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Of Hillary Term in the Twentieth Year of the Reign of King George the Second</p>
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Be it Remembred That at the General Session of the Peace holden for the City of<lb></lb>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo191">Guildhall</rs>
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within the sd. City on Wednesday the Third day of December in the<lb></lb>
Twentieth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain<lb></lb>
Etc Before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-1">William Benn</rs>
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Esquire <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ82">Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo192">City of London</rs>
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of the said City Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-3">Henry Marshall</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-4">John Blachford</rs>
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of the said City & Others<lb></lb>
their Fellows Justices Assigned to keep the Peace of our said Lord the King within the said<lb></lb>
City & also to hear & determine divers Felonies Trespasses & other Misdeeds committed<lb></lb>
within the said City by the Oath of Twelve Jurors good & lawfull Men of the said City of<lb></lb>
London then & there Sworn & Charged to Enquire for Our said Lord the King for the Body<lb></lb>
of the said City it is Presented as followeth (that is to say) London The Jurors for our<lb></lb>
Sovereign Lord the King upon their Oath Present That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-6">Thomas Mumford</rs>
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called <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-7">Thomas Mountford</rs>
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late of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo193">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15057_occ88">Yeoman</rs>
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upon the Nineteenth Day of November<lb></lb>
in the Twentieth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the<lb></lb>
Grace fo God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith & so forth at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo194">London</rs>
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(that is to say) at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo195">Parish of Allhallows Barking</rs>
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in the ward of Tower in London<lb></lb>
Ridley then & there being One of the Porters of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo196">City of London</rs>
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called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo197">Billingsgate</rs>
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Porters & also commonly called<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo198"> Fellowship Porters</rs>
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& in the Peace of God & of the said<lb></lb>
Lord the Kings & being also then & there in the Transaction of his lawfull business or<lb></lb>
One of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo199">Billingsgate</rs>
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otherwise Fellowship Porters aforesaid did unlawfully & without<lb></lb>
any just Cause or Provocation whatsoever make an Assault & him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-8">Richard Ridley</rs>
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then & there being in the Transaction of such his lawfully Business as one of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo200">Billingsgate</rs>
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otherwise Fellowship Porters aforesaid he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-9">Thomas Mumford</rs>
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otherwise Mountford<lb></lb>
did then & there with force & Arms unlawfully & without any Just Cause or Provocation<lb></lb>
whatsoever hitt & strike by giving him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-11">Richard Ridley</rs>
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three terrible & griveous Blows in &<lb></lb>
upon the right Side of him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-12">Richard Ridley</rs>
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& that he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-13">Thomas Mumford</rs>
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otherwise<lb></lb>
Mumford him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-14">Richard Ridley</rs>
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being then & there upon a certain Planker Board placed &<lb></lb>
lying upon a certain Lighter or Vesell then & there being upon the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo201">River of Thames</rs>
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there & in<lb></lb>
the Transaction of his said lawfull Business as one of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo202">Billingsgate</rs>
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otherwise Fellowship<lb></lb>
Porters aforesaid did then & there with Force & Arms unlawfully & without any just Cause or<lb></lb>
Provocation whatsoever push & Thrust by the force & Violence whereof he the said Richard<lb></lb>
Ridley then & there fell from the said Plank or Board into the said Lighter or vessell was<lb></lb>
under the greatest Fear & Danger of losing his Life and also by reason & means of which said<lb></lb>
Premises he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-15">Richard Ridley</rs>
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was then & there very greatly forceably & unlawfully<lb></lb>
Obstructed & hindred in the Transaction of his said lawfull Business as one of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15057_geo203">Billingsgate</rs>
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otherwise Fellowship Porters aforesaid and other Injuries to him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-16">Richard Ridley</rs>
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he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-17">Thomas Mumford</rs>
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otherwise Mountford then & there did To the great Damage<lb></lb>
of him the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15057_n182-19">Richard Ridley</rs>
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To the Evil & Prenicious Example of all others in the like<lb></lb>
Case Offending and against the Peace of our said Sovereign Lord 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 the Reign of his said present Majesty with Force & Arms at London aforesaid</p>
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