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Memorandum It is Agreed upon This
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Twenty third day of August in the Year of our Lord
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One Thousand Seven hundred and sixty five
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Francis Seech
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William Kippax
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of the said Parish
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of the one part and
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Richard Birch
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of Rose Lane
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Parish of Christ Church
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of the Parish
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Workhouse
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of the other part as follows.
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Whereas the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor above named
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duly weighing and considering the present dearness and high price of
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Provisions Have and by the Presents Do Agree to pay and allow to
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the above named
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Richard Birch
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at and after the rate of Three Shillings
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and six pence per Week for the Provision and maintainance of every
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Poor Man or Women belonging to the Parish that now are or shall during
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the continuance of this Agreement be sent by them to the said
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without any Additional Sum or allowance to be made
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for a Lunatic In tied and satisfaction of the Weekly Allowance stipulated
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and agreed to the paid and allowed for such Men or Women by the within
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Agreement.
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And the said Church Wardens and Overseers Have And by these
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Presents Do also agree to pay and allow to the said
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Richard Birch
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At
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and after the rate of Three Shillings per Week for every Poor Child
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belonging to the Parish that now are or shall during the continuance
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of this Agreement to sent by them to the said Parish
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Workhouse
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in
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hen and satisfaction of the weekly Allowance stipulated and agreed to
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by said and allowed for every such poor Child in and by the said
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Agreement within written.
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That the Sick shall be kept separate as be also within mencond
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That the Extra Allowance of one Shilling, per week
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before
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paid and Allowed to the said
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Richard Birch
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for every
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per shall from hence forth cease and the saint shall for the
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put in be paid to such Poor housekeeper themselves
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And the said
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Richard Birch
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Doth hereby agree with the
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said Church Wardens and Overseers to receuve provide for and
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maintain All the Poor belonging to this Parish upon the Terms
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abovemencond for one whole year certain to commence from the
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First day of November on next ensuing and determinable afterwards
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on three months notice or Warning in writing to be given or left on
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other side
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And the said Church Wardens and Overseers and the said Richard
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Birch Do hereby ratify and confirm the within Agreement in every
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other respect as to the Covenants Agreements the reinmencond
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and containd In Witness whereof the said Parties to these Presents
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Have hereunto inter chargeably set this Hand and seals the day
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and Year abovewritten
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Sealed and delivered
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(being first duly stampd)
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In the Presence of
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James Dunn
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Mr. Andrews Junr.
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The Mark
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Richard Birch
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Articles of Agreement
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Church Wardens and
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Overseers of the Poor
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Between and
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Mr.
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Richard Birch
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Dated
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18th March 1761
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Sealed and Delivered
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being first duly stampt
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in the Presence of
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Nath Andrews
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W Andrews Junr
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