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KNOW all Men by these presents That We HENRY WATTS the
younger and HENRY WATTS the Elder both of the Parish of
St. Breock in the County of Cornwall Yeoman are held and
firmly bound unto SAMPSON BUSCUMBE and THOMAS JULIAN
Church Wardens of the said Parish of St. Breock and also
to JOHN BUSCUMBE and JOHN BRABYN Overseers of the Poor
of the said Parish and to their successors Church
Wardens and Overseers of the said Parish of St. Breock
or Assignes in the sume of Fifty Pounds of Good and
lawfull money of Greate Britain To be paid to them the
said SAMPSON BUSCUMBE THOMAS JULIAN JOHN BUSCUMB and
JOHN BRABYN and to their successors Church Wardens and
Overseers of the said Parish or either of them their or
either of their certain Attorney or Assignes For which
Payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and
each of us joyntly and severally our and each of our
Heirs Executors and Administrators firmly by these
presents sealed with our Seals Dated the fourth day of
December in the twenty ninth year of the Reign of our
Sovereign Lord George the second by the Grace of God of
Greate Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the
faith and in the year of our Lord One thousand seven
hundred and fifty five.
WHEREAS GRACE BRENTON of the said Parish of St. Breock
in the County of Cornwall single woman is now pregnant
and big with a Bastard Child or Children and is thereby
become chargeable to the said Parish of St. Breock And
whereas the said HENRY WATTS the younger doth
acknowledge and agree that he is the Father of such
Child or Children as the said GRACE BRENTON is now
pregnant with and doth farther promise and agree to and
with the said Church Wardens and Overseers of the said
Parish of St. Breock to indemnify and save harmless the
said Parish of St. Breock of and from all Costs and
charges that the said Parish or Inhabitants thereof may
pay suffer or be put unto on account of or in
maintainance of the said Child or Children of which the
said GRACE BRENTON is now pregnant or which they may be
put unto on account of the said GRACE BRENTON during her
said pregnancey and/or her lying in NOW the Condition of
this Obligation is such That if the said Henry Watts the
younger and Henry Watts the Elder or either of them
their or either of their Heirs Executors or
Administrators do and shall from time to time and at all
times hereafter fully and clearly acquit exonerate &
discharge or otherwise well and sufficiently save keep
harmless and indemnify as well the above named SAMPSON
BUSCUMBE THOMAS JULIAN JOHN BUSCUMBE & JOHN BRABYN
Church Wardens and Overseers of the poor of the said
Parish of St. Breock and their successors for the time
being and every of them and also the Parishoners and
Inhabitants of the said Parish of St Breock which now
are or hereafter shall be for the time being and every
of them of and from all and all manner of Expences
Damages Costs and charges whatsoever which now is or
shall or may at anytime or times hereafter arise happen
come grow or be imposed upon them or any or either of
them or which they or any or either of them shall pay
expend or be up unto or suffer for or by reason or means
of the said GRACE BRENTON being now greate with Child or
Children as aforesaid or for or by reason or means of
the maintainance & support of the said GRACE BRENTON
till she shall be delivered or for or by reason or means
of the Birth Maintainance Education and bringing up of
such Child or Children that she the said GRACE BRENTON
now goeth with and of and from all such Troubles Charges
Damages Expences and demands whatsoever touching and
concerning the same Then their above Written Obligation
shall be void and of no effect otherwise shall continue
remaine & be in full force and virtue,
Sealed and delivered
In the presence of
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(signed) HENRY WATTS (*L/S)
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| (Signed) Richard Bilbey (Bilkey?) |
The sign of Henry Watts
The Elder (*L/S) |
*locus sigili - Location of Seal
STAMPED IN LEFT MARGIN: One Penny Sheet
ON THE REVERSE
HENRY WATTS Bond to Indemnify
The Parish for a Bastard Child
In ye year 1756
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