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between the deceast and the Prisoner That the deceast
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appear to be busy with his Stick in keeping clear the
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Ring That after the First Battle was over he saw
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the Prison Stript and swore he would fight the
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deceast & the Prisoner & the deceast fought about a
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Quarter of an Hour he at first thought the deceast
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had the advantage but the deceast fell whether
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by a Blow or now he is not clear That the Prisoner
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then rejoiced as having beat his Man
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to be going to put on his Clothes but was prevented
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again That then they fought again & think the
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Battle fair but the Deccast from some Blow reced.
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about the Head fell to the Ground and he beleive's the
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Deceast never afterwards Spoke or was Sensible
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in the Parish of St. Gibbs in the Feilds That on Friday
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Morning he Saw the Person in Custody Striping in
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order to fight With a Person who had Struck Him
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& afterwards look'd out for the Person who had struck
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Him with whom he after fords fought That he
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the deceast had the best of the Battle but the deceast
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Seemd to give out and the Prisoner seem'd to rejoiced
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was going to puton his Clothes but some Friend to
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the deceast prevailed upon Him to fight again
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Which he did That in the second encounter the
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deceast rec'd. a Blow on the left Eye or Temple which
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knocked Him down thinks he did not Rise again
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but was lifted up sayth he never heard Him Speak
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Sayth he think's itt a very fair Battle did not see the
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Deceast die but saw him panting upon the Grass
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