London

Of Hillary Term in the Twentieth Year of the Reign of King George the Second

London

Be it Remembred That at the General Session of the Peace holden for the City of
London at the Guildhall within the sd. 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< no role > 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 > Esqr . Aldermen of the said City & Others
their Fellows Justices Assigned to keep the Peace of our said Lord the King within the said
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 fo 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
Ridley 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 Kings & being also then & there in the Transaction of his lawfull business or
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 lawfully 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 & griveous Blows in &
upon the right Side of him the said Richard Ridley< no role > & that he the said Thomas Mumford< no role > otherwise
Mumford him the said Richard Ridley< no role > being then & there upon a certain Planker Board placed &
lying upon a certain Lighter or Vesell then & there being upon the River of Thames 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 then & there fell from the said Plank or Board into the said Lighter or vessell was
under the greatest Fear & 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 & hindred 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 & Prenicious Example of all others in the like
Case Offending and against the Peace of our said Sovereign Lord his Crown & Dignity
And the said Jurors upon their said Oath further present That the said Thomas
Mumford 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