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Know all men by these Presents that I THOMAS BARRET of
the Borough of Truro in the County of Cornwall
Cordwainder am held and firmly bound unto EDWARD GIDDY
and JOHN PARKYN Churchwardens and JOHN LAVIN Overseer of
the poor of the parish of St. Clements in the County of
Cornwall and their Successors in the sum of Twenty
Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for which
payment well and faithfully to be made I bind myself my
Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them
firmly by these Presents. Sealed with my Seal Dated the
Twenty eighth day of October in the Year of our Lord One
thousand seven Hundred and Eighty one.
Whereas JANE HEAD of the said parish of St. Clements
singlewoman in her Voluntary Examination taken on Oath
before HENRY ROSEWARNE Esqr. one of his Majesty’s
Justices of the Peace of and for the said County on the
27th day of this Instant October saith that she is with
child and that the said Child is likely to be born a
Bastard and become chargeable to the parish of St.
Clements aforesaid And WILLIAM BARRET of the Borough of
Truro aforesaid Cordwainder is the Father of the said
Child
NOW the Condition of this Obligation is such that if the
above bounden THOMAS BARRET do and shall within five
Days after the Birth of the Child or Children of which
the said JANE HEAD is now pregnant bring or cause to be
brought the Body of the said WILLIAM BARRET (if living)
Before some or one of his Majestys Justices of and
within the said County then and there to abide by & obey
such Order and Orders as shall be made by such Justices
for the payment of all sum and sums of money that shall
be disbursed on account of the Birth and maintenance of
such child or children born as aforesaid Or if the said
THOMAS BARRET shall not bring the Body of the said Wm.
BARRET (if living) That then he the said THOMAS BARRET
shall ?---- or may ?----- and or into a Bond to the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the parish of
St. Clements aforesaid in the penal sum of Twenty Pounds
to indemnify them against the payment of all such sums
of money which they or either of them shall disburse on
account of the Birth and maintenance of such Child or
Children to be born as aforesaid Then this Obligation to
be void and otherwise to remain in full force and
virtue.
Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
(Signed) ? HAWKINS
(Signed) ? STEPHENS |
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(Signed) THOs. BARRETT (and
Sealed) |
In the margin: STAMPED TENN PENCE QUIRE
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