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Midx
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That the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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by Certificate under their
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Hands and Seals bearing Date the 18th. Day of Febry 1729
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Attested by 2 witnesses duly allowed and confirmed by 2 of
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his Majestys
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did own and acknowledge
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Jonathan Ward
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and his
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wife
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Children to be Inhabitants legally settled in their said Parish
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That in the year 1730 said
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Jonathan Ward
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being a
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Masans Labourer
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he went about the Country with his
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Family and work's at several places a good way distant
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from Castle Headingham and hearing that his Uncle was
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dead he went over to
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about May 1730 was admitted to the Collages and said Ward
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time in Withersfield Town and after they had gott some
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convenienys Ward and his Family went & Resided in One of
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the said Colleges about 9 Months That in about 3
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Weeks after he had so fixt his Family in One of the said
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Cottages he went to
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Cambridge
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to gott work where he
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lodged (it being about 12 Miles distant from withersfield)
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but weekly or very frequently came home to his Family
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on the Saturday and peturn'd on Monday Morning but when
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the work was finished at
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to his Family and staid with them about 10
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Days and then went to gett work at
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which
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being a great Distance from
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he sent for his
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After nine Months residence in one of the Cottages as above States
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Ward sold the Cottages for 6 Guineas with the incumbrance of the Fine
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& Fees of his Admission.
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