vagabonds : early modern period Flashcards
1
Q
how many different types of vagrants / vagabonds were there?
A
23
2
Q
who clasified the different types of vagrants/ vagabonds ?
A
william harrison
3
Q
how many vagrants/ vagabonds were there in London Bridewell prison in 1570?
A
200
4
Q
what was a clapper dungeon?
A
tied arsenic on their skin to make it bleed to attract sympathy and donations
5
Q
what was a counterfeit crank?
A
put a bar of soap in their mouth to create foam and fake an eplieptic seizure to attract sympathy and donations
6
Q
what was an abraham man?
A
someone who pretenede to be mad to either gain sympathy and attract donations or threaten people
7
Q
what was the name of the vagrants/ vagabonds slang?
A
canting
