Middlx ss
Bast Johnson< no role >
Robert Kirbye< no role >
Whereas Complaint hath been made unto us whose hands and Seales are
here unto Sett two of his Maties Justices of the Peace (Quor unu) for the
Said County of Middlx by the Churchwarden & Overseers of the Poor of the
Hamlett of Wapping Stepney in the Parish of st Dunstans Stepney als Stolen hath
in the Said County That
Mary Lee< no role >
a Singlewoman
who is Now Pregnant
with one or more Bastard Child or Children is lately come into the
Said Hamlett of Wapping Stepney
endeavouring to Settle herselfe there
contrary to Law And us to her Circumstances She appeares to us that
She is in a Poor and mean Condicon therefore wee the Said Justice
of the Peace doe adjudge her likely to become a Charge to the Said
Hamlett of Wapping Stepney
And whereas it further Appeareth unto us
the Said Justices upon the Examinacon of the Said
Mary Lee< no role >
taken upon Oath that She was last legally Settled in the Parish
of
st. Andrew Hubbard
in the Citty of London
where She
was a hired Servant
by the Yeare and livd three Yeares together
at the Yearely wages of P Ann with
Peter Weston< no role >
in the Parish
of st Andrew Hubbard
abovesaid and upon Strict Examinacon wee
cannot find she hath gaind any other legal Settlement Since therefore
[..]
the Said Justices of the peace doe adjudge the Said
Mary Lee< no role >
s last
legal Settlement to be in the Said Parish of
st Andrew Hubbard
in the Said Citty of London
These are therefore in his Maties name to with &
require you to Convey and Pess the Said Mary Lee< no role >
from your Said
Hamlett of Wapping Stepney
to the Parish of
st. Andrew Hubbard
in the Said Citty of London
and deliver her to the Churchwardens & [..]
Overseers of the Poor there who are hereby required to provide for [..]
According to Law hereof faile not given under or hands & Seales
this 22d day of Aprill Accts dom 1719
Annoqr regni Dui nr Georgy
mmc rs Magr Brit etc Quinto
To the Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor of the
Hamlett of Wapping Stepney abovesaid and also to the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish
of st. Andrew Hubbard abovesaid.