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To the Constables of the Parish of
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, and also to all Constables
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and other Officers, whom it may concern to receive and
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convey; and to the Church-wardens, Chapel-wardens, or
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Overseers of the Poor of the
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there Daughter
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have been
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apprehended in the said Parish of
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as Rogue and Vagabond Viz. there wandering and
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logging in the Open air
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and upon Examination of the said
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taken before Me upon Oath (which
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Examination is hereunto annexed) it doth appear that the said
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is the place of their last
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legal Settlement
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THESE are therefore to require you the Constables of the said
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and his said Wife and Daughter
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to the Parish ofin the County of
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that being the first Parish in the next Precinct
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through which they ought to pass in the direct Way to the said
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Parish of Elminster to which they are to be
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sent: And to deliver them to the Constable or other Officer of
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the said Parish oftogether with
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this Pass, and the Duplicate of the Examination of the said
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John Casswell taking his Receipt for the same: And
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and his said Wife and daughter are
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to be thence conveyed on in like Manner to the Parish of
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Elminster aforesaid there to be delivered to some Church-
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warden, Chapel-warden, or Overseer of the Poor of the same
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Place, to be there provided for according to Law: And you the
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said Church-wardens, Chapel-wardens, or Overseers of the Poor,
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are hereby required to receive the said Person and provide for
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them as aforesaid. Given under my Hand and Seal the 13th
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Day of October in the Year of our Lord 1784
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D Walker
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