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KNOW all Men by these presents that We JOHN WRIGHT the
younger, of the parish of St. Clements in the County of
Cornwall Gentn.
and WILLIAM BOND of the Parish of St. Marys within the
Borough of Truro in the said County Innkeeper are held
and firmly bound unto ALEXANDER ALLEN and JOHN LAVIN
Churchwardens and HENRY TREWELLA and RICHD. BRAY
Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St. Clements in
the said County (in Trust for the parishioners of the
said Parish) in Forty Pounds of good and lawful money of
Great Britain to be paid to the said ALEXANDER ALLEN and
JOHN LAVIN Churchwardens and HENRY TREWOLLA & RICHd. BRAY Overseers or their
certain Attorney, their executors, administrators or
Assigns. To which payment well & 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 Second Day of December in the year
of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Three.
The Condition of this obligation is such that whereas
MARTHA RALPH of the said Parish of St. Clements
singlewoman was on or about the seventh Day of October
last past at Lambessons within the said parish of St.
Clements deliver'd of a Male bastard Child which is
likely to become chargeable to this said Parish of St.
Clements - If therefore the said JOHN WRIGHT the Younger
and WILLIAM BOND or either of them their or either of
their Heirs, executors or administrators do & 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 St. Clements and their successors for the
time being, as also all and singular the other
Parishioners and Inhabitants of the said Parish of St.
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, otherwise of force.
Signed, Sealed and
delivered
(having been first duly stampd)
in the presence of |
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(Signed) JOHN WRIGHT Junr. (and
Sealed)
(Signed) Wm. BOND (and
Sealed) |
(Signed) Wm.
GIDDY
Chymist Truro |
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In the left margin: Stamped HALF PENNY SHEET
On the Reverse:
Wright
)
to
) Bond of
Churchwardens ) Indemnification
& Overseers of ) &c.
St. Clemts. )
Date Dec. 2nd. 1793
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