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woman_n bear_v child_n father_n 1,904 5 5.2053 4 false
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A50654 A guide for constables, churchwardens, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highways, treasurers of the county stock, masters of the house of correction, bayliffs of mannours, toll-takers in fairs &c. a treatise briefly shewing the extent and latitude of the several offices, with the power of the officers herein, both by common law and statute, according to the several additions and alterations of the law, till the 20 year of His Majesties reign / collected by Geo. Meriton, gent. Meriton, George, 1634-1711. 1669 (1669) Wing M1793; ESTC R35040 100,385 287

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j._n p._n ch._n 40._o foe_n 99_o 52._o a._n be_v a_o wanderer_n with_o three_o child_n bear_v in_o three_o parish_n come_v to_o dale_n with_o they_o to_o her_o sister_n and_o there_o die_v short_o after_o here_o the_o child_n must_v be_v settle_v in_o the_o several_a parish_n where_o they_o be_v bear_v and_o not_o in_o the_o parish_n where_o the_o mother_n die_v boulstr_n rep._n 2._o part._n 351._o 53._o no_o man_n be_v to_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o town_n where_o he_o dwell_v and_o be_v lawful_o settle_v nor_o to_o be_v send_v to_o his_o place_n of_o birth_n or_o last_o habitation_n but_o a_o vagrant_a rogue_n nor_o to_o be_v find_v by_o the_o town_n except_o the_o party_n be_v impotent_a but_o they_o ought_v to_o set_v themselves_o to_o labour_n if_o they_o be_v able_a and_o can_v get_v work_n and_o if_o they_o can_v get_v work_n than_o the_o overseer_n be_v to_o set_v they_o to_o work_v and_o if_o in_o such_o case_n such_o person_n wander_v abroad_o beg_v out_o of_o the_o 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