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Know all Men by these presents that We CHARLES CONGDION of the Parish of
Saint Germans in the County of Cornwall Shopkeeper, and THOMAS CONGDION
the younger Son of the said CHARLES CONGDION of the Parish and County
aforesaid Husbandman are held and firmly Bound unto JERIMIAH MAYER? Gent., DANIEL SANSON, RICHARD HOBB and JOHN
HUSBAND Church Wardens and WILLIAM BIDDEK?, CHARLES SHIPP, JOHN CHUBB
and HENRY SYMONDS Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Saint Germans
in the said County (in trust for the Parishioners of the said Parish) in
One Hundred Pounds of good and lawfull Money of great Britain to be paid
to the said JERIMIAH MAYER?, DANIEL SANSON, RICHARD HOBB, JOHN HUSBAND,
WILLIAM BIDDEK?, CHARLES SHIPP, JOHN CHUBB and HENRY SYMONDS or their
certain Attorney, their 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 ninth day of September in the Second year of the
Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third 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 Sixty two.
The Condition of this Obligation is such That whereas PRICILLA FELMONT?
of the Parish of Saint Germans singlewoman hath in and by her Voluntary
examination taken in Writing and upon Oath before EDWARD ELIOT Esqr., one of his Majesty’s Justices of the
Peace in and for the said County of Cornwall 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 Germans, and that the above
bounden THOMAS CONGDION is the father of the said Child. If therefore
the said THOMAS CONGDION and CHARLES CONGDION or either of them, 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 Germans and their Successors for the
time being as also all and singular the other Parishioners and
Inhabitants of the said parish of Saint Germans which now are or
hereafter shall be for the time being of and from all manner of Costs,
Rates, Taxes, 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 that then this present Obligation to be
void, Otherwise to be of full force power and Virtue
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Signed Sealed and delivered (having been
first duly stamped) in the presence of
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(Signed and Sealed) CHARLES CONGDION |
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(Signed) THO. CALVERT
(Signed) JOHN BROOKS
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(Signed and Sealed) THOMAS CONGDION
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Stamped Nine Pence Quire
On the Reverse:
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Thomas Congdion
&
Charles Congdion
to
The Churchwardens
and
Overseers of the poor
of
Saint Germans
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Bond for
£100 |
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Dated 9th Septemr. 1762
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