Middx ss.

WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto Us two of
His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Mid-
dlesex, (Quorum Unus) by the Church Wardens and Overseers of
the Poor of the Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn , above the Bars in
the said County; ThatElizabeth Couch< no role > wife of William
Couch< no role > Mariner with her two Children Vizt. William
Couch< no role > aged about five years and Martha Couch < no role > aged
about One year hath

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lately come into the said Parish, endeavouring to settle there contrary
to Law: And it appeareth unto Us the said Justices, and we do
Adjudge, Thatthey arelikely to become chargeable to the
said Parish, and upon Examination ofthe said Elizabeth
Couch< no role >
taken upon Oath;
it further appeareth unto Us, and we do likewise Adjudge, That
the parish of Saint Clement East Cheap London

is the Place of the last
legal Settlement of the saidElizabeth Couch< no role > and her said
two Children William Couch< no role > and Martha Couch< no role >
Whitherby Law they ought to be sent

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These are therefore in His Majesty's Name, to Charge and Command
the Church-Warden and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of
St. Andrew, Holborn , aove the Bars, forthwith to remove and con-
vey the saidElizabeth Couch< no role > and her said two Children
William Couch< no role > and Martha Couch< no role >

from the said Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn , above the Bars, to the
said Parish ofSaint Clement East Cheap London
and deliverthem
to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or to some
or one of them, who are hereby required to provide forthem
according to Law: Given under our Hands and Seals theTwenty Seven
Day ofNovemberAnno Dom.1728

To the Church-Warden and Overseers of the Poor of
the respective Parishes of St. Andrew, Holborn , above the
Pars, in the County of Middlesex , AndSaint Clement
East Cheap London
and to all other
Officers whom it may Concern