c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v. HARKING, whispering on one side to borrow Money.
1725. A New Canting Dictionary, s.v.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v. HARK-YE-ING. Whispering on one side to borrow money.
