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To the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of
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in the last London
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Saunder Welch
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WHEREAS Complaint hath been made unto
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Us, two of his Majesty's
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aforesaid
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(one whereof being of the Quorum) by the Church-
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Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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parish of Saint Luke That
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Elizabeth Shergold
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Robert Shergold
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deceased and her three Children
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James
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aged about
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aged about two months
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have lately intruded, and
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came into the said parish of
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and are become chargeable to the same; We
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the said Justices, upon Examination of the premises
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upon Oath, and other Circumstances, do adjudge the
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same to be true, and do also adjudge the Place of the
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last legal Settlement of the said Elizabeth Shergold
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and her said Children to be in the said parish
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of Saint Dunstan in the East
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These are therefore, in his Majesty's Name, to
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require you, on sight hereof, to remove and
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convey the said
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and her said
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three Children
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from and out of your said Parish of
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to the said parish of
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Saint Dunston
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in the East
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and them deliver unto the Church-Wardens and
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Overseers of the Poor, there or to some, or one of them,
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together with this our Order, or a true Copy hereof,
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who are hereby required to receive and provide for
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them according to Law. Given under our
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Hands and Seals this thirtieth Day of April 1760
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Sold by J. COLES, Stationer, in
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Fleet-Street
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