To the Church-Warden and Overseers of the Poor of
that Part of the Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn,
which lies above the Bars
, in the County of
Middlesex
: And to the Church-Wardens and
Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Saint
Leonard Shoreditch
in the said
County of Middlesex
and to each and every of them
Middlesex
.
I Girdler
Stepn: Clarke< no role >
WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto Us, two of His
Majesty's Justices of the Peace
in and for the County of Middlesex
(whereof one is of the Quorum) by the Church-Warden and Overseers
of the Poor of that Part of the Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, which
lies above the Bars
in the said County: That
Patience Beard< no role >
[..]
Singlewoman
is
lately come to inhabit in the said Part of the said Parish of St.
Andrew, Holborn
, not having gained a legal Settlement there, nor
produced any Certificate owning her to be
settled elsewhere: And it appeareth unto Us the said Justices, and we
do adjudge, that she is likely to be
chargeable to the said Part of the said Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn
,
and upon Examination of the said Patience Bearde
taken upon Oath, it
farther appeareth unto Us, and we do likewise adjudge, that
the Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch
aforesaid
in the said County of Middlesex
is the Place of the last legal Settlement of the said
Patience Bearde< no role >
These are therefore in His Majesty's Name, to Charge and Com-
mand the Church-Warden and Overseers of the Poor of the said
Part of the said Parish of Saint Andrew, Holborn, forthwith to
remove and convey the said Patience Bearde
from and out of the said Part of the said Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn
,
to the said Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch
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 out Hands and Seals,
the 19th Day of August One Thousand Seven
Hundred and Seventy four
Printed by J. SMITH, in Theobald's-Road.