At which he playes, and challengeth at the same
A Muncke, who stakes a chalice. Denmarke sets gold,
And shuffles; the Muncke cuts: Denmarke being bold,
Deales freely round; and the first card he showes
Is the five finger, which, being turn'd up, goes
Cold to the Muncke's heart; the next Denmarke sees
Is the ace of hearts: the Muncke cries out, I lees!
Denmarke replyes, Sir Muncke, shew what you have;
The Muncke could shew him nothing but the Knave."
From the allusions to the five fingers and the ace of hearts, in the preceding extracts, it would appear that the game of Maw was the same as that which was subsequently called Five-Cards, for, in both games, the five of trumps—called the five fingers—was the best card, and next to that was the ace of hearts. [155]