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which, when counted out, is not to be counted again during the battle. 

 Then the pitters «hall catch their cocks and carry them to the middle 

 of the pit and deliver them beak to beak ; but to be shouldered if 

 either are blind as before. Then if either cock refuses or neglects to 

 fight the judge shall count ten, and shall direct the pitters to bring 

 their cocks again to the middle of the pit and pit as before ; and if 

 the same cock in like manner refuses, he shall count ten again and call 

 ©ut "twice refused,," and so proceed until one cock thus refuses six 

 times successively. The judge shall then determine the battle against 

 such cock. 



Art. 15. — If either cock dies before the judge can finish the count- 

 ing of the law, the battle is to be given to the living cock, and if both 

 die the longest liver wins the battle. 



Art. 16. — The pitters are not to touch their cocks whilst the judge 

 is in the act of counting. 



Art. 17. — No pitter is ever to lay hold of his adversary's cock, un- 

 less to draw out the heel, and then he must take him below the kne-c. 

 Then there shall be no second delivery, that is, after he is once de- 

 livered he shall not be touched until a blow is struck, unless ordered 



Art. 18. — No pitter shall touch his cock unless at the time men- 

 tioned in the foregoing rules. 



Art. 19. — If any pitter acts contrary to these rules the judge, if 

 called upon at the time, shall give the battle against him. 



ENGLISH RULES. 



1. That every person show and put his cock into the pit with a 

 fair hackle, not tjo near shorn, or out, nor with any other fraud. 



2. That every cock fight as he is first shown in the pit, without 

 shearing or cutting any feathers afterwards, except with the consent 

 ©f both the masters of the match. 



3. When both cocks are set down to fight, and one of them runs 

 away before they have struck three mouthing blows, it is adjudged no 

 battle to the persons who bet. 



4. No persons to set-to but those who are appointed by the masters 

 «if the match. 



