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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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You Irish Thieves who do you call
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WhoresThat then they Called each
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took up some Potatoes and threw
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at those in the road through the Hedges
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Informant Saith he several times
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Desired him not to do it
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And after he had thrown away those
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in his Hands he took out some from
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a Basket which stood before him and
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Put in his Pockets and fill'd his
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hands again and went to the Hedge
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side and kept throwing at those in
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the road for the space of Eight or Ten
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Rodd as they went alonguntill he
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struck the Woman and One of the Men
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in the RoadThat They then one said are
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We to take ThisNo said the Other
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we will go into the Field and face Them
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And They did then Come into the Field
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The Two first who Came in had each a
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large Reaping HookThe Two next
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had each a large How or a Stick
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