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<p n="263"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> Midd. </note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50328_n263-1">John Mercer</rs>
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</note>
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WHEREAS Complaint has been made unto us,<lb></lb>
two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50328_geo191">County of Middlesex</rs>
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(one being of the Quo-<lb></lb>
rum) by the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50328_geo192">Parish of St. Giles in the Fields</rs>
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in the said County,<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50328_n263-2">Hannah Saunders</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50328_n263-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
widow of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50328_n263-3">Thomas Saunders</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Deced and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50328_n263-6">Ann </rs>
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her Child Aged about Eight Years by<lb></lb>
her said late Husband are<lb></lb>
lately come into the said Parish endeavouring to Settle<lb></lb>
there, contrary to Law. And it appeareth unto us the<lb></lb>
said Justices, and we do adjudge That they are likely<lb></lb>
to become chargeable to the said Parish; and upon Exami-<lb></lb>
nation of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50328_n263-4">Hannah Saunders</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken upon Oath, it further appeareth unto us,<lb></lb>
and we do likewise adjudge, That the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50328_geo193">St.<lb></lb>
Giles without Cripplegate</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
is the Place of the last legal<lb></lb>
Settlement of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50328_n263-5">Hannah Saunders</rs>
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& Child</p>
<p n="264"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">R Midford,</note>
<lb></lb>
These are therefore in His Majesty's Name to Charge and<lb></lb>
Command the Chruch-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor<lb></lb>
of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50328_geo194">Parish of St. Giles in the Fields</rs>
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<lb></lb>
forthwith to remove and convey the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50328_n264-1">Hannah Saunders</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and Child<lb></lb>
from the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50328_geo195">St. Giles in the<lb></lb>
Filelds</rs>
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to the said<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50328_geo196">St. Giles without Cripplegate</rs>
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and deli-<lb></lb>
ver them to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor there, or to some or one of them, who are hereby re-<lb></lb>
quired to provide for them according to Law. Given under<lb></lb>
our Hands and Seals the 2d. Day of November 1737</p>
<p n="265"> To the Church-Wardens and Overseers of<lb></lb>
the Poor of the respective Parishes. of <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50328_geo197">St. Giles in the Fields</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50328_geo198">County of Middlesex</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50328_geo199">St. Giles without Cripplegate<lb></lb>
London</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and to all other Officers whom it may<lb></lb>
Concern.</p>
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