St Dionis Backchurch Parish:
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3rd December 1701 - 27th August 1817

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Image 93 of 1274th May 1774


Middlesex ,
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To the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of
the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch , in the County of
Middlesex , and to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of
the Poor of the Parish of Saint Dionis Back Church
in the City of London

D Wilmos
Benj: Cowley< no role >


WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto Us,
two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for
the County of Middlesex , (one whereof being of the Quorum)
by the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch , Middlesex , That John Rash< no role >
a Bastard aged about Eleven Years who never
gained any legal Settlement in his own right
hath come to Inhabit in the Parish of Saint
Leonard Showditch not having gained any
legal Settlement thew
and is
[..] become Chargeable to the same; We the said Justices
upon Examination of the Premises upon Oath, and other
Circumstances, do [..] adjudge the same to be true, and do
also adjudge the Place of the last legal Settlement of the said
John Nash< no role > is in the Parish of St. Dionis
Back Chruch in the City of London aforesaid

THESE are therefore in his Majesty's Name to require
you the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of
the said Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch , Middlesex , on
Sight hereof, to remove and convey the said John Nash< no role >
from and out of your said Parish of St. Leonard , unto the
said Parish of Saint Dionis
and him deliver unto the Church-Wardens and Over-
seers of the Poor there, or to some or to one of them, to-
gether with this our Order, or a true Copy hereof, who are
hereby required to receive and provide for him
according to Law.

Given under our Hands and Seals this 4th
Day of May1774




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