Desborough Study : Settlement Records
Henry and Mary Lenton
Settlement Certificate
from Rushton
28th October
1703
Northton ss:
In Persuance of An act of Parliamt
made in the Ninth and Tenth years of His Late Majesties Raigne Intitled An
Act for Supplying some Defects in the Lawe for the Relieffe of the Poore In
this Kingdome Wee the Churchwardens And Overseers of the Poore of Rushton in
the said County of Northton Doe Hereby Certifie the Churchwardens And
Overseerrs of the Poore of Desborrow
in the said County of Northton that Henry Lenton and Mary his wife late of
Rushton Are Inhtants And are Legally settled in our said Parish and Townshipp of
Rushton aforesaid And in Persuance of the said Act Doe hereby Oblige
ourselves Church Wardens & Overseers of the Poore of Rushton aforesaid (for
the time being) And our Successors to Receive & Provide for the said Henry
Lenton and Mary his wife when ever they or any of them shall become
chardgable to the said Parish of Desborow or be forced to Ask while therein
??? they Doe in the meane time Require to themselves a Legall Settlement in
the said towne of Desborow whereof wee the Churchwardens and Overseers of
the Poore of Rushton aforesaid Doe and have Subscribed our names And sett to
our seales this eight & twentieth day of October in the Second yeere of the
Raigne of Our Saveraign Lady Ann By the Grace of God of England Scotland &
France And Ireland Queene Defender of the Faith Annoq Dni 1703
Memd that the word Ann was interlaid[?] before this was sealed and Delivered And
then Sealed and Subscribed by the Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor of Rushton aforesaid in the p'sence of us
Sam:elPeake
Dan: Reading |
Henry Burditt
Church Wardens
Thomas Burton |
| Memd that this Certificate was writt upon double Fan?pt Paper |
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| Seene and allowed by us whose names are hereunto Subscribed
Justices of the Peace of the said County According to the Tenor of
the said Act of Parliamt |
Dan Hull
overseers of the Poore
John Peake |
Ja: Robinson
Andrew St John |
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Desborough is about 3 miles west of Rushton