King to commaund, the pawns turning themselues with a
decent reuolution, honouring the King and the Queene, leapt vppon an
other checker before them.

The King of the white men, his musicke sounding, commaunded her forward
that stoode before the Queene, and the same with lyke reuerent behauiour
marched forward her continent, and stoode still. And according to the
mensuration of the musicall time in this order, so they chaunged their
places, or continued vppon the checkers dauncing, vntill that they were
eyther taken or commaunded forward by the King.

If the musicke kepte still one time, those eyght vnyforme pawnes did
spende the time in marching forwardes into an other checker, neuer
comming backe vntill that worthily without touch or appalement of
courage, they had leapt vppon the line of that square where was the
residence of the Queene, proceeding straight on, vnlesse she tooke a
prisoner by a Diagonick line.

The Bishop went in a Diagonike line, still holding that coloured checker
wherein he stood first.

The Knight ouer two checkers before him taketh the next of eyther
handes, and of a contrary colour to that hee stood in immediately
before.

The Castle-keepers or Rookes might passe ouer manie checkers streight on
as they pleased at commaundement, so that they might goe one, two,
three, foure, or fiue checkers, keeping a measure, and not staying in
their march.

The King might goe vpon anie checker if none were in it, or backeward,
and cause any other to remooue for him, and make him roome.

The Queene might goe any way, but it is best when shee is neare her
husband on euery side.

And whensoeuer the officers of eyther of the Kings shall finde one
without guarde of helpe, they take her prisoner, and both kissing one
another, she that is ouercome and taken, goeth foorth and standeth by.

Thus they continued playing and dauncing according to the time of the
musicke, with greate pleasure, solace, and applause, vntill the King of
the siluer Nymphes was victour and conquerour.

This solemne sport, what with resistance flying backe, and seconding of
one an other, with such a measured circulation, reuerence, pause, and
modest continencie, endured the space of an hower, whereat I tooke such
pleasure and delyght, that I imagyne (and not amysse) that I was rapt
vpon the sodaine from the liking of the sportes of Olympus to a newe
felicitie.

This first game beeing ended, and conquest obtayned, all retourned int