Davis [Davies; married name Paisible], Mary [Moll] (c. 1651–1708), actress and royal mistress, was said to be 'a bastard of Collonell Howard, my Lord Barkeshire' (Pepys, 9.24), a phrase which is more likely to refer to Thomas Howard (...
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Davis [Davies; married name Paisible], Mary [Moll] (c. 1651–1708), actress and royal mistress
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Gwyn, Eleanor [Nell] (1651?–1687), actress and royal mistress
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Hughes, Margaret [Peg] (d. 1719), actress and royal mistress
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Hughes, Margaret [Peg] (d. 1719), actress and royal mistress, is of unknown origins, but as her brother had the same surname it is unlikely that she ever married. It is possible that Margaret Hughes was among the first group of actresses to join the ...