▁to ▁a ▁woman ▁await ing ▁transport ation . ▁No ▁longer ▁pre gn ant , ▁the ▁mother ▁is ▁immediately ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Col on ies . ▁Baby ▁M oll ▁is ▁sold ▁several ▁times ▁ending ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁gy ps ies . ▁She ▁runs ▁away ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁is ▁taken ▁in ▁by ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Col chester , ▁to ▁be ▁raised ▁as ▁" al most ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁family ". ▁When ▁she ▁is ▁ 1 8 , ▁the ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Row land ▁Richard son , ▁s edu ces ▁her ▁with ▁a ▁promise ▁of ▁marriage . ▁The ▁younger ▁son , ▁Robin , ▁actually ▁offers ▁marriage ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁wed . ▁Five ▁years ▁later , ▁after ▁M oll ▁has ▁bor ne ▁him ▁two ▁children , ▁he ▁dies . ▁M oll ▁leaves ▁the ▁children ▁with ▁her ▁in - la ws ▁and ▁moves ▁to ▁London . ▁She ▁mar ries ▁Daniel ▁Daw kins , ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁who ▁came ▁into ▁a ▁rich ▁inheritance ▁from ▁his ▁father ' s ▁dra per y ▁business . ▁After ▁running ▁through ▁all ▁the ▁money , ▁plus ▁what ▁she ▁had ▁brought ▁with ▁her , ▁her ▁husband ▁fle es ▁to ▁France ▁when ▁the ▁b ail iffs ▁come ▁knock ing ▁on ▁the ▁door . ▁M oll ▁is ▁left ▁p enn il ess ▁and ▁on ▁her ▁own . ▁ ▁E pisode ▁ 2 ▁M oll ▁travel s ▁to ▁Kent , ▁taking ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Lady ▁Fland ers . ▁She ▁meets ▁and ▁w eds ▁a ▁ship ' s ▁captain , ▁Lem uel . ▁They ▁sail