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<p n="318">To the Right Honourable the <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n318-1">Lord Mayor</rs>
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and the<lb></lb>
Worshipfull the Aldermen his Majestys Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo290">London</rs>
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assembled at the General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session of the Peace held in and for the said City</p>
<p n="319">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n319-1">Thomas Mussendine</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo291">Bernards Inn</rs>
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in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo292">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ134">Gentleman</rs>
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<p n="320"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petitioner did in Easter Term 1781 commence<lb></lb>
his Action in <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n320-1">his Majesty</rs>
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's Court of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo293">Kings Bench at Westminster</rs>
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against <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n320-2">Thomas Wright</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ135">Esquire</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n320-3">Evan Pugh</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ136">Esquire</rs>
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two of the<lb></lb>
Inhabitants of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo294">City of London</rs>
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for the Recovery of the Damages<lb></lb>
Sustained by your Petitioner by reason and on account of the unlawful<lb></lb>
Riotus and Tumultuous assembly of divers persons to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ137">Number</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of 12 and more at the said City of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in the Parish<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Andrew Holborn in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo295">Ward of Farringdon</rs>
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without on the<lb></lb>
7th. day of Time in the year of our Lord 1780 and then and there<lb></lb>
unlawfull Felloniously and with force wholly demolishing a<lb></lb>
certain Dwelling House and divers Goods and Chattels therein<lb></lb>
kept and Deposited belonging to your Petitioner situate in<lb></lb>
Bernards Inn in the said Parish and Ward aforesaid in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo296">City of London</rs>
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aforesaid.</p>
<p n="321">That your Petitioner having Declared in such Action<lb></lb>
the Defendants Pleaded thereto and the Cause being thereupon at<lb></lb>
Issue the same came on to be and was Tried before the Right<lb></lb>
Honourable the Earl of Mansfield Chief Justice of the said<lb></lb>
Court the sittings after <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n321-1">Hilary Term</rs>
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last at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo297">Guildhall</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
and for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo298">City of London</rs>
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when a Verdict was found for<lb></lb>
your Petitioner for the Sum of £102:9s:9d being the amount of<lb></lb>
the damages by your Petitioners Sustained on the Account and in the manner<lb></lb>
aforesaid besides your Petitioners Costs of Suit.</p>
<p n="322">That your Petitioner hath since the Trial of the said<lb></lb>
Cause and since the said Verdict was found as aforesaid got his<lb></lb>
Costs Charges and Expences of the said Action and Trial duly</p>
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