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KNOW all men by these presents that we ALEXANDER JAMES
Sadler and Iron Monger, and THOMAS MILLS Merchant both
of the Town of Falmouth in the County of Cornwall are
held and firmly Bound to JOHN THOMAS Esquire and JOHN
TRESISE Churchwardens of the Parish Church of St.
Clements in the said County of Cornwall , and NICHOLAS
TRAHER and SAMUEL GATTY Overseers of the Poor of the
said parish in the sum of One Hundred pounds of Good and
Lawfull Money of Great Britain to be paid to them the
said JOHN THOMAS, JOHN TRESISE, NICHOLAS TRAHER and
SAMUEL GATTY and their Successors for the time being To
which payment well and truly to be made, we bind
ourselves and each of us, our and each of our Heirs
Executors and Administrators firmly by these presents
Sealed with our Seals, Dated this first day of October
in the Sixteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord
George the Second 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 forty Two.
The Condition of this obligation is such, That Whereas
PATIENCE WATTS of St. Clements aforesaid Singlewoman
hath of late been delivered of a female Bastard Child
within the said Parish of St. Clements, of which Child
the above Bounden ALEXANDER JAMES according to law,
stands charged to be the reputed Father, If therefore
the said ALEXANDER JAMES and THOMAS MILLS or either of
them, their or any of their Heirs, Executors,
Administrators or Assigns, do from time to time, and at
all times hereafter, clearly and fully acquit, discharge
and save harmless, as well the above named JOHN THOMAS,
JOHN TRESISE, NICHOLAS TRAHER and SAMUEL GATTY, the
Church-Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish
of St. Clements aforesaid, and their Successors for the
time being, as also all other the Inhabitants and
Parishioners of the said parish, which now or hereafter
shall be (for the time being) and every of them of and
from all, and all manner of Costs, Charges, Troubles &
Incumbrances whatsoever for or by reason of the Birth,
Education, Maintenance, Nourishing and bringing up of
the said Child, and of and from all other Actions,
Suits, Charges, troubles and demands whatsoever touching
or concerning the same, that then this present
obligation to be void and of none effect, or else to
remain in full force.
Signed Sealed &
delivered (being duly
Stamped) in presence of us,
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(Signed) ALEXR JAMES (and
Sealed)
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(Signed) JAMES
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(Signed) JOHN JORDAN |
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(Signed) THOS MILLES
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In the margin: STAMPED Tenn Pence Quire
On the Reverse:
October 1st 1742
Bond to Indemnify the
Parish of St. Clements agt.
the Charge of a Bastard
Child Born of the Body of Patience
Wates Signed by
Alexander James
&
Thomas Mills
St
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