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to wit. To the Constables of the Parish of St. Margaret Westmr.
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C ity, & Liberty, and likewise to all Governors or Master
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of all Houses of Correction, whom it may concern, to receive
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and convey; and to all Constables and other Officer within
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, whom it may
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Aged upwards of Eight years were
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and begging
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as Rogue s and Vagabond s and brought before Me One of his Majesty's Justices
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of the Peace in and for the said
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C ity of Westmr. and upon Examination of
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made and provided; and that theirlast legal Settlement is
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THESE are therefore to require you the said Constable of the said Parish
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of
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her said two Children Sarah and William
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aforesid: And you the
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& her 2 Children into your Custody, and them to convey,
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in the County of Hertford being the first House of
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Correction in the next County, in the direct Way to
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her said two Children
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, until they
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shall arrive at the House of Correction belonging to the
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of the said House of Correction last mentioned, to convey, or cause
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& her said 2 Children into the next
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,
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and to deliver them to some Constable or other Officer of
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the next Parish, District, or Place within the said Shire, Stewartry, or Place;
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and such Officer is hereby required to receive the said Person and dispose of
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them according to Law.
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Given under My Hand and Seal this Twenty third Day of August
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in the Year of our LORD One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty two.
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