Middx.
WHEREAS Complaint has been made unto us, two
of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace
in and for
the County of Middlesex
(one whereof being of the
Quorum), by the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the
Poor of the Parish of Saint Giles in the Fields
in the said
County, That
Rebecca Bailey< no role >
Singlewoman
aged
Nineteen Years and Upwards is
John Cox< no role >
.
lately come into the said Parish, endeavouring to settle
there, contrary to Law. And it appeareth unto us the
said Justices, and we do adjudge that She islikely
to become chargeable to the said Parish; and upon Exa-
mination of the Premises taken upon Oath, and other Cir-
cumstances, it further appeareth unto us, and we do like-
wife adjudge, that the Parish of Saint Ann within
Aldersgate
in the City of London
is the Place of the last legal
Settlement of the said
Rebecca Bailey< no role >
.
Stepn: Clarke< no role >
These are therefore in his Majesty's Name to Charge and
Command the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor
of the said Parish of Saint Giles in the Fields
forthwith
to remove and convey the said
Rebecca Bailey< no role >
from the said Parish of Saint Giles in the Fields
to the
said Parish of Saint Ann
and deliver her to the Church-wardens and Overseers
of the Poor there, or to some or one of them, who are
hereby required to provide for her according to Law.
Given under our Hands and Seals the 19th Day
of August1774
To the Church-Warden and Overseers of
the Poor of the respective Parishes of
Saint Giles in the Fields
in the County of
Middlesex
, and
Saint Ann within
Aldersgate
in the City of London
and to all other Officers whom it may
concern.