WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto Us, whole Hands and
[..] her into [..] Majesties Justices of the
[..] of the
unus) by the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the poor of the
[..] of [..] in the said County, that
[..] having a wife great with Child & three Children
[..] & Dorothy Vandevell< no role > hath
[..] lately come into the saidHamletendeavouring to settle
[..] & Childrenthere, without giving Notice in Writing to the said
Church-Wardens, or Overseers of the poor, or any one of them of the
House ofhisabode in the saidHamlet according to
the Statute in the Case made and provided; And thatthe sd. James
Vandevell< no role > and his said wife & three children are
likely to become chargeable to the saidHamlet And whereas it appeareth
unto Us the said Justices, upon the Oath of the saidJames Vandevell< no role > -
thathe waslast legally settled in theParish ofSt. John of
[..] heretofore the Hamlet of Wapping white Chappell ) where
[..] Settled with his Father & Mother who lived in good repute
[..] was also last a Sojourner for above the Space of fortY dayes befor
[..] nineteenth day of May in the year 1685 & heth not obtained any other Settlemt. Since.

These are therefore inhisMajesties Name straitly to Charge and Com-
mand you, and every of you, forthwith, upon sight hereof, to remove and
convey the saidJames Vandevell< no role > and the Sd. Catherine< no role > his wife & their sd
[..] Mary< no role > James< no role > & Dorothy Vandevell< no role > from the Sd. Hamlet of
[..] of Stepney into the sd. Parish of St. John of Wapping
[..] deliver [..] unto the Church-Wardens, and Overseers of the
[..] re, who are hereby required to provide for [..]
[..] g to Law: Hereof sail not at your Perils. Given under our Hands
[..] als, the day ofRegis Rrlyns to [..]

Church-Wardens and Overseers of the
[..] and to all Constables, Headboroughs,
[..] other Officers and Ministers, whom
[..] may concern.