their order of values reversed. The value from highest to lowest
for each red suit is, therefore, King, Queen, Knave, ace, two,
three, four, five, six, seven.

The values of trump cards are thus arranged:-

The first and best trump is the Ace of Spades, Spadille.

The second best trump is the lowest card of the trump suit, the two
of trumps in a black suit, or the seven of trumps if the trump suit
be red. This second trump is called Manille.

The third trump is the Ace of Clubs, Basto.

When the trump suit is red, its Ace becomes the fourth trump. Thus
if Diamonds be trumps the Ace of Diamonds can take the King of
Diamonds; the Ace of Hearts can take the King of Hearts if Hearts be
trumps, not otherwise. There is no addition to the value of the Ace
of Diamonds when Hearts are trumps. The Ace of a red suit of
trumps, having become in this way the fourth trump in order of
value, is called Punto.

In order of their value, counted from the highest to the lowest, I
now place in parallel columns the trumps in black suits and the
trumps in red:-

Black. Red.
Spadille, Ace of Spades. Spadille, Ace of Spades.
Manille, the Two of the Manille, the Seven of the trump suit.
Trump suit.