Volume 1

The English rogue : described, in the life of Meriton Latroon, a witty extravagant being a compleat history of the most eminent cheats of both sexes / [Richard Head and Francis Kirkman].

  • Head, Richard, 1637?-1686?
Date:
[1874]
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Credit: The English rogue : described, in the life of Meriton Latroon, a witty extravagant being a compleat history of the most eminent cheats of both sexes / [Richard Head and Francis Kirkman]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in this manner; having had juftly various accufers who drew up my indiftment, Thus. Imprimis, That one of his Maids having croft me (to be reveng’d of her; knowing the was a drowfie wench, when afleep not eafily wak’d) as fhe flept by the fire, I took my opportunity, to melt fome glew, and gently toucht the clofure of both her eye- lids with a pencil, which well I knew would lock up her fight. Againfl; the time I intended to wake her I placed all about her Chairs and Stools. The Plot being ripe, I pretended her Miftrefs called; The wench flarting up running and rubbing of her eyes turn’d topfie turvy over the chairs, getting up the ingag’d her felf with the Tools and fo entang- led her felf therein, that indeavouring to free her felf her coats adled the parts of Traytors in difco- vering the hidden fecrets and Arcanas belonging to her fex, and that with much fatisfaftion I had feen the execution of my revenge. That this wench could not be perfwaded by any means, but that as a judgement fhe was fhricken blind for fome fin fhe had cornmitted privately, which then her confcience did whifper in her ear; and undoubtedly had turn’d Lunatick had flie not been fpeedily reftored tQ her fight by taking off the glew, which was done with much difficulty. That he going about to cor- re<5l me for this unlucky and mifchievous fa6l, was by me fliown a very Shitten trick, which put him into a Jlinktng condition, for having made my felf laxative on purpofe fquirted into his face upon the firft lafli given. That being upon boys backs, ready to be whipt, I had often bit holes in their ears. That another time firreverencing in a paper, and running to the window with it, which lookt out into the yard, my aged Miftrefs looking dp to fee who opened the