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To the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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WHEREAS Complaint hath been made by you, the Church-
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Mr Lambart
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THESE are therefore in his Majesty's Name to Order and
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Require you the said Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of
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to the said Parish of
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.andthemdeliver
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to the Church-wardens 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 requir'd in his Majesties
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Name, and by Virtue of the Statutes in such Case made, forthwith
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to receive the said
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and Twins
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into their saidParish and Careand provide forthem
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as their own Parishioners. Given under our Hands and Seals, the
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25thDay ofMarchAnno RegniDni Nri Georgy
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Secundi Regisnunc Magnae Britanniae, Etc.Quarto
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Printed for A, CONINGSBY, at the Ink Bottle in Fetter-Lane, Fleet Street.
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