ORDERS for Players at the Gentile Game of _Billiards_ to Observe._

I.

If the Leader touch the end of the Table with his Ball, at the first
stroke, he loseth One.

II.

If the Follower intend to hit his Adversaries Ball, or pass at one
Stroke, he must string his Ball, that is, Lay it even with the King, or
he loseth One.

III.

He that Passeth through the Port hath the Advantage of touching the
King, which is One, if not thrown down.

IV.

He that passeth twice, his Adversary not having passed at all, and
toucheth the King, without throwing him down, wins two Ends.

V.

He that passeth not hath no other Advantage than the Hazards.

VI.

He that is a Fornicator (that is hath past through the Back of the Port)
he must pass twice thro the fore-part, or he cannot have the Advantage
of passing that end.

VII.

He that hits down the Port, or King, Hazards his own Ball, or strikes
either Ball over the Table, loseth One.

VIII.

He that Hazards his Adversaries Ball, or makes it hit down the King,
winneth the end.

IX.

If four Play, two against two, he that mistakes his stroke loseth one to
that side he is of.

X.

He that after both Balls plaid, removes the Port without consent, or
strikes his Ball twice together, or that his Adversaries Ball touch his
stick, hand, or Clothes, or playeth his Adversaries Balls, loseth One.

XI.

He that sets not one foot upon the Ground, when he strikes his Ball
shall lose an end, or if he layes his hand or Sleeve on the Cloth.

XII.

A stander-by, tho he betts shall not instruct, or speak in the Game
without Consent, or being first asked; If after he is Advertised hereof
he O