To the Right Worppfull the Justices
of the peace
of the County at Hicks
Hall assembled
The petition Appeale of the Chapple Wardens
for the
Hospll: of Bridewell
, London & the Precinct
thereof.
Sheweth
[..] Thereas
Willm Withers< no role >
Esqr
.
Joseph Short< no role >
Esqr
[..] the Parish of the County of Middx
[..] and their hands of
[..]
[..] last part therein
[..] hand the is made to them by the
[..]
[..] Overseers of the peace of the parish of St.
[..] well in the sd. County That
Benjn. Ruth< no role >
wth.
[..] wife
Elizth< no role >
. her Daughter
aged abt. 7: years
Benjn< no role >
.
about 4 years &
Sarah< no role >
his Daughtr. abt 2: years as a halfe
[..] Intended & come into the Sd. Parish of Clerkenwell
Endeavr.
[..]
to
[..] a Settlemt. there wth: out renting £10: go and or paying
[..] there or beene any hired Servts there or given
[..] ting to any of the Officers there as by Law required
[..] a son of his poverty having little or notgive to maintance
[..] his sd wife & Children will unavoidably because a
[..] Charge to the sd Parish
And further setting forth That it did appeare unto them
Justices upon the Examinacon of the st Benjn. Ruth
Oath who Deposed That he Served Apprenticespp
wth. Wm.
[..] Dresser in the Precent of Bridewell
in the Cittyes
[..] for the terme of 7 years And from that trice to the date
[..] hath not had any legall Settlemt. Else where
[..] Justices on street Examincon said said that the
[..] gaines any place of the [..]
[..] since Therefore the said Justices did sherely Adjurn [..]
[..] the St Benjn. Ruth< no role >
to have been last legally settled
[..]
Precinct of Bridewell
in the Citty of London
aforese
[..] ye saine is now the place of him his sd wife [..] Children [..]
[..] Amount
[..] ed accordingly they the sd Justices in his Masties. Named did require
[..] able Churchwardens & Overseers & all other his Masties. officers
[..] it doth concerve to pass remove and convey the sd Benjn: Ruth< no role >
[..] at 3 Children out of the sd Parish of St. James Clerkenwell
to the
[..] of
Bridewell
in the Citty of London
aforesaid
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