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Com <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50267_geo174">Middx</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50267_n264-2">William Gould</rs>
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By Virtue of the Statute made (in the Three and Fortieth Year of the<lb></lb>
Reign of our late Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth) for the Relief<lb></lb>
of the Poor; these are to Will and Require you, whose Names are here<lb></lb>
under written, that you, together with the Church-Wardens of your<lb></lb>
Parish for the Time being, do, according to the same Statute, take Order<lb></lb>
from Time to Time (for this Year to come) for the setting to Work all<lb></lb>
the Poor within your Parish, (as well marry'd as unmarry'd) that are<lb></lb>
able to work, and have no Means to maintain themselves, nor use no<lb></lb>
ordinary and daily Trade of Life to get their Living by: And also for the<lb></lb>
placing out as Apprentices all such Children, within your said Parish, as<lb></lb>
are fit to put forth, whose Parents are not able to keep and maintain<lb></lb>
them: And also for the raising of a convenient Stock of Flax, Hemp,<lb></lb>
Wool, Thread, Iron, and other necessary Ware and Stuff, in your said<lb></lb>
Parish for that Purpose: And also for the providing of necessary Relief<lb></lb>
for all such Poor within your said Parish, as are lame, old, blind, im-<lb></lb>
potent, and unable to work; wherein if you be found negligent, or<lb></lb>
shall fail to meet once a Month, to confer together for the Purpose afore-<lb></lb>
said, then you are to forfeit 20s. a-piece for every Month that you<lb></lb>
shall be found remiss or careless therein. And therefore see that you fail<lb></lb>
not in the Premises at your Perils. Dated the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Day ofAprillin theThirdyear of the Reign<lb></lb>
of our SovereignLord George the Secondby the Grace of God of Great<lb></lb>
Britain, France, and Ireland,KingDefender of the Faith, Etc.<lb></lb>
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<p n="265">Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50267_n265-1">James Edwards</rs>
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Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50267_n265-2">Danll: Green</rs>
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Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50267_n265-3">Geo: Harrow</rs>
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Mr. Recklis</p>
<p n="266"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50267_occ115">Printr</rs>
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for P. Barritt, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50267_occ116">Stationer</rs>
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, in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50267_geo175">Fleet-Street</rs>
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