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Know all men by these presents that we THOMAS BRAY and
THOMAS BRAY the younger both of the Parish of Penryn in
the County of Cornwall Sawyers are held and firmly bound
to FRANCIS GEACH and JOHN MARSDON Gentlemen,
Churchwardens and WILLIAM JOHNS gentleman and WILLIAM
PERRY Yeoman Overseers of the poor of the parish of
Budock in the said County in trust for the parishioners
of the said parish, in the sum of forty nine pounds of
good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to the
said FRANCIS GEACH JOHN MARSDON WILLIAM JOHNS and
WILLIAM PERRY or their certain attorney their Executors
administrators and assigns to which payment well and
truly to be made we bind ourselves and each of us
jointly and severally and our and each and every of our
heirs executors and administrators firmly by these
presents. Sealed with our seals and dated the thirteenth
day of October in the fifty ninth year of the Reign of
our Sovereign Lord George the Third of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireeland King Defender of
the faith and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and nineteen.
The Condition of this obligation is such that whereas
ELIZABETH DAVEY of the said parish of Budock singlewoman
hath by her voluntary examination taken in writing upon
Oath before PETER BORES? HARRIS Esquire one of His
Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in and for the said
County of Cornwall declared that she is with Child or
Children and that the said Child or Children is or are
likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to be
chargeable to the said parish of Budock and that the
above bounden THOMAS BRAY the younger is the father of
the said Child or Children. If therefore the said THOMAS
BRAY and THOMAS BRAY the younger or either of them their
or either of their heirs executors or administrators do
or shall from time to time and at all times hereafter,
so long as the said Child or Children, shall be
chargeable to the said parish of Budock, fully and
clearly indemnify and save harmless as well the above
named Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the
said parish of Budock and their successors for the time
being, and also all and singular the other parishioners
and Inhabitants of the parish of Budock which now are or
hereafter shall be for the time being of and from all
manner of Costs, taxes, rates, assessments, and charges
whatsoever for or by reason of the birth education and
maintenance of the said Child or Children, and of and
from all actions suits troubles and other charges and
demands whatsoever touching or concerning the same, then
this present obligation to be void otherwise of force.
Signed Sealed & Delivered
Having first been duly
Stampt
in presence of |
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(Signed) Thos BRAY *(L/S) |
(Signed) Jno UREN? Jr.
(Signed) Thos BOLITHO |
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The mark or sign of
THOMAS BRAY Junr. *(L/S) |
*locus sigili - Location of Seal
In the margin:
Paper damaged and Stamp illegible
On the Reverse:
Dated 13 October 1819
Budock
Thos
Bray's bond
of Indemnity for
the Maintenance
of a Bastard Child
by Elizth Davey
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