Page:A new dictionary of the terms ancient and modern of the canting crew, in its several tribes, of gypsies, beggers, thieves, cheats, &c. with an addition of some proverbs, phrases, figurative speeches, &c.djvu/40

Rh will terminate in Death.

Churl, an Ill-natur'd Fellow; a selfish, sordid Clown. To put a Churl upon a Gentleman, to Drink Ale or any Mault-Liquor immediately after Wine.

Ciento, an old Game at Cards.

Citt, for Citizen.

Civil List, all the Officers and Servants in the King's Family.

Clack, a Woman's Tongue.

Clammed, Starved, or Famished.

Clan, Family, Tribe, Faction, Party in Scotland chiefly, but now anywhere else.

Clank, c. a Silver-tankard. Clanker, a swinging Lie,

Clank-napper, c. a Silver-tankard Stealer.

See Bubber, Rum-clank, c. a large Silver-tankard. Tip me a rum Clank a Booz, c. give me a double Tankard of Drink,

Clap, a Venereal Taint.

Clapperclaw'd, beat soundly, or paid off in earnest.

Clapperdogeon, c. a Begger-born and Bred.

Clark, or Clerk, Scholar or Book-learned.

Clerk-ship, or Clergy, Scholarship or Book-learning, though of late the one be more restrained to a Clergyman, and the other appropriate to a Clergyman's Skill or Qualifications; because it may be heretofore, none but the Clergy were learned, or so much as taught to Read. Hence the Benefit of Clergy, (or Reading) &c. legit ut Clericus, in the Law, for him that cou'd Read his Neck-verse, like a Clerk or Scholar, when so few perhaps were Scholars or Clerks, that every one tha could but only Read,