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At the General Quarter Session of the peace of our Sovereign
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Lord the King holden for the County of Middx at Hicks hall in
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in the County aforesaid by adjornment on Friday the
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eighth day of July in the eleventh year of the reign of our
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Sovereign Lord George the second King of Great Britain Etc
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& other their Follows Justices of our said Lord
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the King assigned to keep the peace in the County aforesaid and
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the poor of the
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in
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John Milner
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John Mercer
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County (one being of the Quorum) bearing date the eighteenth day
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of June last whereby
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his wife and their
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two children (to witt)
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Hannah
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aged two years & upwards and
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aged thirteen Months who were likely to become
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chargeable to the
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in this County were
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removed from the said
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as the place of the
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last legal settlement of the said
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and his said wife &
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children, And upon hearing of what was alledged by Councel for
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the said A
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the Churchwarden & Overseers of the poor of the said
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This Court by
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consent of Mr. Theed of Councel for the Churchwardens & Overseers
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of the poor of the said
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both allow
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of the said appeal, And doth vacate & discharge the aforesaid order
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of the said two Justices of the peace, and same is hereby vacated
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& discharged accordingly, And this Court doth Order that the Overseers
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do forthwith
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remove & convey the said
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John Sykes
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and Lucey his wife and
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their said two children from their said parish to the sd.
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or to some or one of them with a copy of this Order, who are
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hereby required to receive the said
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John Sykes
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and Lucey his wife
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and their said two children into their care, and to provide for them
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as for other poor at the charge of the Inhabitants of the said
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untill they can free themselves from the chang
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thereof by due to use of Law
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By the Court
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Walter
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