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<p n="177">then & there being in the peace of God & of Our said Sovereign Lord the King did unlawfully &<lb></lb>
without any just Cause or Provocation whatsoever make an Assault & him the said Richard<lb></lb>
Ridley did then & there with Force & Arms & without any just Cause or Provocation whatsoever<lb></lb>
hit & Strike And him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n177-2">Richard Ridley</rs>
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being then & there upon a certain plunk or<lb></lb>
Board placed & lying upon a certain Lighter or Vessell then & there being upon the said River of<lb></lb>
Thames there did then & there with force & Arms Unlawfully & without any just Cause or Provocation<lb></lb>
whatsoever push & Thrust by the force & violence thereof he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n177-3">Richard Ridley</rs>
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did then<lb></lb>
& there fall from the said Plank or Board into the said Lighter or Vessell and was under the<lb></lb>
greatest fear & danger of losing his Life and other Mischiefs & Injuries to him the said Richard<lb></lb>
Ridley he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n177-4">Thomas Mumford</rs>
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otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n177-50">Mountford</rs>
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then & there did to the great<lb></lb>
Damage of him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n177-6">Richard Ridley</rs>
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To the Evil Example of all Others in the like<lb></lb>
Case offending And against the peace of Our said Sovereign Lord the King his Crown & Dignity<lb></lb>
And the said Jurors upon their said Oath further Present That the said Thomas<lb></lb>
Mumford otherwise Mountford upon the said Nineteenth day of November in the said<lb></lb>
Twentieth Year of his said present Majesties Reign with force & Arms at London aforesaid<lb></lb>
at the Parish aforesaid in the Ward aforesaid at a certain Place there Scituate called Stone<lb></lb>
Stairs in & upon the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n177-8">Richard Ridley</rs>
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in the peace of God & of our said Sovereign Lord<lb></lb>
the King then & there being did make an Assault & him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n177-10">Richard Ridley</rs>
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did then &<lb></lb>
there Beat Wound & Ill treat So that his Life was greatly Despaired of & other Wrongs<lb></lb>
to him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n177-11">Richard Ridley</rs>
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then & there did To the Great Damage of him the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n177-12">Richard Ridley</rs>
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And against the peace of our said Sovereign Lord the King his Crown<lb></lb>
& Dignity</p>
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