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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… summoned to appear before the Commissioners for Cards and Dice, to testify his knowledge against other men concerning buying and selling cards and dice, he refused to take his oath before the Commissioners, … spake opprobrious words against the business for cards and dice, and against his Majesty's officers, and that he would …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… not knowing whither to go, but that he must have the dice thus set upon him, he will submit, and lie in the …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… Robert Squibb, being his Majesty's officers for cards and dice, covenant to pay to him an annuity of 30 l. per annum …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… and Robert Squibb, your Majesty's officers for cards and dice, to the King. Your Majesty, by contract with petitioners, ordained two sorts of cards and dice to be made and vended within the kingdom, the best to … conceive it to be prejudicial to the sale of cards and dice that only two sorts should be allowed, whereas formerly …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… them to grant a warrant to the contractors for cards and dice to agree with the card-makers and dice-makers for providing a third sort of cards and dice at the rate of 2 s. 6 d. per dozen pair of cards, and 2 …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… any other way than by debarring of all manner of play at dice in our hall; and because we conceived music could not be … commons, we therefore conceived it fit to allow of play at dice in the libraries, provided none but such as were invited …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… would terrify the rest sufficiently I caused them to cast dice, and one of them was shot dead by five of his fellows …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… to raise a duty of 3 d. on every pair of fine cards and dice, but by reason of indirect dealings in the importation … charges in keeping at work the whole company of card and dice makers, to their great relief, whereby trade is regained … Now, as they have a very great stock of cards and dice on hand which will be an insupportable loss if not sold …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1625-49
… Proger, and Robert Squibb, Commissioners for Cards and Dice, and refusing to make oath unless he knew to what he … there.] 65. ii. Answer of the Commissioners for Cards and Dice to the petition of William Shaw, stating that many …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… a fanatic. Was forced, on account of his loyalty, to throw dice for his life, and winning, was banished. 13. Phineas …