Middx April Session 1786.

Between ClerkwellAppellants
and
St. Clement Danes Respondents

Brief for the Appellants

Touching the Settlement of Jane Peat< no role > This name instance is in set 4794. an Infant of the Age of 14 Years, who
was removed by an Order of Removal on the 22d Febry last (on the Examination of
her Sister Catherine Peat< no role > )

Case

The Father of the Pauper was settled in the Parish of Deftford in the County of
Kent & died about 5 or 6 Years ago

After the Death of the Father the parish Officers of Deptford bound the Pauper out
an Apprentice to her Annt who then lived in Old Gravel Lane Shadwell and the continued
with her there about two YearsThe Aunt then went into Service and placed the
Pauper with one Mr. Lelby of Nemlock street in the Respondents parish and agreed to
give her 3s/Pr. Week for her Board Washing & Lodging The Aunt made Default in
Payment & then Mrs. Selby thought proper to seek for a Place for the Pauper in Order to
get did of her and about October last Mrs. Selby's Mother being nursing a Mrs. Paine
Wife of Mr Paine who then lived in Dean Street Fetter Lane recommended the Pauper
to Mr. Paine who agreed to take & pay her a shilling a Weekthe Give lived
with the pauper served him about a Month and then went back to Mrs. Selby
The Girl received the whole of then Wages except about 4s/ which Mrs. Selby received
after who quitted the Service

The Pauper was passed on the Examination of her Sister who more that she lived
with Mr. Paine with the Consent of the Mistress, her Aunt for 16 or 20 Weeks in the Parish
of Clerkenwell She most undoubteably never lived 40 Days in Clerkenwell therefore
she cannot have ganied any Settlement there

Neither the pauper or Pavis her late Master knows anything of her aunt & Mistress
consenting to her being in his Service nor did Pain ever hear of her being are Apprentice
until after she had guilted his Service

To prove that she lived with Mr. Paine 18 or 20 Weeks & a Month
of the Time only in Clerkenwell call the Pauper }
Jane Peat< no role > This name instance is in set 4794.
the Pauper

Likewise to prove that she did not live 40 Days in the
Appellants parishCall}
Mr. Paine