subs. phr. (old).—A pack of cards; THE HISTORY (or BOOKS) OF THE FOUR KINGS; DEVIL’S BOOKS (q.v.).
1653. URQUHART, Rabelais, i. 22. After supper were brought in THE BOOKS OF THE FOUR KINGS.
1760. FOOTE, The Minor (ed. x, 1789), 31. Come, shall we have a dip in the HISTORY OF THE FOUR KINGS this morning?
