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Middx ss:
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To ye. churchwardens & Overseers of ye. poor of ye. parish of
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:And alsoe to ye. churchwardens
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Overseer of ye. poor of ye. Hamlet of
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in yr. parish
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of St. Dunston Stepney
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Sam benson
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J Poulson
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Whereas it appeareth unto as Two of his Maties of ye. peace
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for ye. sd County (Quor unus) upon ye. Complt. of yr. churchwardens
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& Overseers of ye. poor of ye. parish of
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St. Leonard Shoreditch
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aforesd. That
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Dorothy Glass
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widow
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Late
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wife
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of
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Robert Glass
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husbands Five children (vizt:)
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Robert
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about Thirteen Years
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Old,
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about Eight Years Old;
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John
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about four Years old,
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Edward
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about Three Years old; &
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Sarah
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about Six months old;
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is Lately intended & Come into theirxs sd parish Endeavoring
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She herselfe & her sd children there she nor her sd Late
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husband not haveinge any Legalls Setlemt: there And Whereas
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it. appeareth unto as ye. Sd Justices of ye. peace that by reason of ye.
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poverty of ye. Sd
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Dorothy Glass
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she haveing nothing where wthin.
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to maintaine herselfe & her Sd five children She yor.
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Dorothy
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Glass
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& her Sd five children, now are & unvoidably will
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Continue & be a great charge to ye. Sd parish of
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St. Leonard
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Shoreditch
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(if not Speedily prevented) And Whereas it alsoe
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appeareth unto our ye. Sd Justices upon ye examinacon of ye. Said
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Dorothy Glass
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upon Oath That about five Months agoe
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She & her Sd Late husband
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Robert Glass
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Came from & out of ye.
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Hamblet of
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Bethnall Green
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aforesd. in ye. Parish of St: Dunston
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Stepney
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aforesd in ye. County of Middx
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aforesd & there they Lived,
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for ye. Space of Twenty Years & upwards; & there they Lived in
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or Tenemt. at. ye. Yearely rent of Ten pounds; & Continued in ye; Sd
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house or Tenemt. Six Months & then & there they paid to ye. Rate
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or Tax made for ye. relief of ye. poor of ye. Sd Hamblet, Nor Can
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>
We now upon a Strict examinacon finde that he ye. Sd
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Robert
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Glass
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<
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=
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=
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>
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=
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deced or his sd. Late wife Dorothy Since his decease hath
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lb
>
</
lb
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Gained any other place of Legall Settlemt. Since, Wherefore We go Sd
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lb
>
</
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>
Justices doe adjudge & Seem ye. Sd. Hamlet of
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Bethnalls Green
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=
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</
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to be
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lb
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</
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ye. Last place of ye. Legall Settlemt. of ye sd
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Robert Glass
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>
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=
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=
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value
=
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>
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=
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=
"surname"
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</
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>
<
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=
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=
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deced &
<
lb
>
</
lb
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his sd Late wife
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rs
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>
Dorothy Glass
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rs
>
<
interp
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=
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"given"
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"Dorothy"
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</
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; their sd five children; & that
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She ye. sd
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Dorothy Glass
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& ye. sd five children, ought to be Sent to ye
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sd Hamlet of
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Bethnall Green
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These are therefore in his Maties name to reguire You on Sight hereof to pass removed County
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ye. sd
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Dorothy Glass
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type
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value
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inst
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"LMSMPS50142_n561-1"
type
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value
=
"female"
>
</
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>
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type
=
"occupation"
id
=
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>
widow
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>
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inst
=
"LMSMPS50142_occ168"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"widow"
>
</
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>
& her sd five children from & out of ye. sd parish of
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</
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>
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<
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>
</
obscured
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Humble of
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>
</
obscured
>
Green, & them deliver to
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obscured
>
</
obscured
>
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</
lb
>
Warden & Overseers of ye. poor there or one of the together wth. this prayer whoe or
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>
</
obscured
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
hereby required them to receive & provide for, as their on actions shall require, as they
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</
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>
doe for other poor of their sd Hamlet, untill they Can otherwise free themselves
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</
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>
of ye. charge thereof by due Course of Law, And this is Your Warrtt. Given under
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>
</
lb
>
our hands & Seals this
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18th: Day of December Ano Dom 1714
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.
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>
</
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>
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