Early Modern Crime and Punishment

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Across
  1. 2. Poverty caused an increase in this crime.
  2. 5. These people attacked travellers.
  3. 6. This invention increased the circulation of information.
  4. 7. Vagabonds were sent to these place to do hard labour.
  5. 9. First place convicts were transported to.
  6. 12. This movement encouraged new thinking.
  7. 14. The 1605 Plotters attempted to commit this type of crime.
  8. 15. A famous witch hunter
  9. 16. These were still the most important local judges.
Down
  1. 1. This court was used by the monarchy to put powerful people on trial.
  2. 3. These courts were abolished in 1641.
  3. 4. Mtthew Hopkins accused mostly women of this crime.
  4. 8. An increase in tax duties caused this crime.
  5. 10. CODE This started in 1688 and hung thousands.
  6. 11. James I wrote this book about witches.
  7. 13. This crime was punished by being burnt at the stake.