Uppon complaint of great disorder, by the use of the game called shuffle board, in howses of common interteinement, whereby much precious time is spent unfruitfully, and much waste of wyne and beare occasioned;
It is therefore, ordered and enacted by the authority of this Courte, That no person shall henceforth use the game of shuffle board in any such howse, nor in any other howse, used as common for such purpose, uppon payne for every keeper of such howse to forfeitt for every such offence, twenty shillings: And for every person playing at the said game in any such howse, to foreitt for every such offence, five shillings; the like penalty shall bee for playing in any place, at any unlawfull game.