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<p n="131">To the Right Honourable The <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n131-1">Lord Mayor</rs>
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and the Rest<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ57">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo119">City of London</rs>
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at their General<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the said City assembled.</p>
<p n="132">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n132-1">Robert Charlton</rs>
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late of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo120">Coleman Street</rs>
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in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo121">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ58">Chymist</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ59">Druggist</rs>
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but now of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo122">Westonhall</rs>
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in the County of Derby Esquire.</p>
<p n="133"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petitioner into Yechaelmas Tirm 1780 commenced his<lb></lb>
action in the Court of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo123">Kings Bench Westminster</rs>
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against <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n133-1">Thomas Wright</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n133-2">Evan Pugh</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ60">Esquire</rs>
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two of the Inhabitants of the said City for the<lb></lb>
the County of the Damages sustained by your Petitioner on the 7th. June<lb></lb>
1780 by the Rioters pulling down and demolishing his dwelling house<lb></lb>
and his Household Goods and Furniture therein belonging to your<lb></lb>
Petetioner in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo124">City of London</rs>
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<p n="134">That such Action came onto be and was tried before Mr Justice<lb></lb>
Buller and special Jury at the sittings a<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n134-1">Hilary Term</rs>
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1781 at the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo125">Guild</rs>
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hall in and for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo126">City of London</rs>
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when a Verdict was found<lb></lb>
for your Petitioner for the Sum of £937.5.0 being the Amount of the<lb></lb>
Damaged so by your Petitioner sustained on the Account aforesaid And<lb></lb>
that Your Petitioner soon afterwards got his Costs of the said Action and Suit<lb></lb>
taxes and settled by the Proper officer of the said Court of Kings Bench and<lb></lb>
the same were taxed at the Sum of £92.4.6</p>
<p n="135">That your Petitioner or about the 11th Day of July 1781 obtained and<lb></lb>
signed final Judgment in the said Action against the said Defendants for<lb></lb>
his said Damages and Costs making together the Sum of 1829.10.0 which<lb></lb>
said Judgment now remain entered up of Record in the said Court</p>
<p n="136">That the then <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n136-1">Lord Mayor</rs>
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and others his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ61">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said City in Sessions assembled did soon after by force and Virtue<lb></lb>
of the several Acts of Parliament enabling them in that behalf duly make<lb></lb>
their Order or Orders of Sessions and Your the Proper Precept and Precepts<lb></lb>
for raising and levying and collecting on the Inhabitants at Large of<lb></lb>
of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo127">City of London</rs>
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the said Sum £1029.10.0 to be paid into your<lb></lb>
Petioner for his said Damages and Costs according to the Directions of</p>
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