 opened his house for the 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 other was a purse. The pocket had in it certain counters, and was...  The Chronicles of Newgate - Sivu 84tekijä(t) Arthur Griffiths - 1884 - 596 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1855 - 590 sivua
...repair to him. There was a fchool-house for young boys to cut purses. Two devices were hung up : the one was a pocket, the other was a purse. The pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung about with hawks' bells, and over the top did hang a little sacristy bell. The purse had silfer in... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 880 sivua
...Billingsgate ; but for some disorderly conduct it was put down. On this he began a new business, and opened his house for the reception of all the cutpurses in and about the city. In thii house was a room to learn young boys to cut purses. Two devices were hung up ; one was a pocket,... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1871 - 470 sivua
...There was a school-house set up to 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, and was hung about with hawk's bells, and over the top did hang a little scaring-bell; and he that could take out... | |
 | George Walter Thornbury - 1881 - 606 sivua
...There was a school-house set up to 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, and was hung about with hawks' bells, 68 pocket, and a nipper is termed a pick-purse, or a cut-purse." The Coal... | |
 | Walter Thornbury - 1881 - 604 sivua
...There was a school-house set up to 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, and was hung about with hawks' bells, 58 pocket, and a nipper is termed a pick-purse, or a cut-purse." The Coal... | |
 | Marlborough coll - 1882 - 646 sivua
...There was a school-house set up to 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, and was hung about with hawk's bells, and over the top did hang a little searing-bell ; and ho that could take out... | |
 | Marlborough coll - 1882 - 646 sivua
...was a school-house set up to lerarn 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, and was hung about with hawk's bells, and over the top did hang a little searing-bell ; and ho that could take out... | |
 | William Denton - 1883 - 236 sivua
...was a schole-howse set up to learn young boyes to cutt purses. There were hung up two devyses—the one was a pocket, the other was a purse. The pocket had in it certain cownters, and was hung abowt with hawkes' bells, and over the top did hang a little sacring bell; and... | |
 | William Denton - 1883 - 220 sivua
...was a schole-howse set up to learn young boyes to cntt purses. There were hung up two devyses—the one was a pocket, the other was a purse. The pocket had in it certain cownters, and was hung abowt with hawkes' bells, and over the top did hang a little sacring bell ;... | |
 | William Ernest Henley - 1902 - 378 sivua
...light lingered art, which is now lost, though the name remains . . there was a school house set up to learn young boys to cut purses : two devices were hung up, one was a pocket, and another was a purse, the pocket had in it certain counters, and was hung about with hawks bells,... | |
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