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To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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; and to the Churchwardens and
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Overseers of the Poor of the
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in the
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and to each and every
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of them, and to all others whom these may concern.
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Westminster
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To wit.}
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John Collick
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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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City and Liberty aforesaid (One whereof being of the Quorum) by
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the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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Parish
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of St. Martin in the Fields
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, That
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Martha Meares
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Wife of
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Alexander Meares
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(Insane)
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hath lately intruded and came into
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, and as become Chargeable
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to the same; We the said Justices, upon Examination of the Premises
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upon Oath, and other Circumstances, do adjudge the same to be true,
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and do also adjudge the Place of the last legal Settlement of the said
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to be in the
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John Patchett
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THESE are therefore, in His Majesty's Name, to require you
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the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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, on sight hereof, to remove
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and convey the said
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Martha Mears
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from and out of your said
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, to
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the said
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and her deliver unto the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor
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there, or to some, or one of them, together with this our Order, or
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a true Copy thereof, who are hereby required to receive and provide
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for her according to Law. Given under our Hands and Seals, this
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28th Day of March 179 7
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