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after another,* when it is that cock's battle that fought 

 within the law 



But it sometimes happens that both cocks refuse fighting 

 while the law r is telling ; when this happens, a fresh 

 cock is to be hovelled, and brought upon the mat as 

 soon as possible, and the setters-to are to toss up 

 which cock is to be set-to first, and he that gets the 

 chance is to choose. Then the cock who is to be 

 set-to last must be taken up, but not carried off the 

 pit ; next setting the hovelled cock down to the other, 

 five separate times, telling ten between each setting- 

 to, and then the same to that which had been taken 

 up; and if one fights and the other refuses, it is a 

 battle to the fighting cock ; but if both fight or both 

 refuse it is a dra\vn battle. The reason of setting-to 

 five times to each cock is, that the times setting-to 

 being the long law 7 or on their both refusing, the law 

 is to be equally divided between them as they are both 

 entitled to it alike 



Another way of deciding a battle is, if any person offers 

 to lay 10 to a crown and no person takes it until the 

 law teller tells forty and calls out three separate times 

 " will any one take it ? " and if no one does, it is the 

 cock's battle the odds are laid on, and the setters-to 

 are not to touch the cocks during the time the forty 

 is telling, without either cock is hung in the mat, or 

 on his back, or hung togetherf 



If a cock should die before the long law is told out, 

 although he fought in the law and the other did not, 

 he loses his battle ; for there cannot be a better rule 

 for a cock winning his battle than killing his adversary 

 in the limited time he is entitled to by cock laws 



There are frequently disputes in setting-to in the long 

 law, for often both cocks refuse fighting until four or 



* This was called the " long law " 

 t This was called the " short law " 



