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24 Nov. 1724
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Itt Appeareth to this Court that the said Parish of saint John
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Clerkenwell was
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Lately
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Part of ye Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell
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untill
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Ecam
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ye Year 1723 when itt was in Pursuance of an Act of Parliament Made
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in ye 10th Year of the Reign of her Late Matie Queen Anne Entitled An
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Act
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Erected into A New Parish by the Name of saint John Clerkenwell
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That the Church Belonging to the sd. New Parish was Consoerated
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Likewise On the
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27th Day of Decr. in the sd. Year
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, and that by An
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Instruments in Writeing on Parchment Under hands & Seales
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of
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5 or Mare six
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of ye Comes. Duely Appointed For Putting Execution the
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Powers Given By the Sd. Act, and the said Former Act bearing Date
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the 11th
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Day of Decr. aforesd. And inrolled In his Maties High Court
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of Chancery the, 16th Day of ye Same Month, the sd Comes Die Describe
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And Ascertaine the Limits & Bounds of the Saite of & Belonging to
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Such New Church
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And House for the
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of the Minister
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of Luch New Church And the Cermetery for
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ch New Parish
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And A
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the District And Division of the Parish Appointed for such New
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Church And After the Inrollmt. of the Sd. Instrument & within one
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Month after ye Consecration of sd. Church for the sd. New parish or
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District ye sd. Com.
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did Duely Nommate and Appoter Churchwardens overseer for the poor Scavergin & Survey on for ye. highway Parish Officers
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For the sd. Parish of saint John Clerkenwell, That at Easter Last
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Other the like Parish Officers wore Due by Elected for the sd. Parish for this
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Present Year, & that the sd.
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Thomas Bradley
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And
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Samuel Jeacock
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were
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duely Appointed
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Scavingers
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& Confirmed By two Justices of the Peace
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For the sd.
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Parish of Saint John Clerkenwell
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for the Present Years
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And That A Scavingers Rate For this Present Year for the sd.
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Parish of saint John Clerkenwell was Made By the proper Officers And
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Inhabitants of & for the same Parish and the sd. Rate was Allowed
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And Confirmed by two Justice of the Peace within ye same Parish
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it Further Appears to this Court that there has Not Yett Boon Any
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Effectuall
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& Perpetuall Division of ye sd. Parishes of
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