Of Hilary From in the Twentieth Year of the Reign of King George the Second

London

Be it Remembred That at the General Session of the Peace hold on for the City of London at
the Guildhall within the said City on Wednesday the Third day of December in the Twentieth
Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain Etc Before William
Benn Esquire Mayor of the City of London John Stracey< no role > Esquire Recorder of the said City Sir Henry
Marshall< no role > Knt . John Blachford< no role > Esquire Aldermen of the said City & Others their Fellows Justices
assigned to keep the peace of our said Lord the King within the City & also to hear & Determine
divers Felonies Trespasses & other Misdeeds committed within the said City by the Oath of
Twelve Jurors good & lawfull Men of the said City of London then & there Sworn & Charged to
Enquire for Our said Lord the King for the Body of the said City It is presented as followeth (that
is to say) London The Jurors for our Sovereign Lord the King upon their Oath Present That
Thomas Mumford< no role > otherwise called Thomas Mountford< no role > late of London Yeoman upon the Nineteenth
day of November in the Twentieth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by
the Grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith & so forth at London
(that is to say) at the Parish of Allhallows Barking in the Ward of Tower in London aforesaid
in a certain publick place there scituate called Stone Stairs is & upon Richard Ridley< no role > then & there
being One of the Porters of the City of London called Billingsgate Porters & also commonly
called Fellowship Porters & in the Peace of God & of the said Lord the King & being also then &
there in the Transaction of his lawfull business as One of the Billingsgate otherwise Fellowship
Porters aforesaid did unlawfully & without any just Cause or Provocation whatsoever make
an Assault & him the said Richard Ridley< no role > then & there being in the Transaction of such his
lawfull business as one of the Billingsgate otherwise Fellowship Porters aforesaid he the
said Thomas Mumford< no role > otherwise Mountford did then & there with Force & Arms unlawfully &
without any just Cause or Provocation whatsoever hitt & strike by giving him the said
Richard Ridley< no role > three terrible & grievous Blows in & upon the right Side of him the said Richard
Ridley & that he the said Thomas Mumford< no role > otherwise Mountford him the said Richard Ridley< no role >
being then & these upon a certain Plank or Board placed & lying upon a certain Lighter or
Vessell then & there being upon the River of Thomas there & in the Transaction of his said
lawfull business as one of the Billingsgate otherwise Fellowship Porters aforesaid did then &
there with force & Arms unlawfully & without any just Cause or Provocation whatsoever push
& Thrust by the force & Violence whereof he the said Richard Ridley< no role > then & there fell from the
said Plank or Board into the said Lighter or Vessell & was under the greatest Tear & Danger of
losing his Life And also by reason & means of which said Premises he the said Richard Ridley< no role >
was then & there very greatly forceably & unlawfully obstructed & hindered in the Transaction
of his said lawfull business as one of the Billingsgate otherwise Fellowship Porters aforesaid
And other Injuries to him the said Richard Ridley< no role > he the said Thomas Mumford< no role > otherwise
Mountford then & there did to the great Damage of him the said Richard Ridley< no role > To the Evil
& pernicious Example of all others in the like Case offending And against the Peace four
said Sovereign Lord the King his Crown & Dignity And the said Jurors upon their said
Oath further Present That the said Thomas Mumford< no role > otherwise Mountford upon the said
Nineteenth day of November in the said Twentieth Year of the Reign of his said present Majesty [..]
with force & Arms at London aforesaid (that is to say) at the parish aforesaid in the Ward aforesaid
in a certain publick place there scituate called Stone Stairs in & upon the said Richard Ridley< no role >