[3] In this satirical print, which ridicules the political condition in Europe and the efforts of England and France to negotiate cessation of hostilities between Spain and the Dutch Republic shortly after the Twelve Years' Truce,[4] James I of England, Henri IV of France, Christian IV of Denmark and Maurice of Nassau are seen playing several gambling games such as backgammon, the card game Maw, and dice.

They are accompanied by three friars and a dog which urinates on the foot of one of them, while the pope and a cleric are somewhat trying to cheat James I and his fellow European comrades.

The last Stake is the Pax : Greate Brittaines hand is drawing that too: the Pope who by doth stand With Austria, boath being Bettors on Romes side, holds fast the Pax: twas gamesters law they cryed To Snatch the last Stake up, Brittaine, then swore to have the Triple Crowne, Romes Vicar wore, The Card’nall quarrells (in defence of Rome) and (being Arm’d) trobleth all Christendome.

Theis Roiall Gamesters thus with Crownes being stor’de and Rome being without Crownes, all roze from Bord: The Reuells breake up, and theire leaves they take, but (first) Inquiry mongst themselues they make, Which of them all, (because All they had won and that the Dice on theire sides onely ron) Had played but one false Trick; and found at last that Rome threw false Dice in, at every cast, For this, shee never blushd, but onely swore, shee would with Thos 4 Gamesters play no more.

Whom will shee play with then, yf Dice ron true, at her owne Game, Rome will her selfe undoe.