Basto, Ace of Clubs. Basto, Ace of Clubs.
King. Punto, Ace of the trump suit.
Queen. King
Knave. Queen.
Seven. Knave.
Six. Two.
Five. Three.
Four. Four.
Three. Five.
Six.


The three chief trumps, Spadille, Manille, and Basto, are called
Matadores, and have powers which, together with their name, are
passed to the trumps following them, so far as they are found in
sequence in the Ombre's hand. Thus, although Spadille, Manille, and
Basto are strictly speaking the only Matadores, if the Ombre can
show also in his hand, say, in the red suit, Punto, King, Queen,
Knave, he takes for seven Matadores; and if there should be joined
to these the two and three, his trumps would be all in sequence,
every card would be a Matadore, and he would be paid for nine, which
is the whole number of cards in a hand.

Counters having been distributed, among which a fish is worth ten
round counters, each player lays down a fish before the deal. The
cards having been shuffled by the dealer, and cut by the player who
sits on the left hand of the dealer, are dealt three at a time, and
first to the player who sits on the dealer's right hand, which is
contrary to the usual course. The cards are dealt three times
round. Each of the three players then has nine, and the remaining