THE BOOK OF VAGABONDS AND BEGGARS.
ERE follows a pretty little book, called Liber Vagatorum, written by a high and worthy master, nomine Expertus in Truffis, to the praise and glory of God, sibi in refrigerium et solacium, for all persons’ instruction and benefit, and for the correction and conversion of those that practise such knaveries as are shown hereafter; which little book is divided into three parts. Part the first shows the several methods by which mendicants and tramps get their[Pg 8] livelihood; and is subdivided into XX chapters, et paulo plus,—for there are XX ways, et ultra, whereby men are cheated and fooled. Part the second gives some notabilia which refer to the means of livelihood afore mentioned. The third part presents a Vocabulary of their language or gibberish, commonly called Red Welsh, or Beggar-lingo.
¶ Part the First of this little Book.
