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Know all Men by these Presents that I JOSEPH BEARD of
the Parish of Saint Clements in the County of Cornwall
yeoman am held and firmly bound unto ALEXANDER ALLEN
Esquire and JOHN LAVVEN Churchwardens and WILLIAM BATE
RICHARD BRAY and HENRY TREWOOLA Overseers of the poor of
the said parish of St. Clements in Trust for the
parishioners of the said parish in the sum of One
Hundred Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be
paid to the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor
or their certain Attorney their Executors Administrators
Successors or Assigns to which Payment well and truly to
be made I bind myself my Heirs Executors and
Administrators firmly by these Presents Sealed with my
Seal and dated this fourteenth day of April One thousand
Seven hundred and ninety four.
Whereas SARAH LAWRANCE of the said Parish of Saint
Clements Singlewoman hath sworn before RALPH ALLEN
DANIELL Esquire one of his Majesty’s Justices of the
Peace in and for the said County the fourteenth day of
April instant that she is now with Child or Children
which is or are likely to become chargeable to the said
Parish of St. Clements and that the above bounden JOSEPH
BEARD is the Father thereof.
NOW the Condition of this Obligation is such that if the
above bounden JOSEPH BEARD his Heirs Executors or Admors
or any or either of them do and shall from Time to Time
and at all Times hereafter fully and clearly acquit free
and discharge or well and sufficiently save and keep
harmless and indemnified the above named Churchwardens
and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish aforesaid and
their Successors for the Time being and every of them as
also all and singular the Inhabitants and Parishioners
of the said Parish of St. Clements which now are or
hereafter shall be for the Time being and every of them
of and from all manner of Expences Damages Costs and
Charges whatsoever which shall or may at any Time or
Times hereafter arise grow or become due or be imposed
upon them or either or any of them for or by reason or
means of the said SARAH LAWRANCE being with Child or
Children as aforesaid or for or by reason of the Birth
maintenance Education and bringing up of such Child or
Children that she the said SARAH LAWRANCE now is
pregnant with and shall or may be delivered of and of
and from all other Actions Suits Troubles Charges
Damages and Demands whatsoever touching or concerning
the same, Then this Obligation to be void otherwise to
remain And be in full force.
Signed Sealed and
Delivered (being first
duly stampt) in presence
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The Mark of JOSEPH BEARD (and
Sealed) |
(Signed) J.
MERIFIELD
(Signed) Jno. MERIFIELD |
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In the left margin: Stamp illegible
On the Reverse:
Dated Ap. 14. 1794
Joseph Beard )
to
)
Alex. Allen Esq. )
Bastard Bond
£100
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