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<p n="254"> To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo252">Parish of St. George</rs>
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, in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo253">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, and <lb></lb>
to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of <lb></lb>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo254">Saint John Wapping</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo255">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and to each and every of them.</p>
<p n="255"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo256">Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to wit} <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50929_n255-1">Herbert Mayo</rs>
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<lb></lb>
WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto us, whose Names<lb></lb>
are hereunto set and Seals affixed, being two of his Ma-<lb></lb>
jesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said County of Middle-<lb></lb>
sex, by the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo257">Parish of St. George</rs>
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, that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50929_n255-2">Jane Posselwhite</rs>
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(Wife of <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50929_n255-3">Joseph Posselwhite</rs>
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now at sea) and her two <lb></lb>
Children namely <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50929_n255-45">Sarah</rs>
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aged Six Years or<lb></lb>
thereabouts and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50929_n255-36">Joseph</rs>
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aged Twenty two Months <lb></lb>
on thereabouts<lb></lb>
did lately come to inhabit in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo258">Parish of St. George</rs>
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, Middle-<lb></lb>
sex, not having gained a legal Settlement there, nor produced any <lb></lb>
Certificate owning herself to be settled elsewhere,<lb></lb>
and that the said Jane Posselwhite and her said<lb></lb>
two Children are<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50929_n255-47">Wm Clappeson</rs>
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</note>
<lb></lb>
<del>is likely to</del>
become chargeable to the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo259">Parish of St. George</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
We the said Justices, upon due proof made thereof, as well upon<lb></lb>
the Examination of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50929_n255-4">Jane Posselwhite</rs>
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<lb></lb>
upon Oath, as otherwise, and likewise upon due Consideration had<lb></lb>
of the Premises, do adjudge the same to be true; and we do like-<lb></lb>
wise adjudge, that the lawful Settlement of her. the said <lb></lb>
Jane Posselwhite and her said two Children<lb></lb>
is in the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo260">Saint John Wapping</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo261">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
We do therefore require you, the said Churchwardens and Over-<lb></lb>
seers of the Poor of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo262">Parish of St. George, Middlesex</rs>
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, or<lb></lb>
some or one of you, so convey the said Jane Posselwhite<lb></lb>
and her said two Children<lb></lb>
from and out of your said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo263">Parish of St. George</rs>
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, to the said <lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo264">Saint John Wapping</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and them to deliver to the Churchwardens<lb></lb>
and Overseers of the Poor there, or to some or one of them, toge-<lb></lb>
ther with this our Order, or a true Copy thereof: And we do also<lb></lb>
hereby require you, the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50929_geo265">Saint John Wapping</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to receive and provide for them and Inhabitants of<lb></lb>
your said Parish Given under our Hands and Seals the <lb></lb>
Thirteenth Day of May in the Year of our Lord<lb></lb>
One thousand seven hundred and ninety Six</p>
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