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<p n="1"> (No 13,) To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of<lb></lb>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65493_geo1">Saint John of Wapping</rs>
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, in the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65493_geo2">Middlesex</rs>
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; and to the Church-Wardens and Over-<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65493_occ1">seers of the Poor</rs>
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of the Parish of Saint Paul<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65493_geo3">Shadwell</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65493_geo4">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="2"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65493_geo5">MIDDLESEX</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
to wit.} <lb></lb>
W Blackmore<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65493_n2-1">Parkr Rowland</rs>
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</note>
<lb></lb>
WHEREAS Complaint has been made un-<lb></lb>
to Us, two of His Majesty's Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace acting in and for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65493_geo6">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
aforesaid (one whereof being of the QUORUM)<lb></lb>
by the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the<lb></lb>
Poor of the said Parish of Saint John of Wap-<lb></lb>
ping. That <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65493_n2-4">Martha Simpson</rs>
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(Wit<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65493_n2-5">Andrew Simpson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMWJPS65493_n2-5" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
) with her two<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65493_occ2">Children</rs>
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(Vizt) <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65493_n2-6">Elizabeth</rs>
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<interp inst="LMWJPS65493_n2-6" type="surname" value="Simpson"></interp>
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Aged about<lb></lb>
Eight years and <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65493_n2-7">Margaret</rs>
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aged about<lb></lb>
five years lately intruded, and<lb></lb>
came into the said Parish of Saint John of Wap-<lb></lb>
ping and are become chargeable to the same:<lb></lb>
We the said Justice, upon Examination of the<lb></lb>
Premises upon Oath, and other Circumstances,<lb></lb>
do adjudge the same to be true, and do also ad-<lb></lb>
judge the Place of the last legal Settlement of the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65493_n2-8">Martha Simpson</rs>
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and her said<lb></lb>
two Children, to be in, the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65493_geo7">Parish of Saint Paul Shadwell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65493_geo8">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="3"> THESE are therefore, in his Majestey's Name,<lb></lb>
to require you, on Sight hereof, to remove<lb></lb>
and convey the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65493_n3-1">Martha Simpson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and her said two Children<lb></lb>
<lb></lb>
from and out of your said Parish of Saint John<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65493_geo9">Wapping</rs>
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to the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65493_geo10">Saint<lb></lb>
Paul Shadwell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and them deliver unto the Church-Wardens and<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65493_occ3">Overseers of the Poor</rs>
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there, or to some or one of<lb></lb>
them, together with this our Order, or a true Co-<lb></lb>
py hereof, who are hereby required to receive<lb></lb>
and provide for them according to Law.<lb></lb>
Given under our Hands and Seals this <rs type="date" id="LMWJPS65493_date3">22.<lb></lb>
Day of July 1778</rs>
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