Creeple

Cree"ple (krē"p'l), n. [See Cripple.] 1. A creeping creature; a reptile. [Obs.]

There is one creeping beast, or long creeple (as the name is in Devonshire), that hath a rattle at his tail that doth discover his age.
Morton (1632).

2. One who is lame; a cripple. [Obs.]

Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is.
Donne.