Middx ss
To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
Parish ofSt. Pancrass
in theCountyof
Middx
and to the Churchwardens and
Overseers of the Poor of the Parish ofSouth Mims
in theCountyofHertford
Sd: Troughton< no role >
N: Boothe
WHEREAS Complaint hath been made by you the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
Parish ofSt Pancrass
unto us whose
Hands and Seals are hereunto set, two of His Majesty's Justices of
the Peace
(Quorum unus) for theCountyaforesaid, That
Elizabeth Crathern< no role >
Wife
of
Samuell Crathern< no role >
&
David< no role >
helson of the Age of one Yeare & upwards there
lately intrudedthemselvesinto your said Parish of
St Pancrass
there to Inhabit asParishioner contrary to
the Laws relating to the Settlement of the Poor, andthere likely
to become Chargeable, if not timely prevented: And whereas,
upon due Examination and Enquiry made into the Premises,
upon the Oath of the Sd
Elizabeth Crathern< no role >
it appears unto Us, and We acordingly Adjudge. That the said
Elizabeth and David are
likely to become Chargeable unto the said Parish ofSt. Pancrass
and that the last Legal Place of Settlement of the Said
Elizabethwas in the said Parish of
South Mims
fil the Sd County of Hertford
These are therefore, in His Majesty's Name, to Order and Require
you the said Church wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
Parish ofSt Pancrass
aforesaid, that you, or some
of you do forthwith Remove and Convey the saidElizabeth [..]
David her son [..] your said Parish ofSt Pancrass
to the said Parish of [..] and them deliver
to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor there, of some or
one of them, together with this our Warrant or Order, or a true
Copy hereof, whereby they are likewise Required, in His Majesty's
Name, and by Virtue of the Statutes in such Case made forthwith
to receive the saidElizabeth Crathern< no role >
& David< no role >
her son
into their saidParrishand provide fortheir
as their own Parishioners.Given under our Hands and Seals,
thefirstDay ofMarchAnno RegniDy [..]
Georgynune Magne Britannie, Etcundecimo
Annoq: Dom' 1724/5