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<p n="1"> To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65491_geo1">Parish of Saint George, Hanover-Square</rs>
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, within the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65491_geo2">Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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, in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65491_geo3">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, and<lb></lb>
to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the <lb></lb>
Parish of Saint Faiths under Saint Pauls<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65491_geo4">City of London</rs>
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and to each and<lb></lb>
every of them</p>
<p n="2"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65491_geo5">WESTMINSTER</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
to wit.} <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65491_n2-1">Wm Rugge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
WHEREAS Complaint has been made unto Us,<lb></lb>
two of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65491_occ1">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and<lb></lb>
for the City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65491_geo6">Westminster</rs>
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aforesaid, (one<lb></lb>
whereof being of the Quorum) by the Churchwardens<lb></lb>
and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65491_geo7">George, Hanover-Square</rs>
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, That <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65491_n2-3">Elizabeth Bewell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
aged about 50 years the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65491_occ2">Widow</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65491_n2-4">Edward Bewell</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65491_occ3">Coachman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who died Ten or Eleven Years ago hath<lb></lb>
lately intruded, and come into the said Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65491_geo8">George, Hanover-Square</rs>
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and us<lb></lb>
become Chargeable to the same, We the said Justices,<lb></lb>
upon Examination of the Premises upon Oath, and other<lb></lb>
Circumstances, do adjudge the same to be true, and do<lb></lb>
also adjudge the Place of the last legal Settlement of the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65491_n2-5">Elizabeth Bewell</rs>
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to be in the<lb></lb>
Parish of St Faith under St.<lb></lb>
Pauls in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65491_geo9">City of London</rs>
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</p>
<p n="3"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65491_n3-1">Charles Marsh</rs>
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<lb></lb>
THESE are therefore, in His Majesty's Name, to<lb></lb>
require you the said Church-Wardens and Over-<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65491_occ4">seers of the Poor</rs>
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, on Sight hereof, to remove and convey<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65491_n3-3">Elizabeth Bewell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<lb></lb>
from and out of your said Parish of Saint George, Hano-<lb></lb>
ver-Square, to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65491_geo10">St. Faith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
under St Pauls <lb></lb>
and her deliver unto the Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65491_occ5">Overseers of the Poor</rs>
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there, or to some or one of them,<lb></lb>
together with this our Order, (or a true Copy hereof,)<lb></lb>
who are hereby required to receive and provide for <lb></lb>
her according to Law. Given under our<lb></lb>
Hands and Seals this <rs type="date" id="LMWJPS65491_date3">16th. Day of January 1778</rs>
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.</p>
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