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<p n="485"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">LONDON ss.<lb></lb>
3/2</note>
<lb></lb>
To the Churchwardens &Overseers of the Poor<lb></lb>
of the Parish of St. Leongrds Forster Lane<lb></lb>
LONDON, and the Churchwardens &<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor of theParish of St. Michael<lb></lb>
Woodstreet Lond respectively.</p>
<p n="486"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15035_n486-1">Fran Forbet</rs>
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WHEREAS Complaint hath this Day been made<lb></lb>
unto us two of his Majesty's Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for this City, and the Liberties thereof (Quorum<lb></lb>
unus) by You the Churchwardens &. Overseers of<lb></lb>
the Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15035_geo246">Parish of St. Leonards Forster Lane</rs>
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London, That<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15035_n486-2">John Deacon</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15035_n486-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15035_n486-3">Elizabeth</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15035_n486-3" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15035_occ197">Wife</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15035_occ197" type="occupation" value="Wife"></interp>
<lb></lb>
your saidnot having obtained any<lb></lb>
legal Settlement there, and are likely to become charge-<lb></lb>
able thereto by reason of their Poverty<lb></lb>
unless timely prevented,<lb></lb>
which Complaint we adjudge to be true. And forasmuch<lb></lb>
as it appears unto us by the Oath of him the sd. John<lb></lb>
Deacon that his last legall Settlement or place<lb></lb>
of Abovte was in ye. sd <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15035_geo247">Pish of St. Michael Woodstreet</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Lond behaving about five & Twenty Yeares Since<lb></lb>
Servd an Apprentice St. of Seven Yeares to & wth. one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15035_n486-4">William Hall</rs>
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of St. Michael Woodstreet Lond <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15035_occ198">Joyener</rs>
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& hath<lb></lb>
not obtaind any subsequent Settlement. We the said Ju-<lb></lb>
stice are therefore of Opinion, and do adjudge the last-<lb></lb>
legal Settlement of the saidJohn Deacon & Elizabeth<lb></lb>
his Wifeto be in the said<lb></lb>
Parish of St. Michael Woodstreet Lond and<lb></lb>
that thi thereto they ought by Law to be sent.</p>
<p n="487">THESE are therefore in his-Majesty's Name to re-<lb></lb>
quire You to remove and convey the said John Deacon &<lb></lb>
Elizabeth his Wife<lb></lb>
from and out of your said Parish of St. Leonards Forster<lb></lb>
Lane London, to the saidParish of St. Michael<lb></lb>
Wood Street Londandthemleave withye. Churchwardens<lb></lb>
&Overseers of the Poor there, or one of them, who is and<lb></lb>
are hereby required to receive and provide for them<lb></lb>
according to Law. Hereof fail not, and this shall be your<lb></lb>
Warrant. Given under our Hands and Seals the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15035_date101">3d<lb></lb>
Day of February Anno Domini 1723</rs>
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