_Season of Beasts_, a Hart or Buck begins at the end of Fencer-Month, 15 Days after Midsumer-day, and lasteth till Holyrood-day. The Fox till Christmass, and lasteth till the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgin. The Hinde or Doe at Holyrood-day, till Candlemass. The Roe-buck at Easter, till Michaelmas. The Roe at Michaelmas till Candlemass. The Hare at Michaelmas, till the end of _February_. The Wolf from Christmas, till the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin. The Boar at Christmass, and continues to the Purification of our Lady. _Second-sighted_, such as (they say) can, and do see Spirits, Apparitions, _&c._ _Secret_, _let into the secret_, c. when one is drawn in at Horse-racing, Cock-fighting, Bowling, and other Sports or Games, and _Bit_. _Seeling_, when a Hawk first taken, is so blinded with a Thred run through the Eye-lids, that she Seeth not, or very little, the better to make her endure the Hood; also a sudden healing forced by the motion of the Sea or Wind. _Seraglio_, a Bawdy-house; also the Great Turk’s Palace. _Seraglietto_, a lowsy, sorry Bawdy-house, a meer Dog-hole. _Setters_, or _Setting-dogs_, they that draw in _Bubbles_, for old Gamesters to Rook; also a Sergeant’s Yeoman, or Bailiff’s Follower, or Second, and an Excize-Officer to prevent the Brewers defrauding the King. _Sewet_, Deer’s Grease. _Shabby_, in poor, sorry Rigging. _Shabberoon_, a Ragamuffin. _Shab’d-off_, sneakt, or slid away. _Shaftsbury_, a Gallon-pot full of Wine, with a Cock. _Shag-bag_, a poor, shabby Fellow. _Shallow-pate_, a foolish silly, empty Fellow. _Sham_, c. a Cheat, or Trick. _Cut a Sham_, c. to play a Rogue’s Trick. _Shamble-legg’d_, one that goes wide, and shuffles his Feet about, _Shake your Shambles_ haste, begon. _Shameless_, a bold forward Blade. _Shanks_, Leggs. _There’s Shanks_, there’s ill Leggs. _Shanker_, a little Scab or Pox on the Nut or Glans of the Yard. _Shappeau_, c. or _Shappo_, c. for _Chappeau_, a Hat, the newest Cant _Nab_ being very old, and grown too common. _Shapee_, said (often) to an ill-made Man. _Show your Shaper_, turn about, march off, be gone. _Great in more Shapes_, great in more Professions, or Capacities. _Great in all Shapes_, great in all the Branches of any one, or more Professions: As, great in all the Parts or Branches of the Law; (an universal Lawyer). Great in all the Parts or Branches of Learning; (an universal Scholar). _Shark_, c. a Sharper; also a Large voracious Fish. _Sharper_, c. a Cheat, one that Lives by his Witts. _Sharp_, subtil, ready, quick or nimble-witted, forward, of lively Apprehension; also Poor and Needy. _Sharpers-tools_, c. false Dice. _Sharp-set_, very Hungry. _Shaver_, a _Cunning_ _Shaver_, a subtil, smart Fellow. _He Shaves close_, he gripes, squeezes, or extorts very severely. _Shavings_, c. the Clippings of Money. _She is with Cub_, when the Fox hath Young ones in her.