4. A walking Mort is one that hath increased the world with Lullaby-cheats or young Children, yet was never married; they are very dangerous Queans to meet withal, being cunning in dissembling, and without all fear of God and good laws; and are kept in awe onely by the Upright-men, who oftentimes rifle them of all that they have.
5. An Autem Mort is another sort of these she-devils, and differs onely from a walking Mort in that she is married; for Autem in the Canting tongue signifies a Church, although that be a place she seldom comes at. They commonly walk with their wallets on their shoulders, and Slates or sheets at their backs, and will pilfer any thing that lies carelesly about houses, which they call in their language Nilling of the ken. Their Husbands commonly are Rufflers, Upright-men, Wilde Rogues, &c.
- —Richard Head, The English Rogue
Couldn't figure out how to work it into the backstory, so I'm just dumping that here.--Yubi Shines 00:11, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
Since it is now relevant to plotz, here's my LJ entry with the notes I made for Sit. They are not very extensive, but there they are. Also, bonus autem backstory action. --Yubi Shines 05:13, 22 November 2008 (UTC)