Anonymous, The Life and Death of the English Rogue (ca. 1701)
Date
1701ca.
Lexicographer
Lexicon title
An Alphabetical Canting Dictionary English before the Canting
Book title
The Life and Death of the English Rogue; Or, His Last Legacy To The World. Containing Most of his Notorious Robberies, Cheats and Debaucht Practices. With a full Discovery of a High-Way Rogue; also Directions to all Travellers, how to Know Rogues, and how to Avoid them. And an Infallible Rule how to take them, when Rob'd by them. Directing all Inn-Keepers, Chamberlains and Ostlers, how to Distinguish Rogues from honest Guests. The manner of his being Apprehended and his Behaviour in Prison, which was very Remarkable. To which is added an Alphabetical Canting Dictionary; English before the Canting for the better understanding of Mumpers and Maunders, Priggers and Prancers, Rum Pads and Rumpadders.
Publication place
London
Publisher
Eben. Tracy
Text type
printed book
Genre
Hard-word, term-of-art, and dialect dictionaries, glossaries, and definitions
Subject area
canting
Language
headwords: English
explanations: Canting
explanations: Canting
explanations: Canting
explanations: Canting
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: Drunkard, Nazy Cove.
sample: Drunkard, Nazy Cove.
Alston
IX.270
STC
ESTC T108508
