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to wit.}
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To the
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WHEREAS Complaint has been made unto Us,
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two of His Majesty's
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and Liberties thereof, one being of the Quo-
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rum, by the
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London, That
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William Woodcock
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Elizabeth
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aged Nine Years did
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lately come to reside in their said
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Precinct not having obtain'd
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any legal Settlement there, and are likely to become charge-
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able thereto, unless timely prevented, which Complaint We
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the said Justices, upon due Proof made thereof, as well upon
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the Oath of the said
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as otherwise, do
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adjudge to be true; and we do also adjudge the last legal
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Settlement of the said
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and her
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and that thither to they ought by Law to be sent.
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These are therefore in His Majesty's Name to will and re-
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quire you the
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London, forthwith to remove and convey the said Mary
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Woodcock and her said two Children
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from and out of your said
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Precinct unto the said Parish of
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And them deliver unto the Church-Wardens and Overseers
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of the Poor there, or to some or one of them, together with
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this our Order, who is and are hereby required to receive
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and provide for them according to Law. Given under
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our Hands and Seals, this
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16th Day of April
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One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy three
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