Middx
At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Lord the King
holden for the County of Middlesex
at Hicks Hall in Saint John Street
in
the said County (by Adjournment) on Thursday the Third-day of May
1764 in the Fourth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the
Third King of Great Britain Etc Before
Thomas Lane< no role >
Esquire
The Right
Honble John Lord viscount
Dudley< no role >
and Ward
Stephen Clarke< no role >
James Esdaile< no role >
Esquires
and others their, Fellows Justices of our said Lord the King Assigned
to keep his Majestys Peace in the County aforesaid and also to hear and
Determine divers Felonies Trespasses and other Misdemeanours committed
in the same County.
Whereas the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Edgware
otherwise Edgeworth in the County of Middlesex
Have Exhibited their Petition and
Appeal to this Court Setingforth that by Virtue of an Order or pass Warrant under the
hands and Seals of William Hallett< no role >
and John Crosse< no role >
Esquires
two of his Majestys Justices
of the Peace
for the County of Middlesex
(One of whom being of one Quorum) bearing date
the Twenty sixth day of March last John Cover< no role > This name instance is in a workspace.
a Poor man was removed from and out of
the Parish of Hendon
in the said County to the said Parish of Edgeware
otherwise Edgeworth
as the Place of his last legal Settlement Whereby the Petitioners conceived themselves
to be aggrieved Now upon hearing of the said Appeal and what hath been Alledged on either
side by the respective Churchwardens and Overseers their Council and Witnesses in and
concerning the Premisses It is Ordered by this Court that the said Appeal be and the
same is hereby Allowed and the said Order or pass Warrant of the said two Justices is
hereby Quashed and Vacated And it is further Ordered that the said Church Wardens and
Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Edgware
otherwise Edgeworth Do forthwith
Convey and Deliver back the said John Cover< no role > This name instance is in a workspace.
(together with a Copy of this Order) unto the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Hendon
who are hereby required to receive and provided for him until they can Free
themselves from the Charge thereof by due Course of Law.
By the Court
Waller.