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<p n="1050"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London,<lb></lb>
to wit.}</note>
<lb></lb>
To the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo564">Parish of Saint Stephen in<lb></lb>
Coleman Street</rs>
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London, and the<lb></lb>
Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor<lb></lb>
of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo565">Saint Stephen in Walbrook</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo566">London</rs>
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and to every of them.</p>
<p n="1051"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1051-1">James Townsend</rs>
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Mayor<lb></lb>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1051-2">James Esdaile</rs>
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<p n="1052"> WHEREAS Complaint has been made unto Us,<lb></lb>
two of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15084_occ317">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo567">City of London</rs>
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and Liberties thereof, one being of the Quo-<lb></lb>
rum, by the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of<lb></lb>
the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo568">Saint Stephen in Coleman Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
London, That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1052-2">Margaret Biggs</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15084_occ318">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1052-3">John Biggs</rs>
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gone<lb></lb>
from her and their four Children to wit <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1052-4">John George</rs>
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aged<lb></lb>
Seven Years <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1052-10">Charles</rs>
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aged five Years <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1052-11">Anthony</rs>
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aged Two<lb></lb>
Years and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1052-5">Sarah</rs>
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aged Six Weeks did<lb></lb>
lately come to reside in their said Parish, not having obtain'd<lb></lb>
any legal Settlement there, and are likely to become charge-<lb></lb>
able thereto, unless timely prevented, which Complaint We<lb></lb>
the said Justices, upon due Proof made thereof, as well upon<lb></lb>
the Oath of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1052-6">Margaret Biggs</rs>
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as otherwise, do<lb></lb>
adjudge to be true; and we do also adjudge the last legal<lb></lb>
Settlement of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1052-7">John Biggs</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1052-8">Margaret</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15084_occ319">Wife</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and their said four Children<lb></lb>
to be in the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo569">Saint Stephen in Walbrook</rs>
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and that<lb></lb>
thither to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1052-9">Margaret Biggs</rs>
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and her said four Children<lb></lb>
<del>and that thither to</del>
ought by Law to be sent.</p>
<p n="1053">These are therefore in His Majesty's Name to will and re-<lb></lb>
quire you the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of<lb></lb>
the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo570">Saint Stephen in Coleman Street</rs>
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London, forthwith to remove and convey the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1053-2">Margaret Biggs</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and her said four Children<lb></lb>
from and out of your said Parish, unto the said Parish of <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo571">Saint Stephen in Walbrook</rs>
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<lb></lb>
And them deliver unto the Church-Wardens and Overseers<lb></lb>
of the Poor there, or to some or one of them, together with<lb></lb>
this our Order, who is and are hereby required to receive<lb></lb>
and provide for them according to Law. Given under<lb></lb>
our Hands and Seals, this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15084_date40">17th Day of February<lb></lb>
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy three</rs>
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