Middlesex Sessions:
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October 1767

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At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Lord the
King holden for the Country of Middlesex at Hicks Hall in
Saint John Street in the said County (by Adjournment)
On Monday the Nineteenth day of October in the Seventh year of the
Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third King of Great
Britain Etc: Before John Hawkins< no role > Benjamin Cowley< no role > Charles Wale< no role >
Bartholomew Hammond< no role > Esquires and others their Fellows Justices
of our said Lord the King Assigned to keep the Peace in the
County aforesaid and also to hear and determine divers Felonies
Trespasses and other Misdemeanors committed in the same
County

Whereas the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Township of
Snaith in the County of York Did at the last General Session of the Peace held
in September last Exhibit their Petition and Appeal Settingforth that by Virtue of
a Warrant or Order under the hands the Seals of Thomas Balack< no role > and Thomas
Kynaston
< no role > Esquires two of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of
Middlesex (one whereof being of the Quorum) bearing date the Thirty first day
of July One thousand seven hundred and Sixty seven Mary Warcham< no role > and her.
three Children Vizt. Mary< no role > Aged Fifteen years Ann< no role > Aged about Ten years and
Sarah< no role > aged about eight years were Removed from the Parish of Fulham in the
County of Middlesex to the said Township of Snaith in the said County of
York as the place of their last legal Settlement Whereby the Petitioners
conceived themselves to be Aggrieved Whereupon at the request of the said
Respondents and reading the Affidavit of Joseph Fitch< no role > the said Appeal was
duly Adjourned unto this day 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 that the said Order of the said two Justices be confirmed and
the same is hereby confirmed accordingly And it is further Ordered that the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Township of Snaith in
the County of York do maintain and provide for the said Poor woman
and her three Children untill they can Free themselves from the charge thereof by due course of
law.




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