Moll Cutpurse | Biography Facts | Britannica Moll Cutpurse, the most notorious female member of 17th-century England’s underworld She was a thief, an entertainer, a receiver (fence) and broker of stolen goods, and a celebrated cross-dresser Learn more about Moll Cutpurse’s life, including her various crimes
Moll Frith - Historic UK One of the most notorious roguish characters of Jacobean London was Mary Frith, also known as Moll Frith or Moll Cutpurse Moll’s tall and imposing figure was well-known in the capital as she swaggered her way, dressed in masculine clothing, through the streets of the city
Cutpurse - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline cutpurse (n ) also cut-purse, "one who steals by the method of cutting purses, a common practice when men wore their purses at their girdles" [Johnson], mid-14c , cutte-purs, from the verbal phrase, from cut (v ) + purse (n )