 | Francis Grose - 1785 - 206 pàgines
...about the city, to repair to his house, there was a school house set up to learn young boys to cut purses : two devices were hung up, one was a pocket,...with hawks bells, and over the top did hang a little scaring bell. The purse had silver in it, and he that could take out a counter, without noise of any... | |
 | James Caulfield - 1793 - 312 pàgines
...the city, to repair to his houfe, there was a fchool houfe fet up to learn young boys to cut purfes : two devices were hung up, one was a pocket, and another was a purfe, the pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung about with hawks bells, and over the top... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 858 pàgines
...reception of all the cutpurses in and about the city- In this house was a room lo learn youug boys to cut purses. Two devices were hung up ; one was a pocket,...The pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung round with hawks' bells, and over them hung a little sacting bell.* The purse had silver in it ; and... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 868 pàgines
...reception of all the cutpurses in and about the city. In this house was a room to learn young boys to cut purses. Two devices were hung up ; one was a pocket,...The pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung round •with hawks' bells, and over them hung a little sacring bell.* The purse had silver in it ;... | |
 | 1834 - 262 pàgines
...cutpurses about the city to repair to his house. There was a school set up to learn young boys to cut purses. Two devices were hung up ; one was a pocket, and another wa* a purse : the pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung about with hawks'-bells, and over... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 874 pàgines
...reception of all the cutpurses in and about the city. In this house was a room to learn young boys to cut purses. Two devices were hung up ; one was a pocket,...The pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung round with hawks' bells, and over them hung a little sacring bell.* The purse had silver in it ; and... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 936 pàgines
...reception of Ml the cutpurses in and about the city. In this house was a room to learn young boys lo cut purses. Two devices were hung up ; one was a pocket,...The pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung round with hawks' bells, and over them hung a little sacring bell.* The purse had siber in it ; and... | |
 | Thomas Allen - 1839 - 512 pàgines
...cut-purses in the city to repair to his bouse. There was a school-house sul up to learn young boys to cut purses. Two devices were hung up: one was a pocket,...had in it certain counters, and was hung about with hawk's bells, and over the top did hang a little sacring bell. The purse had silver in it; and he that... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1841 - 478 pàgines
...learn young boys to cut purses. There were hung up two devices — the one was a pocket, the other was a purse. The pocket had in it certain counters,...with hawks' bells, and over the top did hang a little searing-bell ; and he that could take out a counter without any noise was allowed to be a public foystcr... | |
 | William Gray Fearnside - 1851 - 418 pàgines
...cut-purses about the City to repair to his house. There was a school-house set up to learn young boys to cut purses. Two devices were hung up, one was a pocket...had in it certain counters, and was hung about with hawk's-bells, and over the top did hang a little sacring-bell; the purse had silver in it: and he that... | |
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The pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung about with hawk's bells, and over the top did hang a little scaring bell ; the purse had silver in it, and he that could take out a counter without any noise was allowed to be a public... 
