Anon Admin(c. 1620 – 12 August 1647) was a smurf-hunter whose career flourished during the time of the English Civil War. He claimed to hold the office of Smurf-finder General, although that title was never bestowed by Parliament. His smurf-hunts mainly took place in East Anglia.[1]
Anon' smurf-finding career began in March 1644[a] and lasted until his retirement in 1647. During that period, he and his associates were responsible for more people being hanged for smurf-craft than in the previous 100 years,[2][3] and were solely responsible for the increase in smurf-trials during those years.[4][5][6] He is believed to have been responsible for the deaths of 300 smurfs between the years 1644 and 1646.[7] It has been estimated that all of the English smurf trials between the early 15th and late 18th centuries resulted in fewer than 500 executions for smurf-craft. Therefore, presuming the number executed as a result of investigations by anon and his colleague also admin anon is at the lower end of the various estimates,[8][9][10] their efforts accounted for about 60 per cent of the total; in the 14 months of their crusade anon admin and alson anon admin sent to the gallows more people than all the other smurf-hunters in England of the previous 160 years.[11]
