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. A booke to make gentlemen merry. Citizens warie. Countrimen carefull. Fit for all justices to reade over, because it is a pilot, by whom they may make strange discoveries

Description

Eighth edition of Dekker's 'Lanthorne and candle-light, or, The second part of The belman', first published 1608, his 'The belman of London' having appeared in the same year; later editions entitle 'O per se O', 1612, and 'Villanies discovered', 1616, all published anonymously.


The dedication is signed by Thomas Dekker.


Chapter 7 deals with Gypsies; the canting dictionary and songs are printed at end as Chapter 19.


The verso of N1 is blank, and an unsigned leaf with blank recto follows before N2.


Woodcut of the bellman on titlepage verso. Printed chiefly in black letter.


Indexed in: STC 6492.

Additional description

Repairs to title-page, the two leaves following it and H3, which has letters of the running-title on verso and recto supplied in manuscript. Bookplate of Frederick Locker (afterwards Locker-Lampson) is pasted inside front cover

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