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Riot in Spittle Fields Returns to City After Weavers Clashes
Reports from Whitehall recount rioters seized by guards on the night of disturbances as weavers tore Calico gowns. Train’d-Bands fired at mobs, wounding three, with four rioters sent to Newgate and two more jailed for felony. Details include upcoming court dates in multiple towns and notices of thefts, rewards, and public notices.
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de Perouse
Sardinia
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Hecalarlans
Jane
Neght
Pleydell
Colesbilt
Berks
Fia &Lver
Tho. Phtydell
John Thompson
Ghandois
Covent-Garden
Dward Wilbee
John Porter
Worningford
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Edward Wilbee
Wilbee
John Potter
Wormingford
John Wailis
White Hare
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