His protection and on their paying him six pence a piece pretended
keep a Register of them and with Drums beating and Colours flying
paraded the different Streets, and went to Stepney where they dined with
the said Magistrate The next night they broke open the Coach house of the
Petitioner Burford Camper< no role > and Cut the lining and leather of his Chariot
(which was almost new) to pieces and stole several things out of his Coal
house and on Saturday morning they broke his windows and a pannel
of his door and on Tuesday morning between two and three O'Clock about
Thirty of them with the said Justice at their head came again to the
Petitioners house and after some noise departed without then doing
any mischief but on Wednesday night about Eight OClock they again
attached the said Petitioners house broke Twenty two Sash Squares of Glass
and did other Damage to his house, They then broke into the house of the
petitioner Marsden destroyed part of his Furniture and did him other
considerable damage They then proceeded to one green's house armed with
Cutlasses Hatchels Muskets and other offensive weapons and Endeavoured
to break into the house; to prevent which he was Obliged to have recourse to
Fire arms and for the preservation of the lives of himself and family,
was under the disagreeable necessity of firing upon these [..]
forcing themselves into his house whereby several were killed and other
wounded and a party of the Guards coming down the Captain obliged
Justice Hodgson to Attend and Green Surrendred himself to the
Captain On Green's Surrender Mr Lacon Constable of Saint George's
Parish seized one David Crammer< no role > one of the Rioters and who had
threatned to pull down Lacons house and he was carried by the Captain
before the above Magistrate and notwithstanding the charge was
plainly proved before him he insisted on the Prisoners being discharged
on Asking pardon and acknowledging he was drunk That several of
the Petitioners were obliged still to Abscond from their Dwelling houses
were they had considerable property apprehending their lives in
danger from these Rioters and therefore praying this Court to take
their Case into consideration and that such methods might be taken
for the preservation of the lives and properties of the Petitioners and
other his Majesty's Subjects residing in that part of the said County
Burfd. Camper< no role > , Thos Metcalfe< no role > Hugh Corkhill< no role > Jacob Robinson< no role > James
Marsden< no role > , Thomas Lacon< no role > Constable of St George Jas. Merretone< no role >
sd Crotly Wm Kilbinton< no role > John Bean< no role > Benjamin Gueringham< no role >
Thos. Morton< no role > Robt. Loyd< no role > , Jno. Turpin< no role > Edward Hoskin< no role > Robert Willson< no role >