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To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
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and to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of
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the
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to wit}
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Whereas Complaint has been made unto Us, Two of
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His Majesty's
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in and for the said
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of Middlesex
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(One whereof being of the Quorum) by the
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Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
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That
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Elizabeth Pearce
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hath
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John Scott
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lately intruded, and come into the said
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in the fields
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and become Chargeable to the same: We the said Justices, upon
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Examination of the Premises upon Oath, and other Circum-
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stances, do adjudge the same to be true, and do also adjudge the
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Place of the last legal Settlement of the said
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, to be in the said Parish of
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Mann
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THESE are therefore in His Majesty's Name to require you the
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said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, on Sight hereof
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to remove and convey the said
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from and out of your said
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to the said
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and her deliver unto the Churchwardens and
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Overseers of the Poor there, or to some or one of them, together
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with this our Order, (or a true Copy thereof) who are hereby
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required to receive and provide for her according to
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Law.
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Given under our Hands and Seals, this 29th Day of
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June in the Year One Thousand
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Seven Hundred and Ninety five
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