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City in their General Session of
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the Peace Assembled.
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The Humble Petition of the Church Wardens and Overseers
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of the Poor of the Parish of Saint Vedast otherwise Forster
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That Your Petitioners by Virtue of a Warrant under the Hands &
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Seals of two of his Majesty's
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for the Said City
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bearing Date the 2d. day of August 1768 (Reciting that it appeared
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unto then the said Justices as well upon the Complaint & Application
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of the said Church Wardens and Overseers as upon due Prof upon
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Oath before them made That
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Wm. London
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had gone away
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from his Place of abode in
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Green Lane
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in the Parish & City
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aforesaid into some other County city or Place & had left his Wife & two
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of their Children upon the Charge of the Sd. Parish the Place of their last
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Legal Settlement & that the said Wm. London had some Goods & Chattles
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then Lying in one of the Warehouses belonging to his Majesty's Customes
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which said Goods & Chattles would case the said Parish the said Parish of their said
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Charges in whole or in Part) Did by the Consent of the Commissioners
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of his Majestys Customs take & Seize the said Goods & Chattles consisting
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of the several Articles following
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In a Case Marked No.1 I W.
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2 Pair of Shoes with the Name of Wm. London. A Bill of Mr.
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Parsons the Apothecary for Curing Wm. London his Wife Consenting
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to £.11.6s.7d. 1 Pair of Esquires. A Two Guinea Peace marked
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A H. 4 Crown Pieces 6 Medalls. 1 Spanish Silver Pieces
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19 Pence in small Silver Coin 1 Gold 5s/3d & a halfpenny in a Pursed
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1 Mettle Watch & Chain makers name Allen. 1 Pair Cluster Sleeve
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Buttons. 1 Knee Buckle 1 Little Silver Cross. 1 Small Poble
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Box. 1 Spoon Case. A Mark for Linnan W.L. One Pocket
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Book with Sunday Papers. 4 Mettle Spoons 2 Silver Corials
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Sunday Letters Shop Bills & Cards of the said Wm. London
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Survey of London & Westminster. 4 Plated Spurs. 7 Books
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120
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o Pile of Weighs. One Silver Punch Ladle. Wm. Londons
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Shop Books. 2 Pair of Scales. One Drawer with Sundry
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Books & Plates of Wm. Londons Shop One Bible with the Name
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of Wm. London & his Wife & the Birth of their Children Sundry
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Silver Spoons Part finished & Part not with other Silver amounting
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