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<p n="173"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo177">London</rs>
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To Wit }</note>
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To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo178">Saint Sepulchres</rs>
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London andthe Churchwardens<lb></lb>
and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo179">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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in the County of Middx</p>
<p n="174"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n174-1">Willm. Benn</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15058_occ116">Mayor</rs>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n174-2">Thos. Rawlinson</rs>
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<p n="175">Whereas Complaint hath been made unto Us two of<lb></lb>
His Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15058_occ117">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this City and the<lb></lb>
Liberties thereof one being of the Quorum by the Churchwardens<lb></lb>
and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo180">Saint Sepulchres</rs>
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London That<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n175-1">Elizabeth Metcalf</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15058_occ118">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n175-2">John Metcalf</rs>
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who is run away<lb></lb>
her and their two Children <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n175-3">Elizabeth</rs>
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aged Six Years & Will<obscured></obscured>
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aged three Years are<lb></lb>
lately come to reside in your said Parish not having obtaind our<lb></lb>
Legal Settlement there and are likely to become chargeable<lb></lb>
thereto unless timely prevented Which Complaint We judge<lb></lb>
be true and for as much as it appears unto Us by the Oath of<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n175-4">Elizabeth Metcalf</rs>
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and other Circumstances that the<lb></lb>
last legal Settlement of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n175-5">John Metcalf</rs>
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in in that<lb></lb>
said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo181">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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And no other subsequent settlement appearing unto Us We the<lb></lb>
said Justices are of opinion and do Adjudge the last Legal<lb></lb>
settlement of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n175-6">Elizabeth Metcalf</rs>
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and her two<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15058_occ119">Children</rs>
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to be in the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo182">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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And that thitherto they ought by Law<lb></lb>
to be sent</p>
<p n="176">These are therefore in his Majesties Name to Will and<lb></lb>
Require you the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor<lb></lb>
the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo183">Saint Sepulchres</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo184">London</rs>
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forthwith to Remove and Convey the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n176-1">Elizabeth Metcalf</rs>
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and her two Children<lb></lb>
from and out of your said Parish unto the said Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15058_geo185">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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And them deliver unto the Churchwardens and Overseers<lb></lb>
of the Poor there or one of them Who is and are hereby require<lb></lb>
to Receive and Provide for them according to Law Given<lb></lb>
under our hands and seals this<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15058_date22"> 10thday of Octr<lb></lb>
one Thousand Seven hundred and Forty Six</rs>
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<p n="177">To enquire of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15058_n177-1">Jno. Dews</rs>
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Tuesday morning</p>
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