A cant name for certain places in London, privileged against arrests, like the Mint in Southwark. Ben. Jonson. These privileges are abolished.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
Benison * BessNathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang
John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes