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Know all Men by these Presents that I THOMAS TREBILCOCK of the Parish of Saint Issey in the County of Cornwall Woolcomber am held and firmly bound unto WILLIAM MARTYN DANIEL PHILLIPPS RICHARD HITCHCOCK and WILLIAM ANDREW Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Padstow in the County aforesaid in the sum of forty Pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to the said WILLIAM MARTYN DANIEL PHILLIPPS RICHARD HITCHCOCK and WILLIAM ANDREW or one of them or to their certain Attorneys their Executors Administrators or Assigns to which Payment well and truly to be made I bind my Self my Heirs Executors and Administrators firmly by these Presents. Sealed With my Seal Dated the eighteenth Day of June in the twenty ninth 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 fifty six.
 
Whereas JANE HATTAM of the Parish of Padstow in the County of Cornwall Single Woman hath lately been delivered of a Female Bastard Child within the said Parish of Padstow which Child is likely to become chargeable to the Parish of Padstow aforesaid NOW the Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above bounden THOMAS TREBILCOCK his Heirs Executors or administrators do and shall from Time to Time and at all Times hereafter fully and clearly acquit free and discharge or well and sufficiently save and keep harmless and indemnified the above named WILLIAM MARTYN DANIEL PHILLIPPS RICHARD HITCHCOCK and WILLIAM ANDREW Church Wardens and Overseers of the poor of the parish of Padstow aforesaid and their Successors for the time being and every of them as also the Inhabitants and Parishioners of the said Parish of Padstow which now are or hereafter shall be for the time being and every of them of and from all manner of Expenses Damages Costs and Charges whatsoever which shall or may hereafter arise happen grow or be imposed upon them any or either of them for or by reason or means of the Maintenance Education and bringing up of such Female Child and of and from all other Actions Suits Troubles Charges Damages and Demands whatsoever touching or concerning the same then this Present Obligation to be void and of none Effect otherwise to be and remain in full Force and Vertue.

Sealed and Delivered on trible sixpenny   (Signed) THOMAS TREBILCOCK (and sealed)
Stampd Paper in Presence of
in the Presence of
 
(Signed) JOHN VIVIAN
(Signed) JOHN BLAKE
 

In the Margin:
 
Stamped SEVEN PENCE QUIRE
 
On the Reverse:

Thos. Trebilcock's
 
Bond for ye maintinance
 
of Jane Hattams
 
Female Bastard Child

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