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To ye Constables Church Wardens & Overseers of the
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Poor of ye Parish of St. Sepulcher in the County of Midds
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And to ye Church Wardens & Overseers of ye Poor of the
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Parish of St: Bridget als Brides London.
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Jos: Shock
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Richd Browne
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Whereas it appeareth unto Us Two of her Maties:
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Justices of the
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Peace
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for ye County of
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Midds
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(Quor un) upon ye Complt: of the
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Church Warden
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& Overseers of ye poor of ye Parish of
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St:
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Sepulcher
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in ye sd County That
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Francis Plenty
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a Child about
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Eight years old, ye Son of
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Richard Plenty
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Mary
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his
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wife
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, was
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left in ye their sd Parish abt: A Month ago by his sd Mother,
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who is Since absconded, & not to be found. And whereas it
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also appeareth unto us, That neither ye sd Father nor
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Mother of ye sd Child have taken any care to provide for
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him, by reason whereof ye sd Child who hath not any thing
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where wth: to maintain himself now is, & unavoidably will
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continue a great Charge Petr. sd Parish of St Sepulcher if
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not timely prvented. And whereas it further appeareth
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unto us by a Certificate under ye hand of
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Stephen Rose
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Parish Clerk
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of ye Parish of
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St. Bridget als Brides
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London
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That ye sd
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Francis Plenty
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ye Son of ye sd
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Richard plenty
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Mary
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wife
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was
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baptiz'd on ye
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Twenty third day of July
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wch was in ye Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred
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, Oath
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being made before us by
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Andrew Niphright
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of ye sd Parish
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of
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St: Sepulcher
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that ye sd Certificate is according
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to ye Register Book of ye sd Parish of
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St: Bridget als Brides
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London
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. And now upon carefull & diligent Exaiacon Wee
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cannot finde any place of ye legall Settlemt: of ye sd Father and
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Mother of ye sd Child, or of either of them. We do therefore
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adjudge ye sd Parish of
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to be ye
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place of ye last legal Settlemt: of ye sd Child, he having been
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baptiz'd there, & that ye sd Child ought to be sent the there
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These are therefore in her Maties: name to require you upon Sight hereof to passe and
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convey ye sd
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Francis Plenty
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from ye sd parish of
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St:Sepulcher
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to ye sd Parish
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of
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St: Bridget als Brides
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London
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, & to deliver him, together wth this presept, to
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ye Church Wardens & Overseers of ye Pe or there, or to some or one of them,
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lb
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lb
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who are hereby required
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him to receive & provide for as they do for other
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Such Poor of their sd Parish untill they shall be freed from him by due
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Course of Lane. And this shall be yor. Warrt Given under
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our hands and
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Seals this
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Fourth day of September Anno Domini 1708
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