This is strange, for fragments of an old pack called Dr. Stukley's cards are now in the British Museum, bearing Bells and other German emblems. They are of about the date of the invention of the French pips, but since they were found in the binding of a Latin book that may have been imported into England, the originals may never have been used in that country. In Yorkshire, the common people call a Diamond a "Picke," says Mr. Taylor, "because it is picked or sharp-pointed as the diamond stone." Other authorities declare that "it is to be gathered from its resemblance to a mill-pick," and others assume that the small window frames of early days are responsible for the name Diamond, as they were generally lozenge or diamond-shaped. The name "Picke" may also have been a corruption of the French Pique, assigned from the original to the pip of another colour. The name Club by no means describes the clover or sorrel leaf that was the emblem adopted by Agnes Sorel, but was probably the name originally given to the Rod or caduceus of the Tarots, again showing that these cards were probably known in England before the French pips became fashionable. They may have appeared first at court, and then among the noblemen and upper classes, although it was probably a hundred years before these emblems became common, as fashions moved slowly in those days and cards were not cheaply reproduced, but for some time were expensive luxuries only to be found among the rich. Hearts are the only pips whose emblem is correctly described by its name. The name of Ace seems to have been derived from As or Asso, which was the unit of the Roman coinage. It is represented by a single device, placed in the centre of the card, a fashion followed in all countries. A nickname for the Ace of Diamonds in Ireland is "the Earl of Cork." This is explained by Mr. Taylor, who says: "It was because it is the worst Ace and the poorest card in the pack, and the Earl of Cork was the poorest nobleman." The Spaniards call the Ace of Money _Le Borgne_, or "the one-eyed." The Trey of that suit is _Le Seigneur_. The Trey of Cups is named _La Dame_, or the Lady, and the Deuce of that suit _La Vache_, or the Cow. The Nines of Cups and of Money are "the great and little Nines," while the Ace of Sticks is "the serpent." This is the caduceus of Mercury, around which originally were wound the two heraldic snakes, which have now degenerated into two strips or ribbons. The Aces of the Swiss pack have flags wrapped around the central pip, and those of Germany have beer mugs and kindred subjects printed on them. In European countries, cards can only be purchased from tobacconists or in beer gardens.