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<p n="246"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">London ss:</note>
Complaint being this day made unto us two of Her Maties. Justices of the peace for this Cities and the Liberties<lb></lb>
thereof (Quorm unus) by You the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poore of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15023_geo196">St. Barthew<lb></lb>
neare the Royall Exchange</rs>
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London That one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15023_n246-1">Jane Pettit</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15023_occ160">singlewoman</rs>
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was lately by Warrt. or Order under the<lb></lb>
hands and seales of two of Her Maties. Justices of the peace for the County of Middx (Quor unus) being then<lb></lb>
great with Bastard Child and neare the time of her delivery removed from the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15023_geo197">St. Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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in the said County to your said Parish against which said Warrant or Order you appealed to the then next and now<lb></lb>
present Quarter Sessions of the peace for the said County At wth. upon the exaiacon of the mres complained of by<lb></lb>
you the said Appellants and Argument of Councell on both sides the said Appeale was held good and an Order<lb></lb>
of the said Sessions made that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15023_n246-2">Jane Pettit</rs>
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should be returned to and reced by the said parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15023_geo198">St.<lb></lb>
Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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in the County aforesaid and that since the said removeall of the said Jane Pettit to your<lb></lb>
said parish and before the argueing of the said Appeale she the said Jane had been delivered of a Male<lb></lb>
Bastard Child in your said Parish since baptized <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15023_n246-3">Joseph Pettit</rs>
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and now about two months of age which is<lb></lb>
likely to become chargeable to your said Parish if not timely prevented And for a sumth as it appeares unto us<lb></lb>
by the oath of the said Jane Pettit that within three dayes or thereabouts next after such her removeall she<lb></lb>
was delivered of the said Male Bastard Child which otherwise in all probability would have been bound in<lb></lb>
the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15023_geo199">St. Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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in the said County of Middx whereto the said Jane Pettit has been<lb></lb>
appointed to be returned by Order of Sessions as aforesaid by all which it appeares to us that the said Removeall<lb></lb>
was frandulently contrived and obtained with intent to avoid such birth there We are there fore of opinion and<lb></lb>
doe adjudge the said Male Bastard Child properly and equitably to belong and appertaine to the said Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15023_geo200">St. Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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in the County aforesaid as the place of his just and legall settlement and whereto<lb></lb>
of right he ought to be removed These are therefore in Her Maties. name to require you forthwith to<lb></lb>
remove and convey the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15023_n246-4">Joseph Pettit</rs>
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the said Male Bastard Child from and out of your said parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15023_geo201">St. Barthew by the Exchange</rs>
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London to the said parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15023_geo202">St. Leonard Shoredith</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15023_geo203">County of Middlesex</rs>
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aforesaid and him leave with the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poore there or one of them who are<lb></lb>
hereby required to receive and provide for him according to Law untill they shall be duely discharged<lb></lb>
there from And for soe doeing this shall be your Warrant Given under our hands and seales the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15023_date43">twelfth day of January in the tenth yeare of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lady Anne by the<lb></lb>
grace of God Queen of Great Britaine France and Ireland Defender of the Saith Etc Annogr Dui 1711.</rs>
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<p n="247">To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poore<lb></lb>
of the respective Parishes of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15023_geo204">St. Barthew by the<lb></lb>
Exchange</rs>
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London and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15023_geo205">St Leonard in Shoreditch</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
County of Middx and whom else it may concerne}</p>
<p n="248"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15023_n248-1">Robt Beachcroft</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15023_occ161">Major</rs>
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<p n="249">Withers</p>
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