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<p n="149">To His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for<lb></lb>
the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50435_geo123">Middx</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50435_geo123" type="type" value="county"></interp>
in their General<lb></lb>
Session of the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="150">The Humble Petition of the Church<lb></lb>
Wardens & Overseers of the Poor of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50435_geo124">Parish of Enfield</rs>
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in the said County</p>
<p n="151"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That on or about the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50435_date8">twenty first day of<lb></lb>
July last</rs>
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one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50435_n151-1">Elizabeth</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50435_n151-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50435_occ78">wife</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50435_n151-2">Thomas Wakefield</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50435_n151-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
was found Wandring<lb></lb>
and begging in the said Parish And being<lb></lb>
sent to the Workhouse there was<lb></lb>
delivered of a Female Child baptized by<lb></lb>
the Name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50435_n151-10">Ann </rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50435_n151-10" type="surname" value="Wakefield"></interp>
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whereby She and her<lb></lb>
said Child became Chargeable to the<lb></lb>
Sd. Parish</p>
<p n="152">That Yor Petrs. did detain the said<lb></lb>
Woman in their Workhouse until<lb></lb>
the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50435_date9">12th. day of August last</rs>
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when they<lb></lb>
Conveyed her before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50435_n153-11">Merry Teshmaker</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50435_n153-11" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50435_occ79">Esqr</rs>
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. one of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50435_occ80">Justices of ye.<lb></lb>
peace</rs>
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for this County who upon Exam-<lb></lb>
ination of ye. sd. Vagrant did by a Pass<lb></lb>
under his Hand & Seal order & direct her<lb></lb>
to be Conveyed to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50435_geo125"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50435_geo126">Parish of Jarro</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the Bishoprick of Durham</rs>
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being the<lb></lb>
place of her last legall Settlement</p>
<p n="153"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50435_n153-1">Humphr Elmes</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50435_n153-1" type="surname" value="Elmes"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50435_n153-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
for ye Petrs.</note>
<lb></lb>
Yor Petr. therefore humbly Pray that Yor.<lb></lb>
Worships will be Pleas'd to order the<lb></lb>
Trear of this County to pay yor. Petrs.<lb></lb>
such a Sum of money as you shall<lb></lb>
Adjudge a reasonable Satisfaction for<lb></lb>
the Charges the sd. Parish has been put<lb></lb>
unto on Accot. of the lying in of ye sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50435_n153-2">Elizth<lb></lb>
Wake</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50435_n153-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
fold<lb></lb>
And Yor Petrs. shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
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