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To the Church-Wardens and Overseers
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of the Poor of the Parish of Saint Gregory
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by St. Paul in ye
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Church-Wardens and Overseers of
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the County of Middx respectively.
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London, ss.
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To Will}
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John Barber
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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 one of them appointed by act of Parliament
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(Quorum
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unus)
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by You the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the
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Poor of the Parish of Saint Gregory by St. Pauls in ye City of
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London, That
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Thomas Jay
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and Ann his
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wife
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are
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lately come into
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your said Parish not having obtained any legal Settlement
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there, and are likely to become Chargeable thereto,
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by Reason of Their great 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
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Thomas Jay
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that he did about five years ago live and keep a house in
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in the County of Middx
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of the yearly rent of Twenty nine pounds by the Space of one
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year & upward And hath
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not obtain d and subsequent Settlement. We the said
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Justices are therefore of Opinion, and do adjudge the
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Last legal Settlement of the said Thomas Jaye and
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to be
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in the said Parish of Saint Clement Deanes in the
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sd County of Middx and that thitherto
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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
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Thomas Jay
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from and out of your said Parish of Saint Gregory by
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, to the said Parish of
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in the County of Middx
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and them leave with
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the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or
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one of them, who is and are hereby required to receive
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and provide for them according to Law. Hereof fail
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not, and this shall be your Warrant. Given under our
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Hands and Seals the
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13th Day of July
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17 33
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Annoq; Regni Regis Georgij 2di.
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