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To the Worshipful his Majestys
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in their General
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Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled
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WE the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Saint Luke Chelsea
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in the said County whose names are hereunto subscribed and sit.
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Humbly Certify to this Court that on the Twenty Ninth day of June last We the said Churchwardens
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and Overseers of the Poor by Virtue of the within Warrant Entered into and upon the House or
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Tenement withinmentioned now in the Tenure or Occupation of
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near the Church in the said Parish and then and there demurded of him the
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payment of the Sum of Two Pounds and fifteen Shillings being
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rent for the said House or Tenement for one Quarter of a year ending at Midsummer Day
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now last past We the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor intending to apply
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dispose of the same as in and by the said within written Warrant is directed And we further
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Certify to this Court that upon our entering into the said House or Tenement as aforesaid for the purpose aforesaid
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then and there declared to us the said Churchwardens and Overseers
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of the Poor that he had previously paid the said Rent or Sum of two Pounds and fifteen
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Shillings to the within named
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David Egleton
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then and
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there refused to Shew us a discharge for the said Rent or Sum of Two Pounds and
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fifteen Shillings or for any part thereof from the said
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or any person or persons
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to receive the said Rent and give such discharge
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for the same Although We then and there requested him the said
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to
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shew us such Discharge Therefore we have great reason to believe that the said
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David
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Egleton
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hath not paid the said Rent or Sum of two Pounds and fifteen shillings but that
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the same is now in arrear and unpaid And We the said Churchwardens Overseers
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of the Poor being willing and inclined to Execute the within warrant according to the intent
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and Meaning thereof and apprehending that we cannot be duly authorized so to do Unless
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the said Warrant shall be previously confirmed by this Court.
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Therefore We the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor most humbly
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Pray that this Court will be pleased to confirm the said within written warrant
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And that this Court will also be pleased to make an Order for us the said
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Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor to receive the Rent of the said House or
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Tenement belonging to the said
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and in the Tenure or Occupation
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aforesaid And that the said
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may
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be Ordered to attend this Court on some day in this present Session to shew Cause
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why he should not be Ordered to pay us the said Churchwardens and Overseers
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of the Poor or to some or One of us such Part of the said Rent now due or hereafter
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to become due for or on Account of the said House or Tenement as this Court shall
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think fit for the purposes in the said within written Warrant mentioned and
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expressed
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