To the Rt: Honnorble: Tho Lord Mayor: And the rest of his
Majties: Justices of the peace sitting on the bench at ye Gennerall
Quarters Sessions hold for the City of London
.
The humble Peticon & appeale of the Church warden
and Overseers of the poor of the Hamlet of
Wapping Stepney in the County of Middlesex
Sheweth
That one
Elizabeth Humphreys< no role >
, late apprentice
unto
Dorothy Hawkinson< no role >
of the parrish of St Brides
als St.
Bridget
in fleetstreet
widowe
, was lately Sent to us by an
Order under the hands & Seales ofRecorder
and
Edward Clarke< no role >
two of his Majties Justices of the peace
for
the said City, Aledging that the last legall Settlement
of the said Elizabeth Humphrey's was in the said Hamlet
of Wapping Stepney.
Whereas in truth the last legall
Settlement of the Sd Elizabeth Humphrey's was and is
in the sd Parrish of St Brides
als St Bridget
in fleetstreet
afforesaid as will appeare by her Indenture of apprenticeship.
Yor: Peticoners therefore most humbly pray That this
Honoble bench will be pleased to Order the
Churchwardens & Overseers of the poor of the said
Parrish of St Brides
als St Bridget in fleetstreet
To appeare and show cause why they shall not
abide the Judgment of this Court touching the
Settlement of the said Elizabeth Humphreys< no role >
.
And yor. Peticonrs. Shall ever pray Etc.
Edwd: Daniell< no role >
Ch: warden
Judah Gadbury< no role >
Christian Fawlim< no role >
}
Overseer
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