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<p n="297"> To the Church-Wardens and Overseers<lb></lb>
of the Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo318">Parish of Benedict</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo319">vulgarly Bennet fink</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo320">London</rs>
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, and to the<lb></lb>
Church-Wardens and Overseers of<lb></lb>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo321">St. Christophers</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo322">City of London</rs>
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respectively.</p>
<p n="298"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> London ss. </note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin">Fram Child <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15043_occ200">Mayr</rs>
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Whereas Complaint hath this Day been made<lb></lb>
unto us two of his Majesty's Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for this City, and the Liberties, thereof (Quorum<lb></lb>
unus) by You the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the Parish of St. Benedict vulgarly Bennetfink<lb></lb>
London, That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-2">Obediah Smart</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-3">John Smart</rs>
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his Sone about<lb></lb>
the Age of nine years <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-4">Obediah Smart</rs>
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his Second Sone about<lb></lb>
the Age of Eight years <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-5">David Smart</rs>
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his third Sone about<lb></lb>
age of Seven years And <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-6">George Smart</rs>
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his Fourth Sone about<lb></lb>
the Age of four years have lately Intruded themselves into<lb></lb>
your said Parish not having obtained any legal Settlement<lb></lb>
there, and are likely to become Chargeable thereto,<lb></lb>
by Reason of their Great Poverty<lb></lb>
unless timely prevented,<lb></lb>
which Complaint we adjudge to be true. And forasmuch<lb></lb>
as it appears unto by the Oath of the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-7">Obediah Smart</rs>
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<lb></lb>
that he did<obscured></obscured>
out tenn Months Agoe live & hear and<lb></lb>
Rent a House in the parish of St. Cristophers in the City of<lb></lb>
London of the yearly Rent of Sixty pounds by the space of<lb></lb>
tenn years and have<lb></lb>
not obtain any subsequent Settlement. We the said<lb></lb>
Justices are therefore of Opinion, and do adjudge the <lb></lb>
Last legal Settlement of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-8">Obediah Smart</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-9">John Smart</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-10">Obediah Smart</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-11">David Smart</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n298-12">George Smart</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo323">St. Christophers</rs>
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in the sd <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo324">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and that thitherto <lb></lb>
They ought by Law to be sent.</p>
<p n="299"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n299-1">Wm Billers</rs>
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</note>
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THESE are therefore in his Majesty's Name to re-<lb></lb>
quire You to remove an convey the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n299-3">Obediah Smart</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n299-4">John Smart</rs>
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the <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n299-5">Obediah Smart</rs>
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Junr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n299-6">David Smart</rs>
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& George<lb></lb>
Smart the four Sone of ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n299-7">Obediah Smart</rs>
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<lb></lb>
from and out of your said Parish of Sr. Benedict vulgarly<lb></lb>
Bennetfink in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo325">City of London</rs>
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, to th e said Parish of <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo326">St. Christophers</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo327">City of London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and them leave with the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or<lb></lb>
one of them, who is and are hereby required to receive<lb></lb>
and provide for them according to Law. Hereof fail<lb></lb>
not, and this shall be your Warrant. Given under our<lb></lb>
Hands and Seals the 10th Day of August Anno<lb></lb>
Domini 17 32 Annoq; Regni Regis Georgij 2di 6th.</p>
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