St. Mary White Chapel Appellts.
against to
St. Botolph without Bishopgate Respond}
relating to the Settlement
Benjamin Scrivener< no role >

1759 Guildhall
London
July Session}

Benjamin Scrivener< no role > five Years age was Removed by Order
from the Parish of St. James in Norwich with his two
Children vizt. Elizabeth< no role > aged Seventeen Years and Nathaniel< no role >
aged about fourteen Years to the Parish of St. Mary White
Chapel.

After Benjamin and his two Children had been in White
Chapel Workhouse about a fortnight or three Weeks at most
Elizabeth< no role > the Daughter being desirous to go out and get Work for
Herself had leave given to go out and she went out accordingly
leaving Benjamin her Father and Nathaniel her Brother
behind in the Workhouse and having got a place by the Week
look aLodging near her work and hath continued to work
in her place ever since and thereby maintained herself totally by
Her own Industry and acquired Goods sufficient to furnish her
Lodgings till setlemt was passed by the Respondants to St. Mary White Chappell

Nathaniel the Son after having been about Six or Seven
Weeks in the Workhouse as above was bound Apprentice in a Third
Parish leaving his Father in the Workhouse and after having
Served about three Quarters of a Year was Drowned

Benjamin the Father after having continued in White
Chapel Workhouse about one Quarter of a Year and finding
himself better went to Mr. Wills of Leadenhall Street the Place
where his Daughter was employed and Doubled Wonsted and
Turned the Mill and the Porter going away and Benjamin
the Father behaving well was Continued a while by the Week
for about five or Six Weeks and then his Master agreed to hire
him by the Year which he accordingly did and he continued
with his Master as a Yearly Servant in Leadenhall Street
about Two Years and then his Master Removing into
Bishopgate the Respondant Parish he there continued to
live with his Master Six Months or upwards and Lodged
with his Master during the said time when by Reason of