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<p n="307">To his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ108">Justices of the Peace of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo301">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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assembled in their General Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
of the Peace for the same County.</p>
<p n="308">The humble Petition of Appeal of the Church Wardens and<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ109">Overseers of the Poor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo302">Parish of Ashford</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo303">County of<lb></lb>
Kent</rs>
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</p>
<p n="309"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by an Order or Pass under the Hand and Seal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n309-1">William<lb></lb>
Jones</rs>
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Esquire of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ110">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo304">County of Middlesex</rs>
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bearing date the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50396_date42">twentieth day of April</rs>
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1749.<lb></lb>
and directed to the Constable, Headborough, Tythingman, and other.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ111">Officer of the peace</rs>
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of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo305">St. Clemt. Danes</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo306">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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to receive and convey And to the Church Wardens Chapel<lb></lb>
Wardens or Overseer of the Poor of the Parish Place or Precinct of<lb></lb>
Ashford in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo307">County of Kent</rs>
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or either of them to receive and obey;<lb></lb>
Reciting that Ann Standfast, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ112">Singlewoman</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50396_occ112" type="occupation" value="Singlewoman"></interp>
was apprehended in<lb></lb>
the said Parish of St. Clemt. Danes as a Vagabond Videlicit Wandering<lb></lb>
& begging And alledging that the Place of her last Legal Settlement was in the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo308">Parish of Ashford</rs>
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It Was therefore by the same Order required<lb></lb>
that the said Ann Standfast should be conveyed to the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo309">Parish<lb></lb>
of Ashford</rs>
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there to be delivered to some Church Warden Chapel Warden<lb></lb>
or Overseer of the Poor of the same Parish to be there provided for<lb></lb>
according to Law and the said Church Wardens Chapel Wardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the poor were thereby required to receive the said person and-<lb></lb>
provide for her as aforesaid.</p>
<p n="310">That your Petitioners are greatly aggrieved by the said Order, or Pass.</p>
<p n="311">Your Petitioners therefore Appeal against the<lb></lb>
said Order or Pass And humbly Pray that<lb></lb>
a Short Day may be appointed by the Court<lb></lb>
for Hearing the same;</p>
<p n="312">And your Petitioners shall pray Etca.</p>
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