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<p n="1610"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo1545">London</rs>
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To the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of<lb></lb>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo1546">Saint Dunstan in the West</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo1547">City of London</rs>
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and to the<lb></lb>
Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the<lb></lb>
Parish of Saint Faith under Saint Paul in the<lb></lb>
said City<lb></lb>
and to every of them.</p>
<p n="1611"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1611-1">Watkin Lewes</rs>
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Mayor</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1611-2">James Esdaile</rs>
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<p n="1612"> WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto Us, two<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1612-1">his Majesty</rs>
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's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15092_occ595">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>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15092_geo1548">Parish of Saint Dunstan in the West</rs>
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London, That <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1612-2">Mary Brown</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15092_occ596">Singlewoman</rs>
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had<lb></lb>
lately come to reside in their said Parish, not having obtain'd<lb></lb>
any legal Settlement there, and was 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 Mary as otherwise<lb></lb>
adjudge to be true; and we do also adjudge the last legal<lb></lb>
Settlement of the said Mary<lb></lb>
to be in the said Parish of Saint Faith under Saint Paul<lb></lb>
in the said City<lb></lb>
and that thitherto she ought by Law to be sent.</p>
<p n="1613">These are therefore in <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1613-1">His Majesty</rs>
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's Name to will and re-<lb></lb>
quire you the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor<lb></lb>
of the said Parish of Saint Dunstan in the West<lb></lb>
London, forthwith to remove and convey the said Mary and her two<lb></lb>
Illegitimate Children Namely <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1613-2">Mary</rs>
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aged five Years and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15092_n1613-3">William aged</rs>
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one year for Nurture<lb></lb>
from and out of your said Parish, unto the said Parish of <lb></lb>
Saint Faith under Saint Paul<lb></lb>
And them deliver unto the Church-Wardens and Overseers<lb></lb>
of the Poor there, or to some or one of them, together with<lb></lb>
this our Order, who is and are hereby required to receive<lb></lb>
and provide for them according to Law. Given under our<lb></lb>
Hands and Seals, this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15092_date156">6th Day of March One Thousand<lb></lb>
Seven Hundred and Eighty one</rs>
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