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Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… this present peaceable, not much infested with murder nor theft. We do from hence immediately take journey toward … that country we understand to have been much troubled with theft since his Majesty's happy coming to the crown, and …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… me in this to answer you, that he so much mislikes this theft, which not only savours of necessity but of insolency …
Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
… brought such terror to the thieves of both kingdoms that theft was in a manner banished, and every malefactor feared … ill disposed have been given so great encouragement that theft was not more common in the times when the kingdoms … such of the better sort as are deemed to be encouraged of theft; and the pressing for service in Ireland or elsewhere …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… CHAIN if it was designed to withstand violent attempts at theft, but other metals were used including GOLD and SILVER … to attach it at the back of a carriage and so discourage theft. A 'Chain-belt for securing trunks to carriages, and …
Chalgrove
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… labourer was accused of sheep stealing. 16 Later cases of theft, fraud, extortion, or violence included accusations in … remained prevalent, with several incidences of violence, theft, and poaching. 1 Even the farmers were mostly poor … complaints included a miller taking excessive tolls, theft of wool, and disrepair of the king's highway. By then …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I
… of Sarah Lambert to the King. Was condemned to death for theft of a trivial character, but reprieved, and has …