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peace in and for the county of
aforesaid, (one whereof being of the
quorum) by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of
in that county, That E. F., now resident in the said parish of
and Mary, his wife, Thomas, their son, aged eight years, and Agues, their
daughter, aged four years, hath come to inhabit in the said parish of
not having gained a legal settlement there, nor having produced any certificate
acknowledging him, [or, either of them] to be settled elsewhere, and now ae-
tually become chargeable to the same, (a) we, the said justices, upon due proof
made thereof, as well upon the examination of the said E. F., upon oath, as
otherwise, and likewise upon due consideration had of the premises, do adjudg
the same to be true, and do also adjudge that the lawful place of the legal settle
ment of the said E. F., Mary, his wife, and Thomas and Agnes, their childre
is in the parish of
in the county of

These are therefore, in his Majesty's name to require you, the said churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of

or some or one of you, or any proper person or persons to be employed by you.
to remove and convey the said E. F., and Mary, his wife, and Thomas and Ages
their children, from and out of your said parish of
to the said parish of

and them deliver unto the churchwardens and overseers of the poor
there, or to some or one of them, together with this our order, or a true com
thereof, at the same time shewing to them the original, and demanding andre
quiring them to remove and provide for the said E. F., and Mary, his wife, and
the said Thomas and Agnes, their children; and we do hereby require you,
said churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of
receive and provide for (b) the said E. F., and Mary, his wife, and the sais
Thomas and Agnes, their children, according to law.

Given under our hands and seals, the

of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.

178. General order of

removal under

13 & 14 Car. 2 (c).

in the

and to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor a
in the county of
and to each and every

To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of

said county of

the parish of

them.

County of Upon the complaint of the churchwardens and overseers of the

poor of the parish of

aforesaid, in the said cosy of to wit. unto us whose names are hereunto set, and seals cred being two of his Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of and one of us of the quorum, that his f their son, aged eight years, and

their daughter, age

not haris

his wife, an

four years, have come to inhabit in the said parish of
gained a legal settlement there, and that the said
and
their children, are actually chargeable to the s
parish of
[or, "that the said
(viz. the pauper) hath been o
victed of larceny, or other felony, or is a rogue, vagabond," &c. [as it may
or that the said
is an unmarried woman, and is with child, and
"actually chargeable to the said parish of ."] We, the said justices, spe
due proof made thereof, as well upon examination of the said
oath, as otherwise, upon due consideration had of the premises, do adjudge
same to be true; and we do likewise adjudge that the lawful settlement of the
their children, is in the s
We do, therefore, require y

the said

his wife, and

and

in the county of

parish of
the churchwardens and overseers of the said parish of
of you, to convey the said
his wife, and
children, from and out of the said parish of

and them to deliver to the churchwardens and overseers of the p there, or to some or one of them, together with this our order, or a true co thereof, at the same time shewing to them the original; and we do also here

(a) This general allegation seems in general sufficient.

(b) An order for both parish officers

to remove and receive is bad, ante, 75

(c) For the form of an order of moval of a certificated person, see pa

require you, the said churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish to receive and provide for them, according to law.

of

Given under our hands and seals, this

day of

in the

year of the reign of his said Majesty King George the Fourth.
A. B. (L. S.)
C. D. (L. S.)

in

To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of
the city of London, and the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the
parish of
and to every of them.

London Whereas complaint hath been made unto us, two of his Majesty's
to wit. justices of the peace in and for the city of London and liberties thereof,
(one being of the quorum), by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of
the said parish of
in the city of London, that E. F., of the parish of
in the county of
and there legally settled, hath lately come to
reside in their said parish, not having obtained any legal settlement there, and
hath become chargeable thereto, which complaint we, the said justices, upon due
proof made thereof, as well upon the oath of the said E. F., as otherwise, do
adjudge to be true; and we do also adjudge the last legal settlement of the said
E. F. to be in the said parish of
in the county of
and that
thitherto he ought by law to be sent.
These are, therefore, in his Majesty's name, to will and require you, the
churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of
in the
city of London, forthwith to remove and convey the said E. F. from and out
of your said parish, unto the said parish of
in the said county of
and him deliver unto the churchwardens and overseers of the poor
there, or to some or one of them, together with this our order, who is and are
hereby required to receive and provide for him according to law.

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179. The like in another form in London.

Given under our hands and seals, this eight hundred and thirty-one.

day of

one thosuand A. B. (L. S.) C. D. (L. S.)

180. Indorse

Lord Mayor of the city of London, and

London Whereas it doth appear unto us, the Right Honourable
to wit. S
one of the aldermen of the said city, the justices within named, that
the pauper within ordered to be removed, is at present unable to
travel or be removed, by reason of sickness or infirmity: We do, therefore, hereby
suspend the execution of the within order of removal, until it shall be made
appear unto us that the same may be safely executed without danger.

ment on the last form, suspending removal on account of illness of pauper.

Given under our hands, the

hundred and thirty-one.

day of

one thousand eight

and 181. The like,

London And whereas it is now made appear unto us to wit. we are fully satisfied, that the within order of removal may be executed ordering the without danger: We do, therefore, hereby order the same to be put in execution removal to take accordingly. And whereas it has been duly proved to us upon oath, that the hath been incurred by the suspension of the within order of removal, we do therefore order and direct the churchwardens or overseers of the poor of the parish of is ordered to be one thousand eight

sum of

removed, to pay the said sum of

Given under our hands, the

hundred and thirty-one.

to which the said

to

upon demand.

day of

place, with costs, the pauper having recovered.

the justices within named, that the pauper within ordered to be removed is at present unable to travel by reason of sickness and infirmity, [or, "that it would be dangerous for him so to do,” as the facts may be.] We do, therefore, hereby

182. The like suspension of an order of removal, to be

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suspend the execution of the within order of removal, until it shall be made appear unto us that the same may safely be executed without danger.

indorsed on the

Given under our hands, the
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.

day of

in the year of our Lord

back thereof,

A. B.

as in ordinary

C. D.

cases.

183. Form of a

mission to execute the order

Whereas it hath been now made appear unto us, A. B. and C. D. the justices subsequent per- aforesaid, and we are fully satisfied that the within order of removal may is executed without danger. We do, therefore, hereby order the same to be forthwith put in execution accordingly. And whereas it is duly proved to us upon "that the said oath, [if the parties have died, say the pauper above mentioned is dead," and] that the sum of hath been necessarily incurred by the suspension of the within order of removal, we do, therefore, order and direct to which the churchwardens or overseers of the poor of the parish of parish the said is [was, if the pauper is dead,] ordered to be removed, to N. P., upon demand.

of removal, to be indorsed thereon, and order of payment of the

expenses in

curred by such suspension.

to pay the said sum of

Given under our hands the
thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.

day of

in the year of our Lord on

A. B.

C. D.

184. Order of removal of a certificated person back to the certifying parish, he having become chargeable, and to pay costs of removal back.

in the

To the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of
and to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of
in the county of

county of

the parish of

County of Whereas complaint hath been made by the churchwardens and over-
seers of the poor of the parish of
aforesaid, in the said
to wit.
county of
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 of
(and one of us of the quorum,) that A. B., C. D., his wife,
E. B., their son, aged eight years, and G. B., their daughter, aged four years,
having for some time last past dwelt in the parish of
allowed so to do by reason of a certificate bearing date the

aforesaid, being

day of under the hands and

attested by I. K. and L. M..

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
and seals of
and
churchwardens and
overseers of the poor of the said parish of
two credible witnesses, and allowed by A. B. and C. D., esquires, two of his
according to the
Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county of
directions of the several acts of parliament in such case made and provided, er
become chargeable to the said parish. And whereas it appears to us, as well
upon the oath of the said A. B. as otherwise, that neither they, the said A. B.,
C. B., his wife, E. B. and G. B., their children, nor any of them, hare gained
any legal settlement since the date of the said certificate; whereby and upon due
consideration had of the premises it appears to us, and we do hereby adjudge.
that the said A. B., C. B., his wife, and E. B. and G. B., their children, are
become chargeable to the parish of
and that the place of the last legal
in the said
settlement of them, and every of them, is in the said parish of
county of
These are, therefore, to require you, the said churchwardens
or some or one of you, to
and overseers of the poor of the said parish of
convey the said A. B., C. B., his wife, and E. B. and G. B., their children.
from and out of your said parish of to the said parish of
to deliver to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor there, or to some or
one of them, together with this our order, or a true copy thereof, at the same time
shewing to them the original. And we do also hereby require you, the said
churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of
and provide for them as inhabitants of your parish. And we do also hereby
order and direct you, the said churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the
said parish of
to reimburse and pay unto the said churchwardens and
overseers of the poor of the parish of
the sum of being the amouni
of the reasonable charges that they, the said churchwardens and overseers of the

and them

to receive

poor of the parish of the said

have been put unto, in maintaining and removing ascertained and allowed by us, the said justices.

Given under our hands and seals, at

and

day of

and in the county aforesaid, this in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred

R. S. (L. S.)
T. U. (L. S.)

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to wit. year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the Fourth, of the
united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, at
in the county of
R. T., overseer of the poor of the parish
of
aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, cometh before us, J. C. and S. P.,
esquires, two of the justices of our said lord the king assigned to keep the peace
of our said lord the king within the said county, and also to hear and determine
divers felonies, trespasses and other misdemeanors in the said county committed,
and of the quorum, and complaineth to us, the said justices, and giveth us to
understand and be informed that S. C., son of A. C., aged
come to inhabit and doth inhabit in the said parish of
aforesaid, and is become chargeable to the said parish; and that the said S. C.
hath not gained any legal settlement within the parish, nor hath produced any
certificate owning him the said S. C. to be settled elsewhere, and thereupon he,
the said R. T., prayeth our warrant to remove and convey the said S. C. to the
parish or place where he, the said S. C., was last legally settled.

day of

years, hath in the county

And on the said in the year aforesaid, at aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, M. C., grandmother of the said S. C., cometh before us, the justices aforesaid, and upon oath on the holy gospel to her then and there by us the said justices aforesaid administered, deposeth and sweareth, that she the said M. C. had a daughter whose name was A. C., which A. C. was never married, and is now dead, and that she the said A. C. did bear the said S., her son, at the parish of in the county aforesaid, and that the said S. hath been carried and gone about the country ever since in a state of vagrancy, that is to say wandering and begging, and doth now inhabit in the said parish of with W. C., grandfather of him the said S.

day of

Whereupon, and on due consideration had of the premises, we the justices aforesaid, on the said day of in the year aforesaid, at aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, do make our warrant under our hands and seals, in the form and words following, that is to say [here set forth the warrant of removal]. And afterwards, on the in the year aforesaid, at aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, the said R. T., overseer of the poor aforesaid, cometh before us, the justices aforesaid, and upon his oath on the holy gospel, to him by the said justices administered, deposeth and sweareth, that on the in the year aforesaid, he, the said R. T., did remove and convey the said S. C. from and out of the said parish of to the said parish of and him the said S. C., together with a true copy of our warrant aforesaid, did deliver to O. P, overseer of the poor of the parish of aforesaid, at the parish of aforesaid, in the county aforesaid.

day of

[To this record should be annexed the order of removal, confirmed at the sessions, on appeal or not appealed against. And it may be proper to have duplicates, one filed at the sessions, and the other kept by the parish.]

(a) See the law and observations, ante, 757.

To Y. Z., Constable (or state the occupation of the person appointed) of the in the said county.

parish of

County of Whereas, by an order under the hands and seals of A. B. and
·C. D., esquires, two of his Majesty's justices of the peace in and
to wit. for the said county, bearing date the
day of
instant, the following persons, viz. E. F., Mary, his wife, Thomas, their son,
aged eight years, and Agnes, their daughter, aged four years, are ordered to be
removed from the parish of
in the county of
as the place of
their last legal settlement. Now we, the under-signed churchwardens and over.
seers of the poor of the said parish of
do hereby depute you, the sai
Y. Z., to convey the persons so ordered to be removed as aforesaid, to the sail
parish of and them to deliver to some one of the churchwardens or over.
seers of the poor there, together with the accompanying order of removal.

Given under our hands at

aforesaid, the

day of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.

Whereas by a pass under the hands and seals of two of his Majesty's justices of the peace, for the county of E. F. was ordered to be removed from the as the place of his last legal settlement.

parish above named to

I do therefore hereby order and direct the said person to be conveyed in day's time, from the parish of

1.

aforesaid, in the county of

town of
which the constable is to be allowed the sum of

to the

in the way to

pounds

aforesaid, for shillings.

188. Receipt of

Received of

the vagrant by the constable of the parish to which removed, and statement of

amount of expences.

the constable of the parish of in the county f the within mentioned E. F. with his examination and the pass, day of one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.

189. Information of an overseer of the poor,

County of

to wit.

Total expence......£

The information and complaint of G. H., of one of the overseers!!
the poor of the parish of
in the said county, made on oath
before me, A. B., esquire, one of his Majesty's justice of the peace