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October 1699

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Ad genal Quartial Session paris Dui Regis tent & Cond Midd p adjorn [..]
[..] apud Hicks Hall in St John street in Com prd die lune Scilt none
die Octobr Anno rui regis Gulelmi try mmc Augl Etc Undecimo

Upon hearing of the appeal of the Churchwardens & Overseers of
the poor of the parish of St Saviours Southwark in the County of
Surry agt an order dated the ninth day of Septembr last middx
the hands and seals of Joseph Jorey< no role > Esqr and Robert Constable< no role >
Esqr two of his Maties Justices of the peace for this County (Quorm
umis) whereby one Dorcas Shorter< no role > widdow was removed from
the hamblett of Bethnall green in the parish of Stebunheath
als Stepny in this County to the said parish of St Saviours
Southwark as the place of the last Settlement of Roger
Shorter
< no role > her late husband who (as is alledged in the said
order) lived in Cheqr Ally in the said parish of St Saviours
for some years and paid to the Church and poor and other
parochiall dutys and ever since hath been a lodger and
never obtained any settlemt otherwise then in the said pish
And upon examinacon of the said Dorcas Shorter< no role > upon
oath and other proofe in the Prsence of the Churchwardens
and Overseers of the poor of both parishes and hearing
what was alledged by all the said parties and their
Councell Itt appeared to this Court that the said Dorcas
Shorter
< no role > had nor legall Settlemt in the said parish of St
Saviours Southwark This Court doth therefore allow of
the said appeal and vacate and discharge the said reviled
order And doth order that the Churchwardens & Overseers
of the poor of the said Hamblett of Bethnall green doe
forthwith receive and take back the said Dorcas Shorter< no role >
into their care & Pvide for her as for other poor att the charge
of the Inhitants of the said Hamblett untill they can free
themselves of the charge thereof by due course of Law

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