subs. (old cant).—See quots. (AWDELEY, HARMAN, DEKKER, B. E., and GROSE).
1567. AWDELEY, The Fraternitye of Vacabondes, 5. A SWYGMAN goeth with a pedlers pack.
c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v. SWIG-MEN, c. the 13th Rank of the Canting Crew, carrying small Habberdashery-Wares about, pretending to sell them to colour their Roguery.
