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To the Church-Wardens and Overseers
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of the Poor of the Parish of Saint
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London, and to the
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London, ss.
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To Witt
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Mayr
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Wm Billers
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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 he appointed by Act of Parliament
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(Quorum
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by You the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the
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Poor of the Parish of Saint Bottolphs
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ye
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Widdow
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Thomas Purton
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and Mary their Child aged three years have
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lately Intruded themselves 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
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Cassandra Knight
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That he ye sd.
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Thomas Purton
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did about nine years
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ago live & keep a house in ye Parish of Saint Dunstan
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in ye West in ye
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of ye yearly Rent of ten
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pound by ye space of one year & upwards & hath
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not obtain d. any 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
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Elizabeth Purton
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her
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to be
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in the said
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in ye West
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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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Elizabeth Purton
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and Mary her
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from and out of your said Parish of Saint Bottolphs
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, to the said Parish of
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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 sail
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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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14th Day of August
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Domini 172 Annoq: Regni Regis Georgij 2di
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in ye
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year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred
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thirty three
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