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praying that he may be settled and continued in the Imployment
of instructing the parish Poore Children being this day
read was laid aside (It being the opinion of this Vestry that he
is not capable of performing that undertaking as it ought to be
done) And upon his further Application complayning of his
poverty having ffour Small Children and an Impotent sister
lying on his Hands The Vestry have thought fitt & do
Accordingly Order that the said Thomas Jordan shall be
relieved and have halfe a Chaldren of Coles of the stock for
this yeare (he having already had one Half Chaldren of the
said stock) and 2s. per weeke towards the support of his said
Family Provided his said Sister doe not become chargeable to
the Parish And at the same time Judith Smith wife of Thomas
Smith was presented as a fitt person to undertake the Teaching
of the said Poore Children which was accordingly conferred
upon her And she to receive for her Care and Pains therein
halfe a Chaldren of Coles (being the remainder of the Stock for
this yeare) and all the moneys of Dr. Busbys yearely gift of
Six Pounds that shall remaine when the Coles are paid for.
Recognised by the Court at Whitehall as the guardians
of the poor, the Yestry were called upon to take care of
children found without means of subsistence, due precaution
being taken, however, that the parish was secured against
the expense likely to be incurred by the "settlement":—
July 1664. After our hearty Comendacons ct. A new borne child
was last night left without any Succor in that part of his Maties
house of Whitehall within the Parish of Westmr And that
neithr the Father nor Mother can bee discovered We have
thought fitt heerwith to send the said Chyld to you And for
that wee doe not know that hee is yet baptized that you take
care it bee baptized put to Nurse and provided for according to
Law And soe not doubting of you care heerin, We rest
Yr very L° friends
He WOOD
Cha. Berkley
Hugh Pollard
Whitehall 7° July 1664
To the Churchwardens
Overseers of the Poore
of the Parish of St Margts Westmr
July 1664 Upon Receipt of the Letter whereof a true Coppy anteceeds
Mr Hamond and Mr Hill attended Sr Henry Wood therein
who promised to bee Instrumentall upon his Maties giveing of
his Benevolence for the future that this Parish shall have
theire Proporcon thereof
O