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To the Constable of the Parish of
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, or the Headborough there:
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to the Contractor employed for the passsing and conveying of
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Regues and Vagabonds within the said County; and to all
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Constables and other Officers whom it may concern
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in the County of
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or either of them to receive and obey.
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WHEREAS Jane Sprigge (the wife of
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Joseph Sprigge
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who has ab
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from her & left her restitute of Support was
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apprehended in the Parish of
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, aforesaid, as a Vagab
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Videlicit wandering abroad & begging there &
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in the open Air
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and upon Examination of the said
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Jane Sprigge
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taken
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before me in Writing, and upon Oath; which Examination is hereunto annexed,
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it doth appear that her last legal Settlement is at the Precinct of St Catharine
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in the County aforesaid: These are therefore to require you the said
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Constable or other Officer to convey the said
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Jane Sprigge
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to the Said Precinct
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of St Catharine
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to the House of Correction at
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Clerkenwell
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whence the said Contractor is to conveyto the Parish of
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that being the first Parish in the none
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Precinct, through whichought to pass in the direct Way to the said Parish
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ofto which Parish
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to be sent and to deliverto the Constable, or other Officer of such
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in such next Precinct, together with this Pass and the Duplicate of the Examination
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of the saidtaking his Receipt for the same:
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the saidto be then
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conveyed on on the like Manner to the said Parish of
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there to be delivered to some Church-warden, Chapel-warden, or Overseer of the
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Poor of the same Parish, to be there provided for according to Law. And you the
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said Church-warden, or Overseer of the Poor are hereby required
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to receive the said Person and provide
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for her
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as aforesaid. Given under my
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Hand and Seal this twelfth Day of August1783
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R Davies
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