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A collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe
… rapsodium of rogues, theefes, baggers, and vagabondes, or highwaymen, the infames and abjecte people, that ever I saw, …
Old and New London
… without effect. He took them, no doubt, for a gang of highwaymen who had been committing robberies along the road. …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
… for the better and more effectual discovery of Thieves and Highwaymen. [C.J., vii., 99.] Printed, Vol. ii., p. 577 12 …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
… more effectual Discovery and Prosecution of Thieves and Highwaymen. [C.J., vii., 3378; B.M., E. 1062 (21).] Printed, …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
… borders of England and Scotland, and for the discovery of Highwaymen and other Felons (passed June 23). [C.J., vii., …
Old and New London
… with ten tickets." In 1738 the roads were so infested by highwaymen, and mails were so frequently stopped by the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… their guineas on their way to London by an encounter with highwaymen and pickpockets. These accommodations, liberally …
A History of the County of Warwick
… century, 37 and was of sufficient importance to attract highwaymen in 1357. 38 As with the Maxstoke way in Coundon, …
A History of the County of Durham
… or Faws, as they were called, that is gipsies and perhaps highwaymen, were still known to lurk in the neighbourhood of …
Old and New London
… sink of the vice of London, and to have been frequented by highwaymen and rogues of every description. It is mentioned … Court, was formerly a noted house of call for footpads and highwaymen. It was long since pulled down." "In 1740, Cave, …