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To the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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and to the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of
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Ant. Wroth
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and to each and every of them
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Whereas Complaint hath been made by you the Church-wardens
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and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint Luke
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unto us whole Hands
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and Seals are hereunto set, two of his Majesty's
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(whereof one is of the Quorum) of the County aforesaid,
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Charles White
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aged about four years &
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a half their Child are
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lately intruded and Come. into your said Parish of Saint Luke
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there, to inhabit asParishioners contrary to the Laws relating to
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the Settlement of the Poor, and are there like to become charge-
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able, if not timely prevented: And Whereas, upon due Examinati-
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on and Enquiry made into the Premises, Upon Oath and other
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it appears unto us, and we accordingly adjudge, That the said
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Mary & John
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are
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like to become chargeable unto the said Parish of Saint Luke
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and that the last legal Place of
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Settlement of the said Charles Mary & John
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is in the said Parish of
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These are therefore in his Majesty's Name, to order and require you
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the said Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of
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Saint Luke aforesaid, that you
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or some of you, do forthwith remove and convey the said Charles
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Mary & John
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from your said Parish of Saint Luke
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to the said Parih of
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and them deliver
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to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or some or
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one of them, together with this our Warrant or Order, or a true
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Copy hereof; whereby they are likewise required in his Majesty's
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Name, and by Virtue of the Statutes in such Case made forthwith to
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receive the said Charles Mary & John
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into their said parish Care and provide for them
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as their own Parishioner When under our Hands and Seals, the
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2d. Day of November in the Year of our
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Lord' One Thousand Seven Hundred and thirty seven
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