Jump to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
Jump to Section Navigation
Sign in
Register
London Lives 1690 to 1800
Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Main Navigation
Home
Search
Browse
Lives
Historical Background
The Project
London Lives Book
<
div1
type
=
"SM_PSpage"
id
=
"LMSMPS50586PS505860002"
>
<
xptr
type
=
"pageFacsimile"
doc
=
"LMSMPS505860002"
>
</
xptr
>
<
p
n
=
"1"
>
<
note
type
=
"authorial"
place
=
"margin"
>
Middx
</
note
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
St. Gibes's in the Feilds the First day of August 1768 at the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Running Horse near the old pound touching the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Death of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50586_n1-1"
>
Richard Berry
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n1-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Richard"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n1-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Berry"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n1-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
then & there lying Dead
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"2"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50586_n2-1"
>
Francis Preston
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n2-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Francis"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n2-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Preston"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n2-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMPS50586_occ1"
>
Carver
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_occ1"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Carver"
>
</
interp
>
in
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50586_geo1"
>
New Street St. Brides
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_geo1"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"New Street St. Brides"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_geo1"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
on Friday Morning bust he saw two Persons Stript and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
fighting behind Mountague House sagth he
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Knew neither of then belevies they fought about a
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Quarter of an Hour that the deceast at the first
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Settening of
<
obscured
>
</
obscured
>
emed to have the advantage tho' at last
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the deceast gave out and sett upon the Grass That the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Person now in Custody was going out of the King and the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Person who appear'd to be second called him back &
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Said he Should have the other pounds with Him that
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
then the two sett too again & the deceast throu'd the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Prisoner upon His Back They were lifted up again &
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
they sett too a second Time That the Prisoner then Ritt the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Deceast over the left Eye. upon which the deceast
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
dropt & gave out which is all he known's
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"3"
>
From Poytor
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"4"
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50586_n4-1"
>
Thomas Lucas
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n4-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Thomas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n4-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Lucas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n4-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMPS50586_occ2"
>
Carpenter
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_occ2"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Carpenter"
>
</
interp
>
of
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50586_geo2"
>
Tottenham Court
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Read St. Pancrass
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_geo2"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Tottenham CourtRead St. Pancrass"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_geo2"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
That last Friday between ten & Eleven
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
O' Clock in the Morning he saw two Battles behind
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Mountague House That the first Battle was the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Occasion of the second which was between the Prisoner
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
in Coustody and the deceast That there was a Ring &
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the deceast in order to keep the Ring clear
<
obscured
>
</
obscured
>
went round
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
with a Stick & accidentally hitt the Prisoner upon
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
which words arose & the deceast said the Prisoner
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
he would fight Him The Prisoner Accepted the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Challenged and they Stript and sett too That they
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
fought
<
gap
reason
=
"illegible"
>
</
gap
>
he thinks about a Quarter of an
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
& our and the deceast gave out & said he wound fight
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
no more That some Person who appear'd to be a
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
principal said to the deceast you shall fight him
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
again Then they sett too a second Time for about
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
two minutes & the Prisoner then gave the deceast An
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
unlucky Blow upon the left Temple & he fell &
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
believes he never Spoke afterwards but soon died
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50586_n4-2"
>
Thomas Lucas
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n4-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Thomas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n4-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Lucas"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50586_n4-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
</
div1
>
View as Text
Section Navigation
Home
Search
Browse Documents
Lives
Historical Background
About This Project
Copyright & Citation Guide
Contact Us