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of a clothseller’s stand, and the deced on the other. The deced took up a piece of cloth & sd it was very thin. I answered that it was so thin that if a woman were to wear it, her backside wd be seen through it. Then sd the deced it would be like your cast. On which I replied I sd nothing to you why do you give me abusive words – I went up to him and said this, he rejoined “Hold yr tongue you Dandy cast fellow”. I then sd you have twice given me abusive words, you use me ill because you think yourself my superior. – He then called