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To the Church:wardens & Overseers of the poore of the
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the County of Middx, & every of them, And to the Churchwardens and
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Overseers of the poor of the parish of
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aforesd & to every of them.
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Bourne
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T: Sewell
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Whereas it appeareth unto us, whose hands & seales are hereunto sett
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Two of his Matys
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Samuel Hobkins
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deceased, is lately come into the said
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on endeavouring to gaine a Settlemt there contrary to
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Law, And whereas it appeares unto us that by reason of the poverty
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of the Said Martha Hobkins (the having nothing where with to
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maintaine herselfe) She will become a charge to the sd
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if not Speedely prvented, All which we the sd Justices do find &
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adjudge to be true And whereas it further appeared unto us upon the
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Examcon of the sd Martha Hobkins upon her Oath That her sd husband
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Samuel Hobkins was Legally settled in the sd parish of
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And upon a carefull & dilligent Examcon we cannot find any legall
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Settlement that the said Samuel Hobkins in his life time or the said
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Martha Hobkins since his death hath gained elsewhere We do therefore
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the sd parish of South-Mym's in the County aforsd. to be the place of the
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legall Settlement of the sd Martha Hobkins in right of her sd husband
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Samuel Hobkins & that she ought to be Sent that her.
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These are therefore in his Matys Justices, strictly to charge & require you the
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to pass & Convey
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the body of the said
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from & out of the
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's in the County aforesd, & her deliver together within: pla
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prcept, unto the Churchwardens & Overseers of the poore therefore or to some or one of
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them, who are hereby required to receive & provide for her according to Law, Given
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under our hands & Seales the 13th day of October, Anno dni 1720.
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