Middx Ss
To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor
of the Parish of St Leonard Shoreditch in the County
of Middlesex And to the Church Wardens and Overseers
of the Poor of the Parish of St Ann in Black
Fryers in the City of London And to every of them
Isaac Tillard< no role >
Alex: Pitfeild< no role >
Whereas Complaint hath been made unto us, whose
hands and Seals are hereunto Sett, two of his Majties: Justices
of the Peace for the County of Middlesex (Quor unus)
the
by you the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of
the Parish of St Leonard Shoreditch in the Said County that
Peter
Decote< no role >
' aged about twelve years
Anthony Decote< no role >
' aged
about Nine years
Mary Decote< no role >
aged about three years
and
Ann Decote< no role >
' aged about one year have been brought
into your Said Parish not having any legall Settlement there
and are now likely to be Chargable thereunto, their father and
mother
Peter Decote< no role >
' and
Mary Decote< no role >
' being Since dead And
Whereas upon Examination touching the Premisses And
of
Levy Giddins< no role >
taken before us upon Oath We the Said
Justices Do Adjudge the Same to be true And Do also
Adjudge that the Parish of
St Ann in Blackfryers
in the
City of London
is the Place where the Said
Peter Decote< no role >
' Junr
Anthony Decote< no role >
'
Mary Decote< no role >
' and
Ann Decote< no role >
' were
last legally Settled.
These are therefore in his Majties: Name to will
and require you the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor
of the Parish of St Leonard Shoreditch
aforesaid forthwith
to remove and convey the Said Peter Decote< no role >
' Anthony Decote< no role >
'
Mary Decote< no role >
' and Ann Decote< no role >
from out of your Said Parish
unto the Said Parish of St Ann in Blackfryers
and them to
deliver unto the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor there
Some or one of them who are hereby required to receive and
provide for them according to Law Given under my hands
and Seals this Ninth day of January Anno Dom 1721