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To the Right Honourable The
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and the Rest
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of his Majestys
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at their General
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Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the said City assembled.
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The Humble Petition of
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Robert Charlton
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but now of
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Westonhall
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in the County of Derby Esquire.
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner into Yechaelmas Tirm 1780 commenced his
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action in the Court of
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Thomas Wright
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Evan Pugh
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two of the Inhabitants of the said City for the
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the County of the Damages sustained by your Petitioner on the 7th. June
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1780 by the Rioters pulling down and demolishing his dwelling house
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and his Household Goods and Furniture therein belonging to your
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Petetioner in the said
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That such Action came onto be and was tried before Mr Justice
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Buller and special Jury at the sittings a
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Hilary Term
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1781 at the
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Guild
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hall in and for the said
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when a Verdict was found
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for your Petitioner for the Sum of £937.5.0 being the Amount of the
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Damaged so by your Petitioner sustained on the Account aforesaid And
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that Your Petitioner soon afterwards got his Costs of the said Action and Suit
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taxes and settled by the Proper officer of the said Court of Kings Bench and
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the same were taxed at the Sum of £92.4.6
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That your Petitioner or about the 11th Day of July 1781 obtained and
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signed final Judgment in the said Action against the said Defendants for
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his said Damages and Costs making together the Sum of 1829.10.0 which
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said Judgment now remain entered up of Record in the said Court
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That the then
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Lord Mayor
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and others his Majestys
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for the said City in Sessions assembled did soon after by force and Virtue
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of the several Acts of Parliament enabling them in that behalf duly make
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their Order or Orders of Sessions and Your the Proper Precept and Precepts
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for raising and levying and collecting on the Inhabitants at Large of
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of the said
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the said Sum £1029.10.0 to be paid into your
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Petioner for his said Damages and Costs according to the Directions of
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