Sentence:  Euery man hath not beene brought vp in the knowledge of toungs. And it chanceth often to the reader, as it doth to diceplayers, that gaine more by the bye then by the <WSD>maine</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The largest throw in a match at dice; in the game of hazard, a number from one to nine called out by a person before the dice are thrown.