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To His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for
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the County of
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Session of the Peace Assembled
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The Humble Petition of the Church
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Wardens & Overseers of the Poor of the
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in the said County
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Sheweth
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That on or about the
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twenty first day of
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July last
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one
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Elizabeth
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the
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Thomas Wakefield
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was found Wandring
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and begging in the said Parish And being
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sent to the Workhouse there was
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delivered of a Female Child baptized by
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the Name of
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whereby She and her
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said Child became Chargeable to the
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Sd. Parish
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That Yor Petrs. did detain the said
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Woman in their Workhouse until
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the
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12th. day of August last
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when they
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Conveyed her before
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Merry Teshmaker
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. one of His Majesty's
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Justices of ye.
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peace
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for this County who upon Exam-
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ination of ye. sd. Vagrant did by a Pass
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under his Hand & Seal order & direct her
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to be Conveyed to the
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Parish of Jarro
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in
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the Bishoprick of Durham
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being the
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place of her last legall Settlement
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Humphr Elmes
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for ye Petrs.
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Yor Petr. therefore humbly Pray that Yor.
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Worships will be Pleas'd to order the
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Trear of this County to pay yor. Petrs.
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such a Sum of money as you shall
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Adjudge a reasonable Satisfaction for
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the Charges the sd. Parish has been put
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unto on Accot. of the lying in of ye sd.
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Elizth
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Wake
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fold
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And Yor Petrs. shall ever Pray Etc.
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