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[No. 38.]
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R. B.
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To the Church Wardens and Overseers of the
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Poor of the
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Kensington
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in the Said County and to
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the Church Wardens and Overseers of the
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Poor of the
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Magdalin
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in the
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City of
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London
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and to each and every of them.
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Edward B Green
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H. Forster
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UPON the Complaint of the Church Wardens and Overseers of the
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Poor of the
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Parish of Kensington
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in the
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unto us whose Names
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are here unto set, and Seals affixed, being two of his Majesty's
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Justices
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of the Peace
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in and for the said
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and one of us of the Quorum, that
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Martha Goldsmith
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Richard Best
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aged
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about two years and an half born in
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Brown low Street lying in
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Elizabeth Ann
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born
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in the Middlesex lying in Hospital
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in the
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in the said
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County of Middlesex
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did lately come to inhabit in the said
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Parish of
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Kensington
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not having gained a legal Settlement there, nor
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produced any Certificate owning themselves to be settled else-
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where, and that the said
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Martha Goldsmith
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and her
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Said two Bestart Children
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are likely to be chargeable to the said
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We the said
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Justices upon due Proof made there of, as well upon the Examination
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of the said
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Martha Goldsmith
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upon Oath,
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as otherwise, and like wise upon due Consideration had of the Premises,
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do adjudge the same to be true; and we do likewise adjudge, that the
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lawful Settlement of them the said
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Martha Goldsmith
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and her said two Bastard Children
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is in the said
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Parish of St. Mary Magdalin
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in the said
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We do therefore
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require you the said Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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one of you, to convey the said
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Martha Goldsmith
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and her said Two Bastard Children
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</
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from and out of your said
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Parish of Kensington
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to the said
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Parish of St. Mary Magdalin
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and them
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to deliver to the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or
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to some or one of them, together with this our Order, or a true Copy
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there of. And we do also hereby require you the said Church Wardens
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to receive and provide for them as Inhabitant of your
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said Parish Given under our Hands and Seals the 2d
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Day of May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
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Seven Hundred and eighty five
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Sold by COLES and EVANS, Stationers, No. 21.
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Fleet Street
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.
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