Westmr.

to wit. To the Constables of the Parish of St. Margaret Westmr.
in the County of Middlesex and also to the Governor of Master
of the House of Correction atthe Town of Tothill Fields in and
for the saidCoun C ity, & Liberty, and likewise to all Governors or Master
of all Houses of Correction, whom it may concern, to receive
and convey; and to all Constables and other Officer within
that Part of Great-Britain, called Scotland , whom it may
concern, to receive and obey.

WHEREAS Sarah Harris< no role > Widow and her 2 Children
namely Sarah< no role > aged upwards of Thirteen Years and
William< no role > Aged upwards of Eight years were
apprehended in the said Parish of. St. Margaret Westmr . there
Wandering and begging
as Rogue s and Vagabond s and brought before Me One of his Majesty's Justices
of the Peace in and for the saidCou C ity of Westmr. and upon Examination of
the said Sarah Harris< no role > the Mother
taken before me upon Oath, it doth appear, that they are Rogue s
and Vagabond s within the true Intent and Meaning of the Statute in that Case
made and provided; and that theirlast legal Settlement isat in the Parish
of St. John in the City of Edinburgh in that Part of
Great-Britain called Scotland :

THESE are therefore to require you the said Constable of the said Parish
of St. Margaret Westmr . to convey the said Sarah Harris< no role > and
her said two Children Sarah and William
to the said House of Correction atthe Town of Tothill Fields aforesid: And you the
said Governor or Master of the said House of Correction , to receive the said
Sarah Harris< no role > & her 2 Children into your Custody, and them to convey,
or cause to be conveyed to the House of Correction at the Town of Hertford
in the County of Hertford being the first House of
Correction in the next County, in the direct Way to St. John in Edinburgh
aforesaid; and in like Manner every other Governor or Master of every House of
Correction to whom it may belong, to convey the said Sarah Harris< no role > and
her said two Children
from House of Correction to House of Correction , until they
shall arrive at the House of Correction belonging to the
Town of Berwick upon Tweed and the Master or
Governor of the said House of Correction last mentioned, to convey, or cause
to be conveyed the said Sarah Harris< no role > & her said 2 Children into the next
adjoining Shire, Stewartry, or Place in that Part of Great-Britian called Scotland ,
and to deliver them to some Constable or other Officer of
the next Parish, District, or Place within the said Shire, Stewartry, or Place;
and such Officer is hereby required to receive the said Person and dispose of
them according to Law.

Given under My Hand and Seal this Twenty third Day of August
in the Year of our LORD One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty two.

George Howard< no role > [mark]