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<p n="406"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> LONDON SS</note>
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To the Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor<lb></lb>
of the Parish of St Gregory<del>London</del>
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London, and the Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St. Anne &<lb></lb>
Agnes within Aldergate<lb></lb>
London} respectively.</p>
<p n="407"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n407-5">Geo Merttins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15036_occ177">Mayor</rs>
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</note>
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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 and Overseers of<lb></lb>
the Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15036_geo190">Parish of St Gregory</rs>
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London, That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n407-2">Abigail</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15036_n407-2" type="given" value="Abigail"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15036_n407-2" type="surname" value="Hewet"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15036_n407-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15036_occ178">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n407-3">John Hewet</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15036_n407-3" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15036_n407-3" type="surname" value="Hewet"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15036_n407-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
with<lb></lb>
their two Children <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n407-4">Sarah</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15036_n407-4" type="surname" value="Hewet"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15036_n407-4" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
aged abt. three Years &<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n407-6">Elizabeth</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15036_n407-6" type="surname" value="Hewet"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15036_n407-6" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
aged about one year are lately come<del>out</del>
<lb></lb>
into<lb></lb>
your said Parish not 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 the said Abigail that<lb></lb>
her said Husband was an House keeper at the<lb></lb>
rent of twenty & four pounds P ann about four<lb></lb>
months ago in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15036_geo191">parish of St. Anne & Agnes<lb></lb>
within Aldersgate</rs>
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London & by any and are<lb></lb>
whatsoever hath<lb></lb>
not obtaind any subsequent Settlement. We the said Ju-<lb></lb>
stices are therefore of Opinion, and do adjudge the last<lb></lb>
legal Settlement of the said Abigail Hewett & her said<lb></lb>
two Children Sarah & Elizabeth to be in the said <lb></lb>
parish of St. Anne & Agnes London and<lb></lb>
that thitherto they ought by Law to be sent.</p>
<p n="408"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15036_n408-1">Fran Forbes</rs>
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</note>
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THESE are therefore in His Majesty's Name to re<lb></lb>
quire You to remove and convey the said Abigail Hewet &<lb></lb>
her said two Children Sarah & Elizabeth<lb></lb>
from and out of your said Parish of St. Gregory<lb></lb>
London, to the said Parish of St. Anne & Agnes<lb></lb>
London and them leave with the 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="LMSLPS15036_date80">Sixteenth<lb></lb>
Day of February Anno Domini 1724</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="409">Sold by T.Ridge in<obscured></obscured>
New Streets Market</p>
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