XJF137422 Frontispiece to \'The Roaring Girle\' or \'Moll Cut-Purse\' by Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) and Thomas Dekker (c.1570-1632) 1611 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: the character helps lovers in distress and defends her virtue with her sword; As it hath lately beene Acted on the Fortune stae by the Prince his Players. My case is altered, I must worke for my living. Mary Frith (1584-1659) , alias Moll Cutpurse, was a notorious pickpocket and fence of the London underworld. The Roaring Girl" is taken from "roaring boys", young gentlemen who caroused in taverns and then picked fights on the street. Dressed as a man; ); English, out of copyright.