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London, ss.
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Ja Bateman
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Mayor
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N Withers
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Complaint being this day made unto us, whose Hands and Seals are
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hereunto set, Two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for this
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City and Liberties thereof (Quorum unus) by you the Church-wardens and
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Overseers for the Poor of the
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Mary Scavington
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was
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found in your Parish, not being Legally settled there, and if not
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timely prevented, will become Chargeable thereunto: And for as much
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as it appears unto us the said Justices, upon the Oath of
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Elizabeth
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her
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, that the said Mary
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Scavington, was a
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with one
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Charles Farmer
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a plumber
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at the Latter end of the Reigne of King Charles
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the second, which
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Charles Farmer
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was then Inhabitant
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in
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, in the parish of
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&
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paid foure pound's p an for her said Lodgings.
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and no subsequent Settlement appearing to us, WE
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do therefore adjudge the said Parish of
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to be the legal Settlement of the said Mary Scavington
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and thither by Law,
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she ought to be sent.
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THESE are therefore, in his Majesty's Name, requiring you the
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Church-wardens and Overseers for the Poor of the Parish of Alhallows
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the Great abovesaid forthwith upon Sight
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hereof, to convey the said
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Mary Scavington
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into the
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aforesaid, there delivering her
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to the Church-wardens and Overseers thereof, or some one of them,
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who are hereby required to receive and provide for her accord-
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ing to Law: Hereof fail nor at your Perils. Given under our Hands
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and Seals, this twenty second of Octobr 17 16
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To the Church-wardens and Overseers for the
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Poor of the respective Parishes of
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Allhallowes the Great And
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St. Mary Abchurch&
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all others whome it doth or
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shall concern
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Recd ye 24 of
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Decr: 1716
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