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Highway Robbery
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Mary Frith, who was born in London in 1584, trained as a seamstress. Unable to endure a quiet life, she became a pickpocket. Taking the name of Moll Cutpurse, she dressed as a man and with her gang of thieves made a fortune by robbing unsuspecting travellers on wild and deserted roads. | | Mary Frith or Moll Cutpurse as she was known |
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