The English Rogue: Described in the Life of Meriton Latroon, a Witty Extravagant — John Shaqi
The English Rogue: Described in the Life of Meriton Latroon, a Witty ExtravagantHead, Richard
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The English Rogue: Described in the Life of Meriton Latroon, a Witty Extravagant
Head, Richard
Rogues and vagabonds -- England -- Fiction
As soon as I had resolv’d to travel the Country with them, they fitted
me for their company by stripping me, and selling my proper garments,
and cloathing me in rags, which they pinn’d about me, giving a stitch
here and there, according as necessity required. We used not when we
entered our _Libkin_ or Lodging to pull off our clothes; which had I
been forced to do, I could never have put them on again, nor any, but
such who were accustomed to produce _Order_ out of a _Babel of Rags_.
Being now _ale mode Taterdemallion_, to compleat me for their purpose,
with green Walnuts they so discoloured my face, that every one that saw
me, would have sworn I was the true Son of an _Egyptian_. Before we
marched on, let me give you an account of our Leaders, and the rancks we
were disposed in. Our chief Commander was called by the name of
_Ruffeler_, the next to him _Upright-man_, the rest in order thus:
_Hookers_, (alias) _Anglero_.
_Priggers of Prancers._
_Pallyards._
_Fraters._
_Prigges._
_Swaddlers._
_Curtals._
_Irish toyle._
_Swigmen._
_Jarkemen._
_Patri-Coes._
_Kitchin-Coes._
_Abram men._
_Whip-Jacks._
_Counterfeit-Cranks._
_Dommerars._
_Glymmerers._
_Bawdy-Baskets._
_Autem-Morts._
_Doxies._
_Dells._
_Kitchin-Morts._
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