English villanies : seven severall times prest to death by the printers; but (still reviving againe) are now the eighth time, (as at the first) discovered by lanthorne and candle-light; and the helpe of a new cryer, called O-per-se-O: vvhose loud voyce proclaimes to all that will heare him; another conspiracy of abuses lately plotting together, to hurt the peace of this kingdome; which the bell-man (because he then went stumbling i'th darke) could never see, till now. And because a company of rogues, cunning canting gypsies, and all the scumme of our nation fight heere under their tattered colours, at the end is a canting dictionary, to teach their language: with canting songs. ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dekker, Thomas, approximately 1572-1632.

Series:

Early English books online

Standardized Title:

Lanthorne and candle-light

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Crime.

Criminals--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Criminals.

Cant--Early works to 1800.

Cant.

England--London.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 unnumbered pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Lanthorne and candle-light.

Bel-mans night-walkes. Whereunto is added O per se O.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by M. Parsons, and are to be sold by Iames Becket, at the Inner-Temple gate in Fleet-street, 1638.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Dedication signed: T. Dekker.

An expansion of "Lanthorne and candle-light", in turn a continuation of "The belman of London".

Signatures: A-O⁴.

Running title reads: The bel-mans night-walkes. Whereunto is added O per se O.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 880:22) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

STC (2nd edition) 6492.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.