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<p n="808"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London ss</note>
<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin">11th May<lb></lb>
1694</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15005_n808-1">Wm Ashhurst</rs>
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Majr</note>
<lb></lb>
Whereas Complaint was this day made by<lb></lb>
ye. Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poore<lb></lb>
of the Pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo482">St. Buttolph Bishopsgate</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15005_geo482" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in<lb></lb>
ye. <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo483">City of London</rs>
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unto us two of Their Majties.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15005_occ266">Justices of ye. Peace</rs>
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for the sd. City & Libtyes,<lb></lb>
Whereof one is of the Quor, that A now born<lb></lb>
female Child was on the 3d. of this instant<lb></lb>
May brought into their Parish an And is likely<lb></lb>
to become A Charge to the said Pish; And<lb></lb>
forasmuch as the Father & Mothers of the sd.<lb></lb>
Child are unknown, & that it appears unto<lb></lb>
upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15005_n808-2">Francis Finny</rs>
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of the Pish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo484">St. Leonard Shorditch</rs>
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in ye. County of Middx.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15005_occ267">Labourer</rs>
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that the said Child was first found<lb></lb>
laid in an hand baskett in the Pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo485">St Buttolph<lb></lb>
Aldgate</rs>
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London without the Gate in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo486">Devonshire<lb></lb>
Square</rs>
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which divideth the Bounds of the sd.<lb></lb>
two parishes on that side towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo487">St. Buttolph<lb></lb>
Aldgate Pish</rs>
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aforesaid.</p>
<p n="809"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15005_n809-1">Tho. Stamp</rs>
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</note>
<lb></lb>
These are therefore in Their Majties.<lb></lb>
names to require you forthwth. upon sight hereof<lb></lb>
to remove pass & convey the said Child out of<lb></lb>
your said Pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo488">St. Buttolph Bishopsgae</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
& her there delivr. to ye. Churchwardens or Overseers of ye. poor of the said Pish<lb></lb>
the said Pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo489">St. Buttolph Aldgate</rs>
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whom<lb></lb>
wee do hereby require to receive & pvide for<lb></lb>
according to Law; Hereof faile not, Given and<lb></lb>
our hands & Seales this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15005_date134">11th. day of May in<lb></lb>
the Sixth yeare of the Regine of our<lb></lb>
Soveraign Lord and Lady William & Mary<lb></lb>
King & Queen of England Etc Annoqr<lb></lb>
Dm 1694</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="810">To ye. Churchwardens and Overseers<lb></lb>
of ye Pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo490">St. Buttolph<lb></lb>
Aldgate</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo491">London</rs>
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& to <obscured></obscured>
of ym.</p>
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