The canting academy, or, The devils cabinet opened wherein is shewn the mysterious and villanous practices of that wicked crew, commonly known by the names of hectors, trapanners, gilts, &c. : to which is added a compleat canting-dictionary, both of old words, and such as are now most in use : with several new catches and songs, compos'd by the choisest wits of the age ...

Of Abram Men.

ABram Men are otherwise called Tom of Bed∣lams; they are very strangely and antickly garb'd with several coloured Ritb••nds or Tape in their hat, it may be instead of a Feather, a Fox tail hanging down a long stick with ribbonds strea∣ming and the like; yet for all their seeming mad∣ness, they have wit enough to steal Poultry as they go, and will have his change of Wenches, oftner than people change their Linnen.