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To the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the
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Poor of the Parish ofSaint Botolph Aldgate
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without in the City ofLondon, and the
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Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor
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of the Parish ofSaint Mary le bow in the
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City of London
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and to every of them.
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WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto Us, two
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of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of
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London and Liberties thereof,one being of the Quorum, by
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the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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in the City of
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Mary Williams
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deceased and her two Children
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Sarah
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aged 5 Years and
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aged 3 Years
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are
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lately come to reside in their said Parish, not having obtain'd
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any legal Settlement there, andarelikely to become charge-
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able thereto, unless timely prevented, which Complaint We
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the said Justices, upon due Proof made thereof, as well upon
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the Oath ofthe said Williamas otherwise, do
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adjudge to be true; and we do also adjudge the last legal
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Sarah aged 5 years and Elizabeth aged 3 Years
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to be in the said
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and that hithertothe ought by Law to be sent.
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These are therefore in His Majesty's Name to will and re-
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quire you the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of
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the said Parish of Saint Botolph Aldgate without in the City of
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London, forthwith to remove and convey the saidMary Williams
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and her two Children Sarah aged 5 Years and Mary aged 3 Year
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from and out of your said Parish, unto the said Parish
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Saint Mary le bon is the City of London
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Andthemdeliver unot the Church-Wardens and Overseers
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of the Poor there, or to some or one of them, together with this
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our Order who is and are hereby required to receive a pro-
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vide forthemaccording to Law. Given under our Hands
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and Seals, this
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30 Day of March One Thousand
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Seven Hundred and Seventy five
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