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Know all Men by these Presents That we RICHARD JEWELL
and JOHN ALLEN Gentlemen Churchwardens, and JOHN
WILLIAMS, Gentleman, OLIVER ADAMS CARWETH, Sadler, and
JOHN MARTIN, Malster, Overseers of the poor of the
parish of Saint Marys within the Borough of Truro,
County of Cornwall (by and with the Privity and Consent
of the principal inhabitants of the said Parish of Saint
Marys Testify by their signing an Order of Vestry held
the Eighteenth day of February last past for that
purpose) are held and firmly bound to JOHN VERCOE and
JOHN LAVIN Yeomen Churchwardens and JOSEPH KNIGHT and
RICHARD JULIAN Yeomen and Overseers of the Poor of the
Parish of Saint Clements in &/f (in and for) said County
of Cornwall in the sum of Two hundred pounds of lawfull
Money of Great Britain to be paid to them the said JOHN
VERCOE JOHN LAVIN JOSEPH KNIGHT and RICHARD JULIAN
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
Parish of Saint Clements or their certain Attorney
Successors or Assigns, To which Payment well and truly
to be made we Bind ourselves (as Churchwardens and
Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint Marys)
and our Successors for the time being firmly by these
Presents. Sealed with our Seals, Dated this First day of
April, in the Twelfth year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord George the Third, and in the year of our Lord One
thousand seven Hundred and Seventy Two.
Whereas the Poorhouse belonging to the Parish of St.
Marys lies within the Parish of Saint Clements, by means
whereof Divers Illegitimate children have been already
born and are in future likely to be born within the said
Poorhouse, whereby some doubts have already arisen and
may hereafter arise Touching the settlement of such
Bastard Children.
The Condition of the above Obligation is such that if
they the above Bounden RICHARD JEWELL JOHN ALLEN JOHN
WILLIAMS, OLIVER ADAMS CARWETH and JOHN MARTIN
Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the said
parish of Saint Marys within the Borough of Truro
aforesaid and their successors for the time being shall
and Do from Time to Time and at all Times hereafter save
harmless and keep indemnified the above named JOHN
VERCOE, JOHN LAWIN, JOSEPH KNIGHT and RICHARD JULIAN
Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the said
parish of Saint Clements and their Successors for the
time being and every of them As Also the Inhabitants and
parishioners of the said parish of Saint Clements which
now are or hereafter shall be off from and against all
and all manner of Costs Charges Damages and Expenses of
what Nature or kind soever which shall or may at any
time or times hereafter happen grow or be imposed on
them or any or either of them, for or by Reason or Means
of the Birth Maintenance Education and bringing up of
such illegitimate Child or Children already born or
hereafter to be born in the said poorhouse belonging to
the said parish of St. Marys and lying within the said
parish of Saint Clements aforesaid And of & from and
against all and all manner of Actions Suits Troubles
Charges Damages and Demands of what Nature or kind
soever Touching or concerning the same Then the above
Obligation to be void otherwise to be and Remain in full
force and virtue.
Sealed & Delivered
(being first
duly Stamped) in the presence of
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(Signed) JOHN WILLIAMS (and
Sealed)
Overseers
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(Signed) RICHd. JEWELL (and
Sealed) |
(Signed) Wm.
HALSE
(Signed) CHUDLEIGH COCK |
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(Signed) Jno MARTYN (and
Sealed)
(Signed) O.A. CARWETH (and
Sealed) |
(Signed) JOHN ALLEN (and
Sealed) |
In the margin: STAMPED NINE PENCE QUIRE
On the Reverse:
Bond of Indemnity
from ye Borough
of Truro to y Parish
of S. Clements
1772
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