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To the Church-Warden and Overseers of the Poor of the Hamlet of
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, Stepney, in the
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,and to the Church-Wardens and Overseers
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of the Poor of the
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(to wit)
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John Staples
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WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto Us, two of
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His Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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acting in and for the
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aforesaid ( one whereof being of the Quorum)
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by the Church-Warden and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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Hamlet of
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, That
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Maria Bruce
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, the Widow
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of
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John Bruce
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lately deceased and her Three
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Children Lawful Issue vizt Richard, Joseph
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and Sarah
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lately intruded, and came into the
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, and are
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become chargeable to the same:We, the said Justices, upon
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Examination 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 of the
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last legal Settlement of the said
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Maria Bruce
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and her said
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Street Children, viz
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, aged fourteen Years
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aged Twelve Years, and
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aged about
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Four Years an a Quarter is in the
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PArish of
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in the
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THESE are therefore in His Majesty's Name to require you,
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the said Church-Warden and Overseers of the Poor of the
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said Hamlet of
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, On Sight hereof to remove and convey the
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and her said Three Children
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, Joseph and
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from and out your Hamlet of
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to the said
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aforesaid
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and them deliver unto the Church-Wardens and Overseers
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of the Poor there,or to some or one of them, together with this
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our Order, or a true Copy hereof, who are hereby required to
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receive and provide for them according to law. Civen under
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our Hands and Seals this 20th Day of October 1796.
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