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<p n="245"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss.</note>
<lb></lb>
Whereas Complaint hath been made unto<lb></lb>
us by you the Churchwardens and Overseers of<lb></lb>
the Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50052_geo85">Parish of Acton</rs>
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in this County<lb></lb>
that Rural the Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50052_n245-1">Joseph<lb></lb>
Sheppard</rs>
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and Two small Children</p>
<p n="246"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50052_n246-1">Hen Hawley</rs>
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</note>
<lb></lb>
Nort<obscured></obscured>
Notice in Writing to any of the Officers<lb></lb>
of the <obscured></obscured>
of there above in the said Parish<lb></lb>
have lately intruded themselves into your said Parish,<lb></lb>
intending there to Inhabit as Parishioner contrary to Law,<lb></lb>
and may thereby become Chargeable if not timely preven-<lb></lb>
ted. These are therefore in the Majesties Names to<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
you forth with to remove and C<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="247"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50052_n247-1">Wm: Clitherow</rs>
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</note>
<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
same being (as we are informed) the Place of <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
legal, Settlement, and them to deliver to the Churchwar-<lb></lb>
dens and Overseers of the Poor there, or to some or one<lb></lb>
of them, who are hereby required to receive them into<lb></lb>
their said Parish, and to provide for them as their own<lb></lb>
Parishioners according to Law. Hereof fail not at your<lb></lb>
Perils. Given under our Hands and Seals the Eight & Twenfith<lb></lb>
day of September in the Wirth year of the Reign<lb></lb>
of our Sovereign Lord William the Third<lb></lb>
by the Grcae of God of England, Scotland, France, and Ire-<lb></lb>
land, King Defender of the Faith, Etc<lb></lb>
Annoq, Dom. 1697</p>
<p n="248"> To the Constables headboroughs Church-<lb></lb>
wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50052_geo86">Parish of <lb></lb>
Acton</rs>
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in this County or to any<lb></lb>
of them</p>
<p n="249"> And to the<lb></lb>
the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50052_geo87">Parish of Northolt</rs>
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in the said County<lb></lb>
and to all and every of them. These</p>
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