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"dise-player, carder"
Ah, so this is probably some law trying to curb gambling-
"tenys player" wait, what? Were people betting on tennis matches back in the day or something?
Yeah. Even the king lost money betting on tennis.
https://onthetudortrail.com/Blog/resources/life-in-tudor-england/tennis-in-tudor-times/
They kept trying to ban it in the city of London.