The game at chesse. A metaphoricall discourse shewing the present estate of this kingdome. The kings, the queenes, the bishops, the knights, the rooks, the pawns. The knights signifie the high Court of Parliament; the rookes, the cavaleers.
      
       
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             The game at chesse. A metaphoricall discourse shewing the present estate of this kingdome. The kings, the queenes, the bishops, the knights, the rooks, the pawns. The knights signifie the high Court of Parliament; the rookes, the cavaleers.
             Cartwright, William, 1611-1643, attributed name.
          
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             Febr. 2. Anno Dom. 1643.
          
           
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           The
           Game
           at
           Chesse
           .
           A
           metaphoricall
           discourse
           shewing
           the
           present
           estate
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           .
           The
           Kings
           ,
           the
           Queenes
           ,
           the
           Bishops
           ,
           the
           Knights
           ,
           the
           Rooks
           ,
           the
           Pawns
           .
           The
           
             Knights
          
           signifie
           the
           high
           Court
           of
           
             Parliament
             ;
          
           The
           
             Rookes
             ,
          
           the
           
             Cavaleers
             .
          
        
         
           depiction of a game of chess between a parliamentarian and a royalist.
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Iohnson
             ,
          
           Febr.
           2.
           
           
             Anno
             Dom.
          
           1643.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           
             The
             Game
             at
             Chesse
             :
          
           A
           Metaphoricall
           Discourse
           ,
           shewing
           the
           present
           estate
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           TO
           discourse
           of
           the
           excellency
           and
           antiquity
           of
           the
           noble
           
             Game
             of
             Chesse
             ,
          
           would
           require
           a
           farre
           larger
           volume
           then
           my
           occasion
           will
           permit
           to
           write
           ,
           my
           intention
           being
           onely
           at
           the
           expression
           of
           this
           Kingdomes
           affaires
           ,
           which
           fitly
           may
           be
           Allegorically
           described
           by
           the
           battaile
           of
           the
           
             Chesse
             ;
          
           yet
           cannot
           I
           omit
           to
           tell
           you
           ,
           that
           this
           
             Chesse
          
           is
           the
           ancientest
           of
           all
           games
           of
           that
           nature
           ,
           being
           invented
           (
           as
           is
           credibly
           affirmed
           )
           by
           
             Xerxes
             ,
          
           King
           of
           
             Persia
             ,
          
           many
           yeeres
           before
           the
           nativity
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           to
           avoid
           idlenesse
           among
           his
           souldiers
           ,
           when
           hee
           led
           those
           great
           and
           stupendious
           armies
           that
           levelled
           mountaines
           ,
           and
           drunke
           up
           rivers
           in
           their
           passage
           into
           
             Greece
             :
          
           and
           indisputably
           ,
           it
           is
           allowed
           to
           be
           the
           most
           excellent
           and
           ingenious
           of
           all
           games
           ,
           being
           far
           superior
           to
           Cards
           or
           Tables
           ,
           which
           depend
           as
           much
           on
           the
           uncertaine
           disposition
           of
           chance
           ,
           as
           upon
           the
           gamesters
           skill
           or
           cunning
           ,
           when
           this
           of
           
             Chesse
          
           is
           meerly
           directed
           by
           the
           strength
           of
           wit
           and
           judgement
           :
           the
           
             Spanyard
             ,
          
           whose
           
           gravity
           in
           carriage
           is
           famous
           above
           all
           Nations
           ,
           having
           it
           in
           so
           much
           esteeme
           ,
           that
           they
           will
           allow
           any
           stranger
           to
           be
           a
           Gentleman
           that
           can
           play
           at
           the
           
             Chesse
             .
          
           But
           according
           to
           my
           promise
           ,
           to
           avoyd
           prolixity
           ,
           I
           shall
           briefly
           to
           my
           promised
           Allegory
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           we
           must
           take
           into
           consideration
           ,
           who
           are
           the
           principall
           combatants
           in
           this
           battell
           ,
           and
           wee
           shall
           finde
           to
           be
           two
           different
           armies
           ,
           Black
           and
           White
           ;
           over
           each
           of
           which
           is
           a
           King
           ,
           and
           Queen
           ;
           their
           assistants
           ,
           
             Bishops
             ,
             Knights
             ,
             Rooks
             ,
          
           and
           
             Pawnes
             .
          
        
         
           And
           first
           for
           the
           King
           ,
           Hee
           is
           the
           principall
           leader
           on
           of
           his
           men
           ,
           the
           Queen
           as
           his
           Lievtenant
           Generall
           ,
           the
           
             Bishops
          
           his
           Counsellors
           ,
           the
           
             Knights
          
           his
           supreme
           Officers
           ,
           the
           
             Rooks
          
           and
           
             Pawnes
          
           his
           Gentlemen
           or
           Cavaliers
           ,
           and
           mercenary
           souldiers
           .
           This
           being
           presupposed
           ,
           the
           application
           of
           this
           Allegoricall
           Game
           will
           be
           very
           easily
           alluded
           to
           the
           present
           businesse
           of
           this
           Realme
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           the
           blacke
           Army
           at
           
             Chesse
             ,
          
           signifies
           justly
           and
           aptly
           his
           Majesties
           ,
           which
           bath
           produced
           so
           many
           blacke
           and
           bloody
           effects
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           so
           many
           plunderings
           ,
           rapines
           and
           murthers
           ,
           that
           the
           beautious
           face
           of
           this
           pleasant
           Land
           is
           bestained
           and
           bedewed
           with
           blood
           ;
           the
           Inhabitants
           thereof
           beaten
           and
           terrified
           out
           of
           their
           peaceful
           dwellings
           ,
           their
           goods
           dispoyled
           and
           taken
           away
           by
           his
           Majesties
           
             Rooks
             ,
          
           namely
           the
           Cavaliers
           :
           and
           if
           the
           Euxine
           sea
           is
           called
           the
           blacke
           sea
           ,
           out
           of
           its
           blacke
           effects
           ,
           certainly
           by
           the
           same
           reason
           that
           may
           be
           termed
           the
           blaoke
           Army
           .
        
         
           The
           white
           Army
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Ensigne
           and
           Badge
           of
           innocence
           ,
           betokens
           the
           Parliaments
           Army
           ,
           raised
           for
           the
           security
           and
           safety
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           against
           the
           said
           blacke
           Army
           of
           Malignants
           .
           His
           Majesty
           moves
           as
           doth
           the
           king
           at
           
             Chesse
             ;
          
           after
           the
           motion
           of
           his
           
             Pawnes
             ,
             Rooks
             ,
             Knights
             ,
             Bishops
          
           and
           
             Queen
             ;
          
           and
           according
           as
           they
           thrive
           is
           the
           successe
           in
           the
           battell
           :
           how
           evidently
           is
           this
           paralelled
           with
           the
           Kings
           proceedings
           .
           First
           his
           
             Pawnes
          
           move
           ,
           these
           were
           those
           poor●e
           Courtiers
           ,
           that
           to
           begin
           the
           afflictions
           of
           
           this
           Kingdome
           first
           gave
           life
           to
           those
           fearefull
           and
           oppressive
           Monopolies
           ,
           begging
           such
           things
           to
           themselves
           as
           were
           destructive
           to
           the
           essence
           of
           the
           peoples
           liberties
           ,
           and
           the
           fundamentall
           Lawes
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ;
           and
           when
           they
           ,
           like
           common
           souldiers
           ,
           or
           forlorne
           hopes
           ,
           had
           led
           the
           way
           to
           this
           game
           of
           death
           and
           destruction
           ,
           forward
           steps
           the
           
             Rooks
             ,
             viz.
          
           the
           Cavaliers
           ,
           young
           Gentlemen
           of
           as
           desperate
           fortunes
           as
           conditions
           ,
           and
           they
           fall
           pell mell
           into
           the
           conflict
           ,
           perceiving
           the
           white
           
             Knights
             ,
             viz.
          
           the
           honourable
           the
           high
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           assembled
           to
           stop
           the
           violent
           torrent
           of
           the
           
             Pawnes
          
           proceedings
           ,
           instill
           into
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           no
           safety
           for
           him
           ,
           against
           the
           endevours
           of
           the
           white
           
             Knights
             ,
          
           if
           he
           did
           not
           straight
           forsake
           their
           association
           ,
           and
           betake
           himselfe
           to
           open
           hostility
           and
           armes
           ,
           that
           so
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           which
           in
           the
           precedent
           yeeres
           of
           his
           father
           ,
           and
           his
           owne
           peacefull
           raigne
           ,
           had
           beene
           governed
           by
           the
           Lawes
           and
           Justice
           ;
           might
           fall
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           souldiery
           ,
           that
           they
           whose
           armes
           had
           long
           time
           rusted
           in
           ease
           might
           againe
           be
           put
           into
           use
           ,
           that
           they
           who
           had
           no
           estates
           at
           all
           might
           have
           a
           military
           licencious
           priviledge
           to
           prey
           upon
           the
           estates
           of
           others
           ,
           which
           how
           they
           have
           done
           is
           to
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           perspicuous
           ;
           and
           communicating
           their
           intents
           with
           the
           blacke
           
             Knights
             ,
          
           namely
           ,
           such
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Cabinet-Councellors
           and
           the
           discontented
           Nobility
           (
           as
           either
           ambition
           ,
           or
           their
           owne
           passed
           crimes
           had
           rendered
           obnoxious
           to
           the
           just
           censure
           of
           the
           white
           
             Knights
             )
          
           they
           found
           them
           ready
           to
           assist
           their
           malevolent
           and
           ungracious
           purposes
           ,
           and
           they
           in
           their
           degree
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           at
           
             Chesse
             ,
          
           being
           neere
           the
           King
           ,
           with
           open
           out-cryes
           ,
           instill
           into
           his
           Majesties
           too
           credulous
           eares
           unheard
           jealousies
           ,
           feares
           and
           suppositions
           ,
           and
           intimated
           to
           him
           ,
           that
           the
           white
           
             Knights
          
           intended
           to
           abridge
           his
           Royall
           prerogative
           ,
           and
           quite
           contrary
           to
           the
           dignity
           of
           Kings
           to
           confine
           the
           Regall
           power
           to
           limits
           ,
           and
           lessen
           his
           authority
           descendent
           to
           him
           from
           his
           Ancestors
           ;
           but
           fearing
           their
           owne
           perswasions
           would
           not
           be
           prevalent
           enough
           to
           set
           him
           into
           open
           hostility
           with
           
           the
           white
           
             Knights
          
           they
           draw
           into
           their
           confederay
           the
           
             Bishops
             ,
          
           who
           apted
           for
           innovations
           readily
           joyned
           in
           the
           conspiracie
           ,
           telling
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           that
           the
           purity
           of
           Religion
           was
           perverted
           ;
           that
           divers
           new
           and
           unheard
           of
           Schismes
           and
           Heresies
           were
           crept
           up
           in
           the
           Church
           ,
           of
           which
           he
           was
           bound
           to
           be
           the
           Defendor
           ;
           that
           the
           white
           
             Knights
          
           by
           reducing
           an
           
             Annarchy
          
           upon
           the
           Church
           ,
           sought
           to
           inflict
           the
           same
           upon
           the
           soveraignty
           ,
           that
           their
           power
           Ecclesiasticall
           being
           
             de
             jure
             Divino
             ,
          
           was
           correlative
           and
           consubsistent
           with
           Majesty
           ;
           and
           if
           that
           the
           one
           were
           taken
           away
           ,
           the
           other
           could
           not
           stand
           ,
           using
           all
           the
           subtile
           perswasions
           ambition
           and
           malice
           (
           which
           are
           two
           pernitious
           counsellors
           )
           could
           invent
           ,
           to
           set
           afire
           the
           adust
           melancholy
           in
           His
           Majesty
           :
           the
           Queen
           too
           (
           wrought
           upon
           by
           their
           means
           )
           incensing
           the
           King
           to
           this
           dissention
           with
           the
           white
           
             Knights
             ,
          
           namely
           ,
           his
           Parliament
           ,
           at
           last
           it
           tooke
           effect
           according
           to
           their
           wishes
           ,
           and
           his
           Majesty
           pretending
           hee
           could
           not
           be
           in
           safety
           at
           his
           owne
           Palace
           ,
           withdrew
           himselfe
           thence
           into
           the
           North
           ,
           (
           after
           the
           transportation
           of
           his
           Queene
           )
           who
           ,
           as
           his
           Lievtenant
           Generall
           ,
           was
           to
           furnish
           him
           from
           beyond
           the
           Seas
           with
           forraigne
           supplies
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           North
           ,
           as
           the
           Proverb
           testifies
           ,
           can
           come
           no
           goodnesse
           ,
           and
           there
           drew
           his
           army
           of
           
             Pawnes
          
           and
           
             Rooks
             ,
          
           Cavaliers
           and
           Malignants
           ,
           
             Knight
          
           and
           
             Bishops
             ,
          
           discontented
           ,
           Nobility
           ,
           Gentry
           and
           Clergy
           together
           ,
           and
           with
           banner
           displayed
           ,
           resolved
           to
           bid
           the
           white
           
             Knights
          
           battell
           ;
           who
           seeing
           themselves
           so
           endangered
           by
           the
           malice
           of
           their
           enemies
           ,
           began
           to
           bestir
           themselves
           ,
           summoning
           their
           
             Pawnes
             ,
          
           namely
           well-affected
           souldiers
           ,
           their
           
             Rooks
             ,
          
           valiant
           Gentlemen
           and
           loyall
           subjects
           ;
           their
           
             Knights
             ,
          
           those
           of
           the
           Nobility
           and
           Gentry
           ,
           that
           stood
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           liberty
           of
           the
           Subject
           ;
           their
           
             Bishops
             ,
          
           the
           religious
           and
           untainted
           Clergie
           ,
           they
           created
           themselves
           in
           stead
           of
           a
           King
           and
           Queene
           ,
           a
           Lievtenant
           Generall
           ,
           and
           a
           Generall
           to
           mannage
           their
           army
           ,
           and
           fight
           the
           Lords
           battells
           against
           that
           blacke
           Regiment
           of
           Cavaliers
           ,
           and
           so
           advanced
           toward
           
           the
           Enemy
           .
           The
           game
           at
           
             Edge-hill
          
           being
           now
           begun
           ,
           first
           fell
           to
           it
           the
           
             Pawnes
          
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           the
           
             Rooks
          
           and
           
             Knights
          
           sighting
           with
           much
           fortitude
           and
           courage
           ;
           the
           innocence
           of
           the
           cause
           on
           the
           white
           
             Knights
          
           side
           so
           animating
           their
           valiant
           
             Pawnes
          
           and
           
             Rooks
             ,
          
           that
           on
           the
           black
           
             Rooks
             ,
          
           the
           Cavaliers
           ,
           they
           fell
           with
           much
           force
           and
           violence
           ,
           disordering
           their
           Rankes
           ,
           taking
           divers
           of
           them
           prisoners
           ,
           and
           slaughtering
           others
           ;
           for
           the
           blacke
           
             Bishops
             ,
          
           they
           were
           taken
           prisoners
           by
           the
           white
           ones
           ,
           and
           their
           
             Knights
             ;
          
           and
           according
           to
           the
           custome
           of
           
             Chesse
             ,
          
           put
           into
           a
           bag
           ,
           divers
           of
           them
           being
           imprisoned
           ,
           and
           the
           wings
           of
           their
           authority
           which
           soared
           so
           high
           ,
           clipt
           so
           neare
           ,
           that
           they
           can
           now
           fly
           no
           more
           then
           tame
           Jack-dawes
           .
           But
           yet
           the
           fight
           was
           not
           ended
           ,
           those
           sturdy
           Knaves
           ,
           the
           blacke
           
             Rooks
             ,
          
           the
           Cavaliers
           ,
           rallying
           themselves
           againe
           together
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           were
           leading
           His
           Majesty
           captive
           to
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           have
           there
           intrenched
           themselves
           ,
           and
           made
           since
           divers
           attempts
           upon
           the
           white
           
             Knights
          
           forces
           ,
           whose
           Generall
           (
           vigilant
           on
           all
           occasions
           that
           might
           advantage
           this
           parties
           cause
           ,
           and
           secure
           the
           Common-wealth
           )
           hath
           met
           those
           mischievous
           
             Rooks
          
           divers
           times
           ,
           and
           given
           them
           strange
           and
           advantagious
           overthrowes
           ;
           yet
           they
           according
           to
           their
           naturall
           condition
           ,
           perverse
           and
           malignant
           ,
           will
           not
           be
           perswaded
           to
           submit
           to
           authority
           ,
           or
           to
           suffer
           the
           Kingdome
           to
           be
           in
           peace
           ,
           but
           with
           continuall
           excursions
           and
           inrodes
           ,
           they
           invade
           the
           Subjects
           Estates
           and
           Persons
           that
           continue
           firme
           in
           their
           Allegiance
           to
           the
           King
           and
           the
           white
           
             Knights
             ,
          
           plundering
           their
           Houses
           ,
           and
           inforcing
           their
           wives
           and
           daughters
           to
           their
           lusts
           ;
           so
           that
           the
           cry
           of
           their
           iniquity
           hath
           even
           ascended
           up
           to
           heaven
           ,
           and
           called
           out
           on
           the
           divine
           omnipotence
           for
           vengeance
           against
           their
           bestiall
           and
           abominable
           cruelties
           .
           The
           blacke
           Bishops
           in
           the
           meane
           time
           stirring
           up
           the
           people
           to
           their
           part
           ,
           by
           wresting
           Texts
           of
           Scripture
           to
           serve
           their
           purpose
           ,
           so
           that
           when
           this
           battell
           at
           the
           
             Chesse
          
           between
           the
           white
           and
           blacke
           Houses
           will
           be
           ended
           ,
           surpasses
           my
           skill
           in
           
           prophesie
           ,
           to
           determine
           .
           The
           only
           way
           to
           end
           this
           desperate
           conflict
           in
           my
           opinion
           ,
           were
           if
           His
           sacred
           Majesty
           would
           be
           pleased
           to
           hearken
           to
           the
           counsels
           of
           the
           white
           
             Knights
             ,
          
           and
           re-associate
           himselfe
           with
           them
           ;
           giving
           up
           his
           blacke
           
             Pawnes
          
           and
           
             Rooks
             ,
          
           His
           Cavaliers
           and
           Malignants
           ,
           to
           the
           impartiall
           hands
           of
           
             Gregory
             ,
          
           who
           would
           finish
           all
           their
           machinations
           and
           designes
           with
           a
           comfortable
           halter
           .
           If
           His
           Highnesse
           would
           please
           to
           put
           the
           residue
           of
           His
           blacke
           
             Bishops
          
           into
           the
           same
           bag
           where
           their
           fellowes
           are
           ;
           and
           for
           His
           black
           
             Knights
             ,
          
           give
           them
           up
           to
           be
           judged
           by
           their
           Peers
           ,
           who
           would
           censure
           them
           with
           all
           equity
           according
           to
           their
           deserts
           ,
           and
           so
           returne
           to
           His
           proper
           residence
           with
           His
           Queen
           to
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           then
           no
           doubt
           this
           fatall
           game
           at
           
             Chesse
          
           would
           be
           finished
           ,
           till
           when
           ,
           it
           is
           likely
           to
           continue
           in
           full
           force
           and
           vigor
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .