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To the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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in the County of
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and to the Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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in the City it London
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Poulson
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Whereas Complaint hath been made by you the Church wardens
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and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of
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St. Clemt
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Danes
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unto Us whose Hands
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and seals are hereunto set, two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace
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(whereof one is of the Quorum) for the county aforesaid,
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That
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Thos Halsey
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aged abt. 28 yeares hath
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lately intruded himselfe into your said Parish of
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St. Clemt
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there to inhabit as
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Parishioner contrary to the Laws relating to
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the Settlement of the Poor, and is there like to become charge-
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able, if not timely prevented: And Whereas, upon due Examina-
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tion and Enquiry made into the premises, upon Oath
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it appears unto Us, and we accordigly adjudge, That the said
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is
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like to become chargeable unto the said Parish of
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and that the last legal Place
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of settlement of the said
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is in the said
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Parish of
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St. Dunstan
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in the West
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These are therefore in his Majesty's Name, to order and require you
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the said Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of
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St Clemt Danes
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aforesaid, that you,
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or some of you, do forthwith remove and convey the said
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Thos
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Halsey
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from your said Parish of St. Clemt. Danes
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in the West and him deliver
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to the Church wardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or some or
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one of them, together with this our Warrant, or Order, or a true
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Copy hereof: whereby they are likewise required in his Majesty's
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Name, and by Virtue of the Statutes in such Case made, forthwith to
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receive the said
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Thos Halsey
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into their said Parish and provide for him
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as their own parishioner. When under our Hands and Seals, the
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Thirty forst Day of August in the Year of our
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Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty six
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sold by J. Coles,
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stationer
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