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<p n="333"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London ss</note>
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To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the Parish of St Bridgett als Bride<lb></lb>
London andthe Churchwardens<lb></lb>
an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15043_occ236">Overseers of the Poor</rs>
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of the Parish of St<lb></lb>
Olave art street London</p>
<p n="334">Whereas Complaint hat been made unto Us two of<lb></lb>
His Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15043_occ237">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this City and the<lb></lb>
Liberties thereof (Quorum unus) by You the Churchwardens<lb></lb>
and Overseers of the poor of the said parish of St Bridgett<lb></lb>
als BrideLondon That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n334-1">Margt.<lb></lb>
Whitaker</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15043_occ238">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n334-2">William Whittaker</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n334-7">Hester</rs>
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<lb></lb>
her Female Infant aged abt. one year & half are<lb></lb>
lately come to reside in your said arish not having obtaind any<lb></lb>
Legal Settlement there and are likely to become chargeable<lb></lb>
thereto unless timely prevented Which Complaint We judge to<lb></lb>
be true and for as much as it appears unto Us by the Oath of<lb></lb>
the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n334-3">Margaret Whitaker</rs>
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that her Husband <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n334-4">Wm: Whitaker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
served <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n334-5">Thomas Middleton</rs>
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in Savage Gardens in the Pish of St<lb></lb>
Olave <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo379">Hart street</rs>
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London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15043_occ239">Cooper</rs>
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as his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15043_occ240">apprentice</rs>
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for the Space<lb></lb>
of Four years<lb></lb>
And no other Subsequent Settlement appearing unto Us We the<lb></lb>
Said Justices are of opinion and do Adjudge the last Legal<lb></lb>
Settlement of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n334-6">Margaret Whitaker</rs>
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& her Child Hester<lb></lb>
to be in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo380">parish of St Olave</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo381">Hart street</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
And that thitherto they ought by Law<lb></lb>
to be sent.</p>
<p n="335"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15043_n335-1">Richd: Brocas</rs>
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</note>
<lb></lb>
These are therefore in his Majesties Name to Will and<lb></lb>
Require You the Chruchwardens and Overseers of the poor of<lb></lb>
the said parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo382">St Bridgett als Bride</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo383">London</rs>
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forthwith to Remove and Convey the said Margt.<lb></lb>
Whitaker & her Female Child Hester<lb></lb>
from an out of your said parish unto the said parish of st<lb></lb>
Olave <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15043_geo384">Hart street</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
And them deliver unto the Churchwardens and Overseers<lb></lb>
of the poor there or one of them Who is and are hereby required<lb></lb>
to Receive and provide for them according to Law Given<lb></lb>
under our hands and Seals this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15043_date29">23dday of October<lb></lb>
Anno Domini 1732</rs>
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