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Know all men by these presents that We WILLIAM CAVELL of
the parish of Saint Michael Penkevil in the County of
Cornwall Labourer and THOMAS CAVELL of the parish of
Kenwyn in the said County Blacksmith are held and firmly
bound unto JOHN LAVIN and WILLIAM BATE Churchwardens,
and JOHN RICHARDS and HENRY TREWOLLA Overseers of the
Poor of the Parish of Saint Clements in the said County
(In trust for the parishioners of the said parish) in
Fifty pounds of good and lawful money of the United
Kingdom to be paid to the said JOHN LAVIN WILLIAM BATE
JOHN RICHARDS and HENRY TREWOLLA or their certain
Attorney Executors Administrators or 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
19th day of November in the forty fifth year of the
reign of our sovereign Lord George the third by the
grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland King defender of the faith and in the year of
our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and four.
The Condition of this obligation is such that Whereas
PRISCILLA MORGAN of the said parish of Saint Clements
singlewoman hath in and by her voluntary examination
taken in writing and upon Oath before JOHN VIVIAN
Esquire one of his Majesty’s Justices of the peace in
and for the said County declared that she is with child
and that the said Child is likely to be born a Bastard
and to be chargeable to the said parish of Saint
Clements and that the above bounden WILLIAM CAVELL is
the father of the said Child: If therefore the said
WILLIAM CAVELL and THOMAS CAVELL or either of them or
their or either 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 as well the above named Churchwardens and
Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint
Clements and their successors for the time being as also
all and singular the inhabitants and parishioners 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 for
or by reason of the Birth Education and Maintenance of
the said Child 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 and of no effect or otherwise to
be in full force and virtue.
Sealed signed and
delivered
(being first duly stamped) by
the before named WILLIAM
CAVELL in presence of
(Signed) JOHN JAMES |
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The Mark or sign of
WILLIAM CAVELL (and
Sealed)
The Mark or sign of
THOMAS CAVELL (and
Sealed) |
In the left hand margin: Stamped: TWO SHIILLS.
PR. QUIRE
On the Reverse:
19 Novr. 1804
WILLIAM CAVELL )
and
)
THOMAS CAVELL )
to
the Churchwardens
&
Overseers of the poor
of St. Clements
Bond to indemnify the
parish against the
maintenance of
Priscilla Morgan’s
Base Child
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