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An extract from Gower here, may throw some light upon the game alluded to.

And as it should then befall That day was set of such assise , That they should in the land-es guise. (As was heard of the people say) Their common game then play. And cried was, that they should come Unto the gam-e all and some; Of them that ben deliver and wite , To do such mastery as they might. They made them naked (as they should) For so that ilke gam-e would; And it was the custom-e and use, Among-es them, was no refuse. The flower of all the town was there, And of the court also there were; And that was in a larg-e place, Right even before the king-es face, Which Arthescates then hight. The play was played right in his sight,