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George Reid
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Esqr. one of His Majestys
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for the said County at
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this 9th day of June 1795
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Who being severally Sworn upon their Oaths say and
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first the said
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for himself sayeth that upon
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Sunday the 31st day of May last
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eight of the clock in
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the morning he had notice that a set fight between two Man
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of the names of Kentslay and Pearce inhabitants of
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at Nine the same Morning upon which
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he immediately gave notice to the other two informants and
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a Magistrate for
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this County and so one Ma
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a Constable of that Parishs
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informing them of what was intended but neither saw nor
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heard any thing from either of them upon the occasion That
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the other informants
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William Wapshott
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joind this informant very soon about half past nine when
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they all went to the spot when they saw the above named two Men
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were fighting and a great number of idle and disorderly
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People to the amount of several hundreds assembled in a
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manner to see and to encourage them but from
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the appearance and disposition of the
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these informants
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were apprehensive that some injury would have been done to
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their persons had they attempted to put a stop to the fight
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or to dispose the Mob wherefor they resolved to go round so
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all the public Houses in
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Chiswick
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Parish and did accordingly
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go and direct every one of them to shut up their Houses and
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not
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