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<p n="278">To the Church:wardens & Overseers of the poore of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo204">parish of Enfield</rs>
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the County of Middx, & every of them, And to the Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the poor of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo205">South-Myms</rs>
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in the County<lb></lb>
aforesd & to every of them.</p>
<p n="279"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss<lb></lb>
Bourne<lb></lb>
T: Sewell</note>
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Whereas it appeareth unto us, whose hands & seales are hereunto sett<lb></lb>
Two of his Matys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50191_occ68">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the sd County (Quorn unus) upon<lb></lb>
the Complaint of the Churchwardens & Overseers of the poor of the aforesd<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo206">parish of Enfield</rs>
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That one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50191_n279-89">Martha Hobkins</rs>
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widdow predict of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50191_n279-35">Samuel Hobkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50191_occ69">Shoemaker</rs>
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deceased, is lately come into the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo207">Parish of Enfield</rs>
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on endeavouring to gaine a Settlemt there contrary to<lb></lb>
Law, And whereas it appeares unto us that by reason of the poverty<lb></lb>
of the Said Martha Hobkins (the having nothing where with to<lb></lb>
maintaine herselfe) She will become a charge to the sd <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo208">parish of<lb></lb>
Enfield</rs>
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if not Speedely prvented, All which we the sd Justices do find &<lb></lb>
adjudge to be true And whereas it further appeared unto us upon the<lb></lb>
Examcon of the sd Martha Hobkins upon her Oath That her sd husband<lb></lb>
Samuel Hobkins was Legally settled in the sd parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo209">South-Mym</rs>
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's<lb></lb>
And upon a carefull & dilligent Examcon we cannot find any legall<lb></lb>
Settlement that the said Samuel Hobkins in his life time or the said<lb></lb>
Martha Hobkins since his death hath gained elsewhere We do therefore<lb></lb>
the sd parish of South-Mym's in the County aforsd. to be the place of the<lb></lb>
legall Settlement of the sd Martha Hobkins in right of her sd husband <lb></lb>
Samuel Hobkins & that she ought to be Sent that her.</p>
<p n="280">These are therefore in his Matys Justices, strictly to charge & require you the<lb></lb>
Church:wardens & Overseers of the poore of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo210">parish of Enfield</rs>
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to pass & Convey<lb></lb>
the body of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50191_n280-1">Martha Hobkins</rs>
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from & out of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo211">parish of Enfield</rs>
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into the said<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50191_geo212">South:Mym</rs>
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's in the County aforesd, & her deliver together within: pla<obscured></obscured>
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prcept, unto the Churchwardens & Overseers of the poore therefore or to some or one of<lb></lb>
them, who are hereby required to receive & provide for her according to Law, Given<lb></lb>
under our hands & Seales the 13th day of October, Anno dni 1720.</p>
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