To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of
the Parish of St. Matthew
, Bethnal Green
, in the
County of Middlesex
, to convey, and to the Church-
wardens and overseers of the Poor of the parish of
Saint James in
Dukes places in the City of London
to receive and obey.
Middlesex
to wit.}
J Wilmor
John Spiller< no role >
WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto
us whose Hands and Seals are hereunto set,
being two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in
and for the County of Middlesex
aforesaid, (one
whereof being of the Ouorum) by the Church-
wardens or overseers of the Poor of the said Parish
of St. Matthew
, Bethnal Green,
that
Richard Jordan< no role >
and Elizabeth his wife have come to Inhabit in the said
parish of Saint Matthew Bethnal Green
not having
gained a legal Settlement there or produced a Certificate
owning them to be settled elsewhere
and are
likely to become Chargeable to the same;
we the said Justices, upon Examination of the Pre-
mises upon oath and other Circumstances, do ad-
judge the same to be true, and do also adjudge the
place of the last legal Settlement of the said Richard
Jordan and
Elizabeth< no role >
his Wife is in the said parish
of Saint James in Dukes place
in the City of London
THESE are therefore in his Majesty's Name and by
virtue of the Statutes in that Behalf, to require you
the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
said Parish of St. Matthew
, Bethnal Green,
on Sight
hereof, to remove and convey the said Richard
Jordan and Elizabeth his wife
from and out of your said Parish of St. Matthew
,
Bethnal Green,
to the said Parish of Saint James in Dukes
place
in the City of London
and them deliver to the Church-
wardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or to some
or one of them, together with this our Order, or a
true Copy hereof, who are hereby required to re-
ceive and provide our Hands and Seals this 31st.
Day of July in the Year of our Lord 1779
St. Jno Street
par. St. M: B: G: Feb: 23: 1778
Harford Hancock< no role >
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