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… jointly and severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals Dated the twenty seventh day of March in the fourth year of the reign of King George the third and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty four 1764.
 
Whereas Mary Glanvill of the parish of North Petherwyn in the said County single woman was lately delivered of a female Bastard Child within the said parish And whereas the said Mary Glanvill has declared upon oath before John Arscott Esq: one of his Majesty’s Justices of the peace that Henry Mayse Junr: of the said parish of Werington Husbandman is the father thereof And Whereas the said Henry Mayse is under age and incapable of giving any surity to the said parish of North Petherwyn for the maintenance thereof Now therefore the Condition of the above written obligation is such that if the above bounden Richard Yeolden and Edward Clemence? or their Successors or any other parishioners of the said parish of Werington shall and do from the day of the date hereof yearly and every year until the said Child shall be fitt and liable to be bound out an apprentice well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Richard Hawke? and Ambrose Box? or one of them or their successors at the rate of eight pence a week for and towards the maintenance and bringing up of the said Child then this obligation is to be void and of none effect otherwise to remain and be in full force.

Signed and Sealed and Delivered
by the within named Richard Yeolden
In the presence of us
  Richard Youlden [signed and sealed]
John Spettigue [signed]
Matthew Littlejohn (signed]
Thos Brent [signed]
Edward [Cl-----] [signed and sealed]

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Stamped Seven Pence Quire
 

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