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Notable Discovery of Coosnage 37: The Bawd, if a man, an Apple squire The whoore, a Commoditie / The whoore house, a Trugging place.at apple squire (n.) under apple, n.1
Notable Discovery of Coosnage 37: The Bawd, if a man, an Apple squire The whoore, a Commoditie / The whoore house, a Trugging place. Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 25: So in comes the Barnacle, and taking the cup, drinkes to the Connie, and then faith, what, at cards gentlemen?at barnacle, n.1
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 9: There was before this many yeeres agoe a practise pit in use by such shifting companions, which was called the Barnards law, wherein as in the arte of Cunny-catching, four person were required to perfourm their cosning commodity. The taker-vp, the Verser, the Barnard and the Rutter.at barnard’s law (n.) under barnard, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 10: As they are set, comes in the Barnard, stumbling into your companie, like some aged Farmer of the Countrey, a straunger unto you all, that had been at some market Towne thereabout, buying and selling, and there tipled so much Malmesie that he has neuer a ready woord in his mouth, and is so carelessse of his money.at barnard, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 9: The foist, the nip, the stale, the snap, I mean the pick-pockets and cut purses are nothing so dangerous to meet with all, as these cosening Cunny-catchers.at cony-catcher, n.1
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 12: I mean not Cros biters at dice, when the Chetor, with a langret, cut contrarie to the vantage, will cros-bite a Card cater tray.at cater-trey, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage 36: Cheting law play at false dice.at cheating law, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 9: The chetors that with their false Dice make a hande, & strike in at Hazard or Passage with their Dice of aduauntage.at cheator, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 50: Rather to spend their coine amongest honest companie than to bequeath it to such base cros-biters.at coin, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage 37: The Bawd, if a man, an Apple squire The whoore, a Commoditie / The whoore house, a Trugging place.at commodity, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage 38: He that is taken, the Coosin.at cousin, n.1
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 45: The partie afraid to have his credit crackt with the worshipfull of the Citie, and the rest of his neighbors.at crack, v.2
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 39: The Cros-biting law is a publique profession of shamles cosenage, mixt with incestuous whoredomes, as it was practised in Gomorha or Sodom.at crossbiting law (n.) under crossbite, v.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 12: I mean not Cros biters at dice, when the Chetor, with a langret, cut contrarie to the vantage, will cros-bite a Card cater tray.at crossbiter, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 51: The curbing law, which is the filchers and theeues that come into houses or shops, & lift away anything: or picklocks or hookers at windowes.at curbing law (n.) under curb, v.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 37: Pardon me Gentlemen for although no man could better then myself discouer this lawe and his tearmes, and the name of their Cheats, Barddice, Flats, Forgers, Langrets, Gourds, Demies, and many other, with their nature, & the crosses and contraries to them vpon aduantage, yet for some speciall reasons, herein I will be silent.at demy, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage
in (1881–3) X 38: In Figging law. The picke pocket, a Foin He that faceth the man, the Stale Taking the purse, Drawing Spying of him, Smoaking The purse, the Bong The monie, the Shels The Act doing, striking.at draw, v.1
Notable Discovery of Coosnage 38: Their Cheates, Bard-dice, Flattes, Fargers [...] and many others.at farger, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage C2: In Figging law. The picke pocket, a Foist / He that faceth the man, the Stale / Taking the purse, Drawing / Spying of him, Smoaking / The purse, the Bong / The monie, the Shels / The Act doing, striking.at figging law, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage 44: If there bee anie yong gentleman that id a nouice [...] to him some common filth (that neuer knew loue) faine an ardent and honest affection, till she and her cros-biters haue verst him to the beggars estate.at filth, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 37: Pardon me Gentlemen for although no man could better then myself discouer this lawe and his tearmes, and the name of their Cheats, Barddice, Flats, Forgers, Langrets, Gourds, Demies, and many other, with their nature, & the crosses and contraries to them vpon aduantage, yet for some speciall reasons, herein I will be silent.at forgers, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage
in Grosart (1881–3) X 48: In bed, saith he, gogs nownes, ile go see.at gog, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 46: Ile verse him, or hang me.at hang me! (excl.) under hang, v.1
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 37: In Sacking Law. The Bawd if it be a woman, a Pander The Bawd, if a man, an Apple squire The whoore, a Commoditie The whoore house, a Trugging place.at trugging house, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 42: The poor servingman, apprentice, farmer, or whatsoever he is, seeing such a terrible huffe snuffe, swearing with his dagger in his hand, is fearefull [...] of him.at huff-snuff, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 12: The Chetor, with a langret, cut contrarie to the vantage, will cros-bite a Card cater tray.at langret, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage 38: In Versing law. He that bringeth them in, the Verfer The poore Countrie man, the Coofin And the dronkard that comes in, the Suffier.at versing law, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 36: A table of the words of art, vsed in the effecting these base villanies. Wherein is discouered the nature of euery terme, being proper to none but to the professors thereof. 1 High law robbing by the highway side. 2 Sacking law lecherie. 3 Cheting law play at false dice. 4 Cros-biting law cosenage by whores. 5 Cony-catching law cosenage by cards. 6 Versing law cosenage by false gold. 7 Figging law cutting of purses, & picking of pockets. 8 Barnards law a drunken cosenage by cards.at law, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 37: The Art of Cony-catching. These are the eight lawes of villanie leading the high waie to infamie. In High Lawe. The Theefe is called a High lawier. He that setteth the Watch, a Scrippet. He that standeth to watch, an Oake He that is robd, the Martin When he yeeldeth, stouping.at martin, n.
Notable Discovery of Coosnage in Grosart (1881–3) X 44: Some fond men are so farre in with these detestable trugs, that they consume what they haue vpon them, and find nothing but a Neapolitan fauor for their labor.at Neapolitan, adj.
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