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In England, the game was also called "French Ruff."[[Hugh Latimer]] referred to the game of "Triumph" in 1529. [[William Shakespeare]] also mentioned the game in ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (''c.'' 1607).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Parlett|first1=David|title=The Oxford Guide to Card Games|date=1990|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|pages=54, 216}}</ref> An incomplete description of "Trumpe" was provided by Jacques Bellot, a [[Huguenot]] from [[Caen]] residing in London, in his ''Familiar Dialogues'' (1586). Like Vives and Maldonado, the game is described in a dialogue. He describes a four-player partnership game where the one who cuts the highest card becomes the dealer. Twelve cards are commonly dealt counterclockwise to each player but his characters opt for a shorter game of nine cards. The dealer cuts the stock to reveal the trump suit. The player who holds the ace of trumps gets to rob the stock. Only trumps have value. Kings are high and worth 6, queens 4, jacks 2, and all other trumps 1. Players [[Trick-taking game#Declarations|declare their trumps]] before trick-taking takes place. The game is abruptly interrupted, leaving the rest of the rules a mystery.<ref>[http://jducoeur.org/game-hist/familiar_dialogues.html Familiar Dialogues (excerpt, 1586)] at jducoeur.org. Retrieved 17 February 2017.</ref>