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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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He wasThen says Davis I'll go for Mr. Hughes
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That Mr. Hughes did not ComeThat then Informant
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the Black and Davis Called upon Serjeant Richards
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with Intent to go (as Informant thought) to
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That Jones Came up to them and Proposed their Fighting
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in Tower Ditch Afterwards One of them (which Informant
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cannot tell) Proposed going to Mr. Millers and having
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a Shillingsworth of Punch and to Fight there
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That they all Came thereWent first into the Shuffle
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Board Room But one of the Two who were to Fight said
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they could not reach One another there and then Mr.
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Miller shewed them another RoomThat Davis
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and the Black Then stripd' And Came into the middle
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of the Room and shook Hands And Then Fell at it
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That on the first Struggle Davis was down and was
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Undermost That whilst he was down or getting up
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the Black struck at him And Davis Called out that
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was not Fair Saith the Black missd' his Blow
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and did not then strike himAfter That they had
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several Knocks together and were both down Two
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or three timesThat Davis Knocked down the
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