The canting academy, or, The devils cabinet opened wherein is shewn the mysterious and villanous practices of that wicked crew, commonly known by the names of hectors, trapanners, gilts, &c. : to which is added a compleat canting-dictionary, both of old words, and such as are now most in use : with several new catches and songs, compos'd by the choisest wits of the age ...

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Author:	Head, Richard, 1637?-1686?
Title:	The canting academy, or, The devils cabinet opened wherein is shewn the mysterious and villanous practices of that wicked crew, commonly known by the names of hectors, trapanners, gilts, &c. : to which is added a compleat canting-dictionary, both of old words, and such as are now most in use : with several new catches and songs, compos'd by the choisest wits of the age ...
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THE CANTING Academy, OR, THE Devils Cabinet Opened: WHEREIN IS SHEWN

To all sorts of Persons, But more especially, Inn-keepers, Victuallers, and TRAVELLERS.

THE CONTENTS.

Villanies Discovered: OR THE DEVILS CABINET Broken Open, &c.

The Form of the Oath, with the Articles thereunto annexed, which these Gypsies and other Stroling Canters take, when they are first admitted into this Society.

The Reasons, or Causes, of their following this course of Life.

1. Canting Song.

2. Canting Song.

3. Canting Song.

4. Canting Song.

5. Canting Song.

An account of the notable and notori∣ous life of a late and eminent King of the Gypsies, yet living, taken ver∣batim as he himself related it.

canting dictionary

AN ALPHABETICAL Canting Vocabulary. Canting before the English.

AN ALPHABETICAL Canting Dictionary. English before the Canting.

A Character or Description of the Roguish Professors of that mysterious and Diabolical Gibberish called Cant∣ing.

The Ʋpright Man.

A Ruffler.

Of Anglers.

Of Rogues.

VVild Rogues.

Priggers of Prancers.

Of Palliards or Clapperdogeons.

Of Fraters.

Of Quire Birds.

Of Abram Men.

Of Whip Jacks.

Of Mumpers.

Of Dommerars.

Of Jack-men.

Of Patrico's.

Of Irish-Toyls, or Swig Men.

Of Kynchen Coes.

Of Glymmerers.

Of Bawdy-Baskets.

Of Autem Morts.

Of Strowling-Morts.

Of Doxies.

Of Dells.

Of Kynchin-Morts.

A Padding Song.

Of the Low Pad.

Of the Gilt.

Of the Budge.

The Ken-Miller.

The Huff.

The File and Bulker.

The Moon Curser.

The Bawd Pimp and Whore.

The Park Song.

Of the Shop lift.

Of the Night-Walker and Diver.

Of the Bawd and whore.

The vicious and Remarkable Lives of Mother Craftsby, and Mistress wheedle.

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MISCELANIES, and other JOVIAL PARADOXES: Or, the Canters-Academy OF COMPLEMENTS.

SONGS In Fashion, Since the publishing the last New Academy of Complements.

THE EPILOGUE: OR, Vices SAD CATASTROPHE.

Of Covetousness.

Of Sloth.

Of Gluttony.

Of Lechery.