publisher nurse spy forces english civil war names called royalist parliament joan commonly known background civil war activities known comments age later life date birth taken wife spy hanged early english civil war royalist forces activities mother children employed earl essex sir spy received similar commission sir years later parliamentary records received payment activities surrey based iron merchant supplying metal royalist forces seventeenth century daily news published tended small page publications newspapers usually sold street historian describes semi female known mercury women publications supporting royalist cause closed publishers prosecuted involved publication royalist parliament referred attempts uncover following year called old bitch smell hearted man soon best blood army acted sellers published short lived including scout royalist title appropriated royal messenger clarke believes royalist titles royalist sounding names win confidence royalist reveal location illicit historian argues royalist titles consumption total produced issues differing titles uncovered ran presses london imprisoned february following year paid discovering work received unknown services post civil war anglo dutch war assisted setting network casualty reception stations portsmouth stations treated english dutch casualties financial claims state nursing paid petition refers severe illness letter stated sell possessions including bed petition financial relief recorded note presumed died soon
Elizabeth Alkin