He was-if half Leicester's accusations are to be believed-a most infamous peculator.
"History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89, Vol. II. Complete"
John Lothrop Motley Last Updated: February 7, 2009
The distant peculator was anxious to escape the penalty of his fault by procrastination, and the Mexican secretary of state, ever willing to uphold his national pride by concealing or not confessing the villainy of his subordinate, was ready to sustain him by an interminable correspondence.
"History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1"
Brantz Mayer
The Prince looked with apparent calmness at the two brothers, so different in their demeanor, conduct, and character-the brave man and the coward, the ascetic and the profligate, the honest man and the peculator-and he said to himself: That mean creature will not have courage to die!
"Cousin Betty"
Honore de Balzac