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<p n="1098"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London,<lb></lb>
to wit.}</note>
<lb></lb>
To the<del>Church-Wardens and</del>
Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the<del>Parish of</del>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo638">Precinct of Whitefryers</rs>
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<lb></lb>
London, and the<lb></lb>
Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor<lb></lb>
of the Parish of Saint Martin Ludgate London<lb></lb>
and to every of them.</p>
<p n="1099"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1099-1">James Townsend</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mayor<lb></lb>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1099-2">Nath Thomas</rs>
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<p n="1100"> WHEREAS Complaint has been made unto Us,<lb></lb>
two of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15084_occ343">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo639">City of London</rs>
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and Liberties thereof, one being of the Quo-<lb></lb>
rum, by the<del>Church-Wardens and</del>
Overseers of the Poor of<lb></lb>
the said<del>Parish of</del>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo640">Precinct of Whitefryers</rs>
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London, That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1100-2">Mary Woodcock</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15084_occ344">Widow</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1100-3">William Woodcock</rs>
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<lb></lb>
deced and their two Children <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1100-4">Elizabeth</rs>
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aged Fifteen Years<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15084_n1100-5">Mary</rs>
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aged Nine Years did<lb></lb>
lately come to reside in their said<del>Parish,</del>
Precinct 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_n1100-6">Mary Woodcock</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_n1100-7">Mary Woodcock</rs>
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and her<lb></lb>
said two Children<lb></lb>
to be in the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo641">Saint Martin Ludgate</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and that thither to they ought by Law to be sent.</p>
<p n="1101">These are therefore in His Majesty's Name to will and re-<lb></lb>
quire you the<del>Church-Wardens and</del>
Overseers of the Poor of<lb></lb>
the said<del>Parish of</del>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo642">Precinct of Whitefryers</rs>
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<lb></lb>
London, forthwith to remove and convey the said Mary<lb></lb>
Woodcock and her said two Children<lb></lb>
from and out of your said<del>Parish</del>
Precinct unto the said Parish of <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15084_geo643">Saint Martin Ludgate</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_date47">16th Day of April<lb></lb>
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy three</rs>
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