Dear Ernie,
If you search for "Prosecuting Society" on the invaluable
www.historicaldirectories.org you'll find a few hits, the majority in
Kent and Sussex. Nothing in the way of detail though.
Peter Higginbotham
www.workhouses.org.uk
erniepoll wrote:
> A notice of 1819 offers a reward of £10 for the capture of a man for
> cutting hop bines. This was in 1819 in Benenden in Kent, a time of
> rural discontent. The reward is offered by the "Benenden Prosecuting
> Society". I have seen no other reference to this society. I would be
> interested to know if such societies were widespread and whether
> there are accounts of their activities. I assume that the members were
> local farmers and landowners. Enie Pollard
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