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there to Inhabit asyr:Parishioner contrary to
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upon due Examination and Equiry made into the Premises,
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These are therefore, in His Majesty's Name, to Order and Require
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you the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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to the said Parish of
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andthemdeliver
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to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or some or
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one of them, together with this our Warrant or Order, or a true
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Copy hereof, whereby they are likewise Required, in His Majesty's
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Name, and by Virtue of the Statutes in such Case made, forthwith
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Ann his Wife & two Children
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into their saidparishand provide forthem
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as their own Parishioner. Given under our Hands and Seals,
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the
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15thDay ofNovemberAnno RegniGeorgy
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Sold by S. GIBBONS, Stationer, near the Temple-Church: Where may be had
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all forts of Blanks, and other Stationary Wares
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