VI. That none should presume to follow the scent but such as he ordered on that party.
VII. That if any one gave them shoes or stockings, he should convert them into money to play.
VIII. That they should steal nothing they could not come at, for fear of bringing a scandal upon the company.
IX. That they should not endeavour to clear themselves of vermin, by killing or catching them.
X. That they should cant better than the Newgate birds, pick pockets without bungling, outlie a Quaker, outswear a lord at a gaming-table, and brazen out all their villanies beyond an Irishman.
These rules have their counterpart amongst French thieves, whose “Commandements” will be found in Professor Barrère’s Argot and Slang.
Ten Commandments to be Observed by all the People of Great Britain.
After the Passing of the Allopathic Trades Union Medical Bill, of 1877,
1st. I am thy Family Doctor, duly appointed by the state. I brought thee into this world of sorrow, and so long as thou livest, to thee, in matters medical, it must be a land of bondage.