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April 1730

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James Colebrooke< no role >
William Gould< no role >


By Virtue of the Statute made (in the Three and Fortieth Year of the
Reign of our late Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth) for the Relief
of the Poor; these are to Will and Require you, whose Names are here
under written, that you, together with the Church-Wardens of your
Parish for the Time being, do, according to the same Statute, take Order
from Time to Time (for this Year to come) for the setting to Work all
the Poor within your Parish, (as well marry'd as unmarry'd) that are
able to work, and have no Means to maintain themselves, nor use no
ordinary and daily Trade of Life to get their Living by: And also for the
placing out as Apprentices all such Children, within your said Parish, as
are fit to put forth, whose Parents are not able to keep and maintain
them: And also for the raising of a convenient Stock of Flax, Hemp,
Wool, Thread, Iron, and other necessary Ware and Stuff, in your said
Parish for that Purpose: And also for the providing of necessary Relief
for all such Poor within your said Parish, as are lame, old, blind, im-
potent, and unable to work; wherein if you be found negligent, or
shall fail to meet once a Month, to confer together for the Purpose afore-
said, then you are to forfeit 20s. a-piece for every Month that you
shall be found remiss or careless therein. And therefore see that you fail
not in the Premises at your Perils. Dated the [..]
Day ofAprillin theThirdyear of the Reign
of our SovereignLord George the Secondby the Grace of God of Great
Britain, France, and Ireland,KingDefender of the Faith, Etc.
Annoq; Dom' 1730

Mr. James Edwards< no role >
Mr. Danll: Green< no role >
Mr. Geo: Harrow< no role >
Mr. Recklis

Printr for P. Barritt, Stationer , in Fleet-Street .




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