The Counterfeit Crank

These that do counterfeit the crank be young knaves and young harlots, that deeply dissemble the falling sickness. For the crank in their language is the falling evil.

THOMAS HARMAN, A Caveat for Common Cursitors, 1566

A slipper and subtle knave, a finder-out of occasions, that has an eye can stamp and counterfeit advantages, though true advantage never present itself; a devilish knave!

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Othello, 1604