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London ss.
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To the Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor
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of the Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate
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London, and the Churchwardens and
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Gerard Conyers
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WHEREAS Complaint hath this Day been. made
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unto us two of His Majesty's Justices of the
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Peace for this City, and the Liberties thereof (Quorum
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unus) by You the Churchwardens and Overseers of
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the Poor of the Parish of
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London, That
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Mary Stokes
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(now a
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the Poultry Compter
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their Daughter aged about Eighteen years are
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lately to me into
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your said Parish not having obtained any
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legal Settlement there, and are likely to become charge-
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able thereto by reason of their Poverty
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unless timely prevented,
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which Complaint we adjudge to be true. And forasmuch
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as it appears unto us by the Oath of the said Mary Stokes
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the Mother that about Nineteen years ago the Said
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John Stokes her husband was a yearly hired Servant
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with one Mrs. Verey in
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Essex Street
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by the Space of one whele
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Year and upwards he being then a Single man and did
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not obtain any subsequent Settlement. We the said Ju-
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stices are therefore of Opinion, and do adjudge the last
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legal Settlement of the said Mary Stokes and Mary her
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said Daughter to be in the said Parish
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of St. Clement Danes in the County of Middlesex and
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that thitherto they ought by Law to be sent.
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THESE are therefore in His Majesty's Name to re-
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quire You to remove and convey the said Mary Stokes
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and her Said Daughter Mary
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from and out of your said Parish of St. Botolop without
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Aldgate- London, to the said Parish of St. Clement Danes in
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Middx aforesaid and them leave with the Churchwardens &
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Overseers of the Poor there, or one of them, who is and
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are hereby required to receive and provide for them
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according to Law. Hereof sail not, and this shall be your
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Warrant. Given under our Hands and Seals the
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