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Wm Withers
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Justices of the peace
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for the Said County (Quorid unns) by the Churchwardens & Overseers
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That
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Elizabeth Hurst
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the wife of
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John Hurst
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Come in to their Said Parish endeavouringe to gaine a Setlement
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there wth:out rentinge above Five pounds P: And nor payinge
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any taxes or giveinge any notice in writeinge to any of the officers
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of the Said Parish of the place of her aboade as any by Law She ought
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and by reason of her
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poverty and beinge now Lunatick and haveinge
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nothinge where wth all to maintaine her Selfe will unavoidably
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before agreate charge to the Said Parish of
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St. Giles with:out Cripplegate
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(if not, Speedily prevented) Now Forasmuth, as it appearell unto
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as the Said Justices of the peaces upon the Informacon of
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Elizabeth
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Taylor
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widow her Mother upon Oath, that about Seven Yeares
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agoe her Said daughter
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Elizabeth Hurst
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Came from & out of
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the Said Hambl
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Lyme house
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in the Said Parish of
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St. Dunstans
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Stepney
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and there She & her Said Husband
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John Hurst
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Lived for ye.
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Space of one Yeare & upwards in a house or Teneshent above
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Tenn pounds sd: And rent and there they paid to the poor and there her Said husband Left her &
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went for New England and hath not returned Since nor Can Wee
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now upon a Strict examinacon finde that She nor her Said husband
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have gained any Legale Setlement Sinces Wee therefore the Said
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Justices doe Adjudge & Deem the Said
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John Hurst
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& his Said wife
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to have been Last Legally Selled in the Said Hambt. of
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in the Said parish of
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St. Dunstans Stepney
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and that the Same
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is now the place of their Legall Setlemt:
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These are therefore in Eas Matis name to require on Sight hereof to.
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past remove and Convey the Said
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Elizabeth Hurst
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of the Said.
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John Hurst
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from & out of the Said parish of
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the
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next way to the Hambt. of
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Lyme house
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aforesaid in the
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of Stepney
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aforesaid; and her deliver to the Churchwardens & Overseers
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of the poor there or to Some or one of them together wth: this precept where
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are hereby required her to receive and provide for as her occations Shall
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require as they doe for other Such poor of their Said Hambt. untill they
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Can otherwise Free themselves thereof by due Course of Law; And this is
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your Warrants, Given under our hands & Seales this 4th: day of July
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Ano: Dom: 1698: Auogh: Reg: Regs: Willi: Terty Hunt Augl: Etc: Decimo:
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