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<p n="535"> To the Church-Wardens and Overseers<lb></lb>
of the Poor of the Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo370">Bottolphs Bishopsgate</rs>
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London, and to the<lb></lb>
Church-Wardens and Overseers of<lb></lb>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo371">Saint Dunstan in ye West</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo372">City of London</rs>
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respectively.</p>
<p n="536"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> London, ss. </note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin">To Witt</note>
<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n536-1">John Barber</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15044_occ253">Mayr</rs>
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</note>
<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n536-2">Wm Billers</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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 one of he appointed by Act of Parliament <del>(Quorum<lb></lb>
unus)</del>
by You the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the Parish of Saint Bottolphs <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo373">Bishopsgate</rs>
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London, That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n536-4">Elizabeth</rs>
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ye <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15044_occ254">Widdow</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n536-5">Thomas Purton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and Mary their Child aged three years have<lb></lb>
lately Intruded themselves into<lb></lb>
your said Parish not having obtained any legal Settlement<lb></lb>
there, and Are likely to become Chargeable thereto,<lb></lb>
by Reason of their great 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 <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n536-6">Cassandra Knight</rs>
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<lb></lb>
That he ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n536-7">Thomas Purton</rs>
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did about nine years<lb></lb>
ago live & keep a house in ye Parish of Saint Dunstan<lb></lb>
in ye West in ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo374">City of London</rs>
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of ye yearly Rent of ten<lb></lb>
pound by ye space of one year & upwards & hath<lb></lb>
not obtain d. any subsequent Settlement. We the said<lb></lb>
Justices are therefore of Opinion, and do adjudge the <lb></lb>
last legal Settlement of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n536-8">Elizabeth Purton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n536-9">Mary</rs>
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her <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15044_occ255">daughter</rs>
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to be<lb></lb>
in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo375">Parish of St. Dunstan</rs>
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in ye West<lb></lb>
and that thitherto <lb></lb>
They ought by Law to be sent.</p>
<p n="537">THESE are therefore in his Majesty's Name to re-<lb></lb>
quire You to remove and convey the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15044_n537-2">Elizabeth Purton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and Mary her <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15044_occ256">Daughter</rs>
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<lb></lb>
from and out of your said Parish of Saint Bottolphs<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo376">Bishopsgate London</rs>
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, to the said Parish of <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo377">St. Dunstans in the West</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15044_geo378">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and them leave with<lb></lb>
the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or<lb></lb>
one of them, who is and are hereby required to receive<lb></lb>
and provide for them according to Law. Hereof sail<lb></lb>
not, and this shall be your Warrant. Given under our<lb></lb>
Hands and Seals the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15044_date35">14th Day of August <del>Anno<lb></lb>
Domini 172 Annoq: Regni Regis Georgij 2di</del>
in ye<lb></lb>
year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred<lb></lb>
thirty three</rs>
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