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five, or more or less times, are told ; then they some- 

 times begin telling from that cock's fighting, and 

 counting but once refused, but they should continue 

 their number on, until one cock has refused ten times ; 

 for when the law is begun to be told, it is for both 

 cocks ; and if one cock fights within the long law and 

 the other not, it is a battle to the cock that fought,, 

 counting from the first setting-to 



All disputes about bets, or the battle being won or lost, 

 ought to be decided by the spectators, for if the bets 

 are not paid nor the battles settled according to the 

 judgment then given, it w r ill be a good evidence in law 

 if an action is brought for the recovery of such bets 



The crowing and mantling of a cock, or fighting at the 

 setter-to's hand before he is put to the other cock, or 

 breaking from his antagonist is allowed as no fight 



