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Let all men know by these presents that we SAMUEL HARRIS Miller & ISRAEL BURMAN Husbandman and MARY HARRIS Sister of the fore sd. SAMUEL HARRIS & all of the Town and Parish of St. Germains in the County of Cornwall firmly to be bound in the full Sum of Forty pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain unto JOHN SPEAR and RICHARD GUY Churchwardens and PHILLIP BREWER, HENRY CORNISH and THOMAS EPLETT Overseers of the Poor of the Town and Parish of Padstow in the County aforesd. and to their Successors for the time being for the well and true payment, of which said sum of Forty pounds to them, we do by these presents bind ourselves and either of us our Heirs Executos. and administratos. and every and either of them, witness our hands and seals this twenty third day of March in the third year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second over Great Britain &c. King Defender of the Faith &c. Anno Domini 1729

The Condition of this present obligation is such, that if the above bounden SAMUEL HARRIS ISRAEL BURMAN and MARY HARRIS Jointly or Severally their Heirs Executos. and Administratos. or either of them do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the abovesd. JOHN SPEAR and RICHARD GUY Churchwardens and PHILLIP BREWER HENRY CORNISH and THOMAS EPLETT Overseers of the Poor of the Town and Parish of Padstow and their successors For the time being the sum of one shilling a week for the term of ten years, henceforth next ensuing, for, and towards the maintainance of a female bastard child, born of the body of one JANE RAWLING and mentioned in an Order made by EDMUND PRIDEAUX and JOHN PETER Esqes. two of his Majties Justices of the Peace (Quorum anus) and every thing mentioned and contained in the sd. order, and according to the tenor and direction thereof (and served on the sd. SAMUEL HARRIS) bearing date the twenty eighth day of this instant March that then this present obligation shall become frustrate, null and void or else to be in its full Strength force and vertue.

Signed sealed and delived   The sign of SAMUEL HARRIS (and Sealed)
(written on paper Stampt
with three Six penny Stamps
According to three late Acts of
Parliament) in presence of us
(Signed) ISRELL BURMAN (and Sealed)
 
(Signed) MARY HARRIS (and Sealed)
(Signed) WILLIAM GUMMOW
(Signed) MARY DUNN
(Signed) THOMAS HARRIS
(Signed) SAM: TREVITHUAN:
 

In the Margin:
 
Stamped 3 TENN PENCE QUIRE
 
On the Reverse:

Burman Bound to ye Parish
Of Padstow
 
Bond for Rawling Child 1729

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