English villanies [[electronic resource] ] : eight severall times prest to death by the printers, but (still reviving againe) are now the ninth time (as at first) discovered by Lanthorne and candle-light, and the helpe of a new cryer, called O-Per-Se-O whose lowd voyce proclaimes to all that will heare him, another conspiracie 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 companie of rogues, cunning canting Gypsies, and all the scumme of our nation fight here under their owne tottered colours : at the end is a canting dictionarie, to teach their language with canting songs : a book to make gentlemen merrie, citizens warie, countreymen carefull : fit for all justices to reade over, because it is a pilot, by whom they may make strange discoveries

• Autore: Dekker Thomas <approximately 1572-1632.>
• Pubblicazione: London, : Printed by E.P. for Nicholas Gamage ..., 1648
• Descrizione fisica: [102] p. : ill. (1 woodcut)
• Note generali: Marginal notes.; Dedication signed: Tho. Dekker.; On prelim. p. [2] is a woodcut of the bellman with "The bell-mans cry".; An edition (the 9th?) of the author's "Lanthorne and candlelight, or, The bell-mans second nights walke", 1609, a sequel to his "Belman of London", 1608. It appeared also under titles "O per se O", 1612 and "Villanies discovered", 1616.; Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0113
• Titolo autorizzato: English villanies
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996384269103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno