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as the place of their last legal
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Settlement.
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That the Inhabitants of the sd. parish of
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conceiving themselves aggrieved by the sd.
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Order of pass Warrant humbly Appeal against the same Etc.
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This Order of Removal is grounded upon the following Examination of the pauper George
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Simkins taken the 18th. day of Decer 1773. as follows
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The Examination of
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taken this 18th. Day of Decer 1773
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This Examinant on his Oath Saith That he was an Inhabitant of the parish of
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and was rated and paid poors rate in that parish And this Examinant
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hath not Obtained any Subsequent Settlement.
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In the Year 1772 the Pauper
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resided in the parish of
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as a Lodger in
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the House of one
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for the
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Relief of the poor of the said parish at 9d. P week on
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& Inhabitant of the said parish and he was was so lated an Assessd. in the Rate Book of the said
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Between the time of making the Rate which was stay 1771 and the time it was Collected
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in the Year 1772 the sd.
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became Insolvent & ranaway from his House in the said Parish
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leaving the pauper and his family and other Lodgers Inhabiting therein
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When the parish Officer came about to Collect the said Rate he found the sd
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the House keeper and person Rated had deserted his House the sd. Officer then applied to the Pauper then a
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Lodger in the House to pay and discharge the Rate then die for the sd House for the said George
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Twitchins his Land lord and to Induce him so to do that the late Might not be lost told him that as
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he paid it on Account of his Landlord he might deduct it out of his Rent or to that purpose upon wch
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the Pauper paid the late for his Landlord and the parish officer gave him a Receipt to that purpose
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as he apprehends but does not Recollect the words of the receipt
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Upon this Transaction the Pauper now founds his right of Settlement in the parish of St. Mary
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