FACTS AND SPECULATIONS
ON THE
ORIGIN AND HISTORY
OF
PLAYING CARDS.

BY

WILLIAM ANDREW CHATTO.

HÆc mihi charta nuces, hÆc est mihi charta fritillus.—Martial.

LONDON:
JOHN RUSSELL SMITH,
OLD COMPTON STREET, SOHO SQUARE.

MDCCCXLVIII.

PRINTED BY C. AND J. ADLARD, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE.