blind, although they peck and fight, yet they shall be 

 set to, telling the Law betwixt every time 



VI Item. That when Cocks are far spent and come to 

 setting together, it is ordered, That they shall be set 

 to as followeth (that is to say) Bill to Bill if they both 

 see : but if either be blind, then the blind Cock to touch ; 

 if either be drawn neck'd, then his Head to be held fair., 

 and even with the other Cock, so that the Party do 

 his best in setting to, to make his Cock fight : Pro- 

 vided That after they come to be set thus as aforesaid, 

 between every setting to they shall stay till one tell 

 Twenty before they are set to again, until the Law of 

 two times are forth, and then to tell Ten but ten 

 times 



VII Item. It is ordered that when a Cock is so hurt 

 that any of the Pit shall lay ten Pounds to five 

 shillings, that after the Cocks fighting shall be told 

 twice twenty, and if no Man will take that Lay, then 

 the Battle to be adjudged w r on on that Cock's side the 

 Odds is on 



VIII Item. That no Man shall make any Cavil or 

 Speech about Matching of Cocks, either to the 

 Matchers or the Owners of the Cocks after the Cocks 

 be once put together ; upon pain of forfeiting five 

 shillings for every time so offending 



IX Item. That all Losses in the Cockpit be presently 

 paid down at the End of every Battle before any 

 other be fought ; or else that the Party winning be 

 satisfied before the party losing go out of Doors : and 

 also that every Man pay good current Money 



A' Item. Whosoever they be which shall put any Lay 

 or Belt to Judgment, being in variance, they both 

 shall stake down the Money laid on either side, and 

 Sixpence a piece over, and the Party that is adjudg'd 

 to be in the wrong shall pay his Bett, and lose his Six- 

 pence : Provided That every man speak freely before 



