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To the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15076_geo348">Saint Stephen in<lb></lb>
Coleman Street London</rs>
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, and the<lb></lb>
Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor<lb></lb>
of the Parish of<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15076_geo349"> Saint Matthew at Bednal<lb></lb>
Green in the County of Middx</rs>
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and to every of them.</p>
<p n="457"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n457-1">Wm Stephenson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15076_occ225">Mayor</rs>
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WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto Us, two<lb></lb>
of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15076_occ226">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the City of<lb></lb>
London and Liberties thereof, one being of the Quorum, by<lb></lb>
the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said<lb></lb>
Parish of Saint Stephen<lb></lb>
London. That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n457-3">Mary Curties</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15076_occ227">Singlewoman</rs>
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is<lb></lb>
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lately come to reside in their said Parish, not having obtain'd<lb></lb>
any legal Settlement there, and us likely to become charge-<lb></lb>
able thereto, unless timely prevented, which Complaint We<lb></lb>
the said Justices, upon due Proof made thereof, as well upon<lb></lb>
the Oath of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n457-4">Mary Curtis</rs>
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as otherwise, do<lb></lb>
adjudge to be true; and We do also adjudge the last legal<lb></lb>
Settlement of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n457-5">Mary Curtis</rs>
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to be in the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15076_geo350">Saint Matthew at Bednal Green</rs>
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and that thitherto she ought by Law to be sent.</p>
<p n="458"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">F: Cokayne<lb></lb>
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These are therefore in his Majesty's name to Will and re-<lb></lb>
quire you the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of<lb></lb>
the said Parish of Saint Stephen<lb></lb>
London, forthwith to remove and convey the said Mary<lb></lb>
Curtis and her two Bastard Children that is to say <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n458-1">Mary </rs>
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aged three years and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15076_n458-2">George </rs>
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aged one Year for Nurture<lb></lb>
from and out of your said Parish, unto the said Parish of <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15076_geo351">Saint Matthew at Bednal Green</rs>
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And them deliver unto the Church-Wardens and Overseers<lb></lb>
of the Poor there, or to some or one of them, together with this<lb></lb>
our Order, who is and are hereby required to receive and pro-<lb></lb>
vide for them according to Law. Given under our Hands<lb></lb>
and Seals, this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15076_date77">17th Day of August One Thousand<lb></lb>
Seven Hundred and Sixty five</rs>
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