The Rover

The Rover Glossary

Anglese

Englishman

Bellman

Town crier

Bona roba

Courtesan

Canary

Sweet wine made on the Canary Islands.

Chapmen

Merchants

Collation

Light meal

Conzened

Tricked; cheated

Courtesan

A court-mistress; a woman of the town; a prostitute (OED)

Furbrushed

Renovated

Gambo

British colony in West Africa

In fresco

In cool refreshing air

Jack pudding

Buffoon

Jointure

Estate settles on a wife in lieu of dower

Lazars

Paupers inflicted with a pestilent disease

Patacoon

Portuguese or Spanish silver coin of nominal value

Pesthouse

Shelter for those infected with pestilence

Picaroon

Rogue; pirate

Pistole

Spanish gold coin worth about sixteen shillings

Rover

1. A pirate (OED)

2. A person who travels from place to place without fixed route or destination, esp. over a wide area; a wanderer, a roamer; a nomad (OED)

Shameroon

Shameful person

Uncase

Undress

Viceroy

One who acts as the governor of a country, province, etc., in the name and by the authority of the supreme ruler; a vice-king (OED)

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