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KNOW all men by these presents That we JOHN HOARE of the
parish of Saint Clements in the County of Cornwall,
Husbandman, THOMAS WILTON of the Borough of Truro in the
said County Blacksmith and WILLIAM ANDEAN of the parish
of Kenwyn in the said County Carpenter are held and
firmly bound to RICHARD JULYAN and JOHN TREZISE
Churchwardens and WILLIAM GATLEY and RICHARD OSMAN
Overseers of the poor of Saint Clements aforesaid (in
Trust for the parishioners of the said parish of St.
Clements) in Forty Pounds of Good and lawfull Money of
Great Britain To be paid to the said RICHARD JULYAN and
JOHN TREZISE WILLIAM GATLEY and RICHARD OSMAN or their
certain Attorney Executors Administrators or Assigns For
the true payment whereof we bind ourselves and each and
every and jointly and severally and our and each and
every of our Heirs Executors and Administrators and
every of them firmly by these Presents Sealed with our
Seals Dated this Seventeenth Day of September in the
Twenty third year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord
George the Third by the grace of God of Great Britain
France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so
forth and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
hundred and Eighty three.
The Condition of this Obligation is such That Whereas
ELIZABETH HARRIS of Saint Clements aforesaid Singlewoman
hath in and by her Voluntary Examination taken in
writing and upon Oath before FRANCEZI GREGOR Esquire,
one of his Majesty’s Justices of the peace in and for
the said County 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 Saint Clements and that
the above bounden JOHN HOARE is the Father of the said
Child or Children , If therefore the said JOHN HOARE
THOMAS WILTON and WILLIAM ANDEAN or either or any of
them or either or any of their Heirs Executors or
Administrators do and shall from time to time and at all
times hereafter fully and clearly indemnify and save
harmless and well the above named RICHARD JULYAN and
JOHN TREZISE WILLIAM GATLEY and RICHARD OSMAN
Churchwardens and Overseers of the parish of Saint
Clements aforesaid and their successors for the Time
being as also all and singular the other Parishioners
and Inhabitants of the said parish of Saint Clements
which now are or hereafter shall be for the time being,
of and from all manner of Costs Taxes Rates Assessments
and Charges whatsoever by or by Reason of the Birth
Education and Maintenance of the said Child or the Birth
Education and Maintenance of the said Children and of
and from all Actions Suits Troubles and other Charges
and demands whatsoever touching or concerning the same,
That then this Obligation to be void and of none Effect,
or else to remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed and Delivered
(being first duly stampt)
and the several erasures first made, in the
presence of
(Signed) JOHN MANUELL |
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(Signed) JOHN HOARE (and
Sealed)
(Signed) THOMAS WILTON (and
Sealed)
The Mark of WILLIAM ANDEAN (and
Sealed) |
In the left hand margin: STAMPED ONE PENNY PER
SHEET
On the Reverse:
16th Sept. 1783
John Hoare, Thomas Wilton and
William Andean
to
Richard Julyan, John Tresize
Churchwardens
&
William Gatley and Richd. Osman
Overseers
of St. Clements
BOND to indemnify the
above parish from the maintene.
&c. of Elizabeth Harris’ Bastd.
Child or Children - in £40 -
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