The original game played with cards--L'Ombre and its successors--Manilla--The Matadores--Spadille--Nine of Money--The game described in "Cranford"--Punto-- Primero--Philip of Spain--Piquet in England--Earl of Northumberland's letters--Sidney papers--Sir Walter Raleigh--The terms used in Primero--Its Italian rules--Rabelais--Shakespeare's and other plays--Terms used in Primero--The games that succeeded it--Mawe-- Noddy--Gleek--Terms and nicknames used--Ruff, Whisk or Whist--Piquet--Its inventors, Rules, Hands--Ballet-- References--Piquet or Cent--Political satire--Hamlet's speech--"The age is grown so picked"--Euchre--"Heathen Chinee"--American Hoyle--History of Euchre--Dialect-- Bower or youngster--Euchre derived from Juch--The German words--An unreliable derivation--Poker--Jack-pot--Widow and Kitty--Poker, Patience--Rules of game--According to Hoyle--His birth and history--The story of Whist--Hoyle's rules--Cavendish. CHAPTER XIII--ENGRAVED CARDS 277-291 Print lovers--Invention of Xylographic arts--Earliest wood cuts--Double purposes--Rare prints--Gregineur--Dr. Stuckley's pack--Cologne engraved cards--Spanish pips-- German emblems--Martin Schoengaur--Le Maître--His designs--E. S.--Augsburg--Its guild of cardmakers--The cards of Nuremburg--Jost Ammon--His productions--Italian and Netherland cards. CHAPTER XIV--PLAYING CARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER PURPOSES 292-307 Invectives from State and Church--Destruction in Nuremburg--Its Museum--"The Devil's Picture Books"-- Bishop Latimer--The Text--German instructive cards--Those of China and Japan--The Friend's cards--Dr. Muruer's cards--Louis XIV's cards--History of France--Heraldic cards--Political and other packs--Cards with Mercury's emblems--Harlequin cards--Musical packs--Japanese cards-- Cards as Christian and Jewish Prayer Books--Grammatical cards--Plato's advice--A tract--Astronomical and religious packs--Historical cards of the United States--Proverbs. CHAPTER XV--EUROPEAN PLAYING CARDS 308-321 Cards--Charles V--Proclamation in Paris--Red Book of Ulm-- Palamedes and the siege of Troy--Egyptian gambling rods-- Cards as postals--Evolution--M. Angelo--Prince of Pisa-- Maffei Ringhierri Feliceano and Menesturier--Singer-- Chatto, 1392--St. Cyprian--Nearsighted writers--The points of view--Concealed practices--The game of gold-- Chinese legend--Connection with divination--Count de Gebelin--"The great dreamer"--Connection with magic-- First French cards--Rouge et noir--Rapid spread through Europe--The sailors with Columbus--Introduction of cards into America--Italian verses--Pictures--Literature. CHAPTER XVI--ASIATIC PLAYING CARDS 322-340