To the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor< no role > and the Rest
of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the City of London at their General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the said City assembled.

The Humble Petition of Robert Charlton< no role > late of
Coleman Street in the said City of London Chymist and Druggist
but now of Westonhall in the County of Derby Esquire.

Sheweth

That your Petitioner into Yechaelmas Tirm 1780 commenced his
action in the Court of Kings Bench Westminster against Thomas Wright< no role >
and Evan Pugh< no role > Esquire two of the Inhabitants of the said City for the
the County of the Damages sustained by your Petitioner on the 7th. June
1780 by the Rioters pulling down and demolishing his dwelling house
and his Household Goods and Furniture therein belonging to your
Petetioner in the said City of London

That such Action came onto be and was tried before Mr Justice
Buller and special Jury at the sittings a [..] Hilary Term< no role > 1781 at the
Guild hall in and for the said City of London when a Verdict was found
for your Petitioner for the Sum of £937.5.0 being the Amount of the
Damaged so by your Petitioner sustained on the Account aforesaid And
that Your Petitioner soon afterwards got his Costs of the said Action and Suit
taxes and settled by the Proper officer of the said Court of Kings Bench and
the same were taxed at the Sum of £92.4.6

That your Petitioner or about the 11th Day of July 1781 obtained and
signed final Judgment in the said Action against the said Defendants for
his said Damages and Costs making together the Sum of 1829.10.0 which
said Judgment now remain entered up of Record in the said Court

That the then Lord Mayor< no role > and others his Majestys Justices of the Peace
for the said City in Sessions assembled did soon after by force and Virtue
of the several Acts of Parliament enabling them in that behalf duly make
their Order or Orders of Sessions and Your the Proper Precept and Precepts
for raising and levying and collecting on the Inhabitants at Large of
of the said City of London the said Sum £1029.10.0 to be paid into your
Petioner for his said Damages and Costs according to the Directions of