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To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of
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Poor of the Parish of
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in the County of
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and to each and every of them.
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Mich Downs
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WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto Us, two
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of His Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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, acting in and for the
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City and Liberty of
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, (one whereof being of the
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Quorum) by the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of
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the said
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Parish of Saint James
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, That
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Isabella Gower
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Pregnant
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hath lately intruded and came
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into the said Parish of Saint James, and is become
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chargeable to the same: We, the said Justices upon Exami-
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nation of the Premises, upon Oath, and other Circumstances do
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adjudge the same to be true; and do also adjudge the Place
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of the last legal Settlement of the said
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Isabella Gower
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to be in the Parish of
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Saint Mary
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Lambeth
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in the County of Surry
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THESE are therefore, in His Majesty's Name, to require
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you, the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of
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the said Parish of Saint James, on Sight hereof, to remove
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and convey the said
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from and out of your said
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, to the said
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Parish of
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and her deliver unto the Churchwardens and Overseers
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of the Poor there, or to some, or one of them, together with
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this our Order, or a true Copy thereof, who are hereby required
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to receive and provide for her according to Law.GIVEN
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under our Hands and Seals, this
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2d Day of
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December One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety. five
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