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Image 52 of 12830th May 1719


Middx Ss:


[..] Alex: Pitfeild< no role >


Sam Benson< no role >


To ye. Churchwardens & Overseers of ye. poor of ye. parish of St: Leonard
Shoreditch in ye County of Middx:
And to ye. churchwardens & Overseers of ye. poor of ye parish of St: Giles
in ye. feilds in ye. Sd County. Or any of them

Whereas it appeareth unto us Two of his Matis: Justices of ye. peace for ye. Sd County
(Quor unus) upon ye. Compll. of ye. churchwardens & Overseers of ye. poor of ye. Pish
of St. Leonard Shoreditch aforsd. That Elizabeth Fuller< no role > Spinster , with
her Male bastard child named Thomas< no role > about one Yeare & Ten Months
old; is intruded & come into their Sd parish. endeavouringe to Setle her Selfe
& her Sd Male Bastard child there, She ye, Sd Elizabeth Fuller< no role > nor her Sd
Male Bastard child not haveinge any Legall Setlemt, there, And Whereas
it appeareth unto us ye. Sd Justices that by reason of ye. poverty of ye. Sd
Elizabeth. fuller< no role > she haveing nothing, where wth. to maintaine her Said
Male Bastard child, ye. Sd Male Bastard child now is & Unavoid able
will Continue & be a great. charge to ye. Sd parish of St. Leonard
Shoreditch (if not Speedily prevented) and whereas it alsoe. appeareth.
unto us ye. Sd Justices upon ye. examinacon. of ye. Sd Elizabeth Fuller< no role >
upon [..] Cath. tht her Sd Male Bastard child named Thomas< no role > was
borne in ye. dwellinge house of Sarah Hall< no role > in ye. parish. of St: Giles
in ye. Feilds aforesd, in ye. County of Middx & aforesd widow ; Mor Can we
now upon a Strict. examinacon finde any other plus. of ye. Last Legall
Setlemt. of ye. Sd Male Bastard child named Thomas< no role > , Wherefore we ye.
Sd Justices, due adjudge & deeme Ye. Sd parish of St. Giles in ye. Feilds
to be ye. Last place of ye. Legall. Setlemt; of ye. Sd Male Bastard child
named Thomas< no role > , by reason ye. Sd Male. Bastard child named Thomas< no role >
was borne there, and that ye. Sd Male Bastard child named Thomas< no role >
ought to be Sent to ye. Sd parish of St. Giles in ye. Feilds
These are thereforein his Matis: name to require You on Sight hereof to pa [..]
remove & Convey ye. Sd Male Bastard child named Thomas< no role > . from & one of ye.
Sd parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch , to ye. sd parish of St. Giles in ye Feilds
& ye. Sd Male Bastard child deliver to ye. churchwardens & Overseers of
poor there or to Some or one of them, together wth. this precept, whoe are
hereby required ye. Sd Male Bastard Child to receive & provide for, as
occation Shall require, as they doe for othere poor of their Sd parish
Untill they Can otherwises free themselves of ye. charge thereof by dues
Court of Law; And this is Your Warrtt: Given under our hands & Seales
this 30th. day of May and dom 1719 :




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