To the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish
of St. James, at Clerkenwell
, in the County of Middlesex
;
and to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor
of the
Parish of Great Yeldham
in the County of Essex
Middlesex
,
to wit. }
W Kennard
WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto Us, whose Hands
and Seals are hereunto set, being Two of His Majesty's Justices of the
Peace
in and for the County of Middlesex
, (One whereof being of the
Quorum,) by the Church-Wardens or Overseers of the Poor of the
Parish of St. James
, at Clerkenwell
, in the said County, That
Elizabeth
Fuller< no role >
with her illegitimate Child named
William< no role >
aged Twelve Months (who is unable to
travel this frequency
lately came to inhabit in the said Parish of St. James, at Clerkenwell
,
not having gained any legal Settlement there, nor produced any
Certificate acknowledging herself to be settled elsewhere, and
that they are become chargeable to the said Parish: We, the
said Justices, upon Examination of the Premises upon Oath, and other
Circumstances, do adjudge the same to be true, and do also adjudge the
Place of the last legal Settlement of the said
Elizabeth Fuller< no role >
to be in the Parish of Great Yeldham
in the County
of Essex
J Leroux
THESE are therefore, in His Majesty's Name, and by Virtue of the
Statutes in that Behalf, to require you, on Sight hereof, to remove and
convey the said
Elizabeth Fuller< no role >
with her
aforesaid illegitimate Child for Nurture
from and out of your said Parish of St. James
, at Clerkenwell
, to the said
Parish of Great Yeldham
and them
deliver to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or to
some or one of them, together with this our Order, or a true Copy
hereof, who are hereby required to receive and provide for them
according to Law.
GIVEN under our Hands and Seals this 29th Day of
August in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Ninety eight.