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To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of Westerleigh in the said County to execute and convey: And to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of Frampton Cotterell in the same County to receive and obey.
FORASMUCH as Complaint hath been made unto us, whose Names are hereunto set and Seals affixed, being two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said County (one of us of the Quorum) by the Churchwardens and Overseers of the said parish of Westerleigh in the said County. That Edward Cordey, Hester his wife and their three children namely Elizabeth aged about six years, Hester aged about five years and Charles aged upwards of fifteen months have come to inhabit in the said parish of Westerleigh contrary to Law, not having any way gained a legal Settlement there, nor produced any Certificate owning themselves to be settled elsewhere, and that they the said Edward Cordey, Hester his wife and their said three children named and aged as above all become chargeable to the said parish of Westerleigh We the said Justices, upon due Proof thereof made before us, as well upon the Examination of the said Edward Cordey taken in writing and upon his Oath, as otherwise, and likewise upon due Consideration had of the Premises, do adjudge the same to be true; and we do likewise adjudge, that the lawful Settlement of them the said Edward Cordey, Hester his wife and their said three children named and aged as above is in the said parish of Frampton Cotterell in the said County of Gloucester.
THESE are therefore, in his Majesty's Name, to require, order, and command you, the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said parish of Westerleigh or some or one of you, to remove and convey the said Edward Cordey, Hester his wife and their said three children from and out of your said parish of Westerleigh to the said parish of Frampton Cotterell and them to deliver to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor there, or to some or one of them, (together with this our Order or Duplicate, or a true Copy thereof:) And we do also hereby require you the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said parish of Frampton Cotterell to receive and provide for them as Inhabitants of your parish.
Given under our Hands and Seals the first Day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and seventeen.
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Thomas Jones {signed and sealed}
Isaac Webb {unreadable} {signed and sealed}
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