Sometimes one
chosen person on eche party dealeth the ball.
The Hurlers are bound to the obseruation of many lawes, as, that they
must hurle man to man, and not two set vpon one man at once: that the
Hurler against the ball, must not but, nor hand-fast vnder girdle:
that hee who hath the ball, must but onely in the others brest: that
he must deale no Fore-ball, viz. he may not throw it to any of his
mates, standing neerer the goale, then himselfe. Lastly, in dealing
the ball, if any of the other part can catch it flying between, or
e're the other haue it fast, he thereby winneth the same to his side,
which straightway of defendant becommeth assailant, as the other,
of assailant falls to be defendant. The least breach of these lawes,
the Hurlers take for a iust cause of going together by the eares,
but with their fists onely; neither doth any among them seek reuenge
for such wrongs or hurts, but at the like play againe. These hurling
matches are mostly vsed at weddings, where commonly the ghests
vndertake to encounter all commers.
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