Oftentimes at the cashboxes, at places marked out for plunder, they allow themselves to be despoiled, when righting and resisting to save their confederate, while we are practising our arts on the hidden coffers. You make two or three onsets on the boon companions. Two or three will mark them all for the gallows. Hence, ye simple-minded vagabonds, turn away from the gallows, which gives you the colic and will deprive you of all, that you may deceive and steal what is of so much value to the dupes, that you may outwit and thrash the police, so eager to bring you to the scaffold. For fear of the gibbet and the beam, exert more cunning and be more wily, and be no longer in prison, thence to be brought to the scaffold. SIXTEENTH CENTURY. SONNET EN AUTHENTIQUE LANGAGE SOUDARDANT.[1] (_Extrait des Premières Œuvres Poétiques du Capitaine Lasphrise._) Accipant[2] du marpaut[3] la galiere[4] pourrie, Grivolant[5] porte-flambe[6] enfile le trimart.[7] Mais en despit de Gille,[8] ô geux, ton Girouart,[9] A la mette[10] on lura[11] ta biotte[12] conie.[13] Tu peux gourd pioller[14] me credant[15] et morfie[16] De l’ornion,[17] du morne:[18] et de l’oygnan[19] criart, De l’artois blanchemin.[20] Que ton riflant chouart[21] Ne rive[22] du Courrier l’andrumelle gaudie.[23] Ne ronce point du sabre[24] au mion[25] du taudis, Qui n’aille au Gaulfarault,[26] gergonant de tesis,[27] Que son journal[28] o flus[29] n’empoupe ta fouillouse.[30] N’embiant[31] on rouillarde,[32] et de noir roupillant,[33] Sur la gourde fretille,[34] et sur le gourd volant,[35] Ainsi tu ne luras l’accolante tortouse.[36] [1] Langage soudardant, _soldiers’ lingo_. [2] Accipant, _for_ recevant. [3] Marpaut, _host_. [4] Galiere, _mare_. [5] Grivolant, _name for a soldier_. [6] Flambe, _sword_. [7] Trimart, _road_. [8] Gille, _name for a runaway_. [9] Girouart, _patron_. [10] Mette, _wine-shop_; _morning_; _thieves’ meeting-place_. [11] Lura, _will see_. [12] Biotte, _steed_. [13] Conie, _dead_. [14] Gourd pioller, _drink heavily_. [15] Me credant, _for_ me croyant. [16] Morfie, _eat_. [17] Ornion, _capon_. [18] Morne, _mutton_. [19] Oygnan, _for_ oignon. [20] Artois blanchemin, _white bread_. [21] Riflant chouart, _fiery penis_. [22] Rive, _refers to coition_. [23] Andrumelle gaudie, _jolly girl_. [24] Ne ronce point du sabre, _do not lay the stick on_. [25] Mion, _boy_, _waiter_. [26] Gaulfarault, _master of a bawdy house_. [27] Gergonant de tesis, _complaining of thee_. [28] Journal, _pocket-book_. [29] O flus, _or pack of cards_. [30] N’empoupe ta fouillouse, _fill thy pocket_. [31] N’embiant, _not travelling_. [32] Rouillarde, _drinks_. [33] De noir roupillant, _sleeping at night_. [34] Gourde fretille, _thick straw_. [35] Volant, _cloak_. [36] Tortouse, _rope_. SIXTEENTH CENTURY.