17th-century spies

English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)

English trader, writer, and journalist (1660–1731)

British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)

Scottish soldier, statesman, diplomat, judge, spy and philosopher

thumb|right|alt=Tokugawa Yoshimune|Tokugawa Yoshimune The or was a group of government-employed undercover agents (onmitsu), established by the 8th Tokugawa shōgun, Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684–1751). They were under the direct command of the shōgun and were in charge of assassination of high-value targets, clandestine operation, counterintelligence, executive protection, providing security at Edo Castle areas, and undercover intelligence operations. In actuality, their work consisted more often of reporting any news about the city of Edo to the shōgun or remaining incognito to inspect and report

Voivode of Moldavia

Dutch painter (1569-1625)

English barrister (1616-1668)

French noble

Head of the British East India Company trading post in Hirado, Japan and diarist

Scottish noblewoman (1626–1698)

British explorer

Italian nobleman and memoir writer

British nurse and spy

Swiss noblewoman