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Hancocks Bond for the maintenance of
Joan Annear’s base child
1746
Know all men by these presents that we Henry Hancock of
the parish of Phillack in the County of Cornwall Yeoman
and Thomas Harris of the parish of Probus in the said
County are held and firmly bound unto John Truscott
William Rowe William Plummer and Melchisedec Hotten
Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the said
parish of Probus in the sum of fifty pounds of lawfull
money of Great Britain to be paid to them the said John
Truscott William Rowe William Plummer and to heirs
successors for the time being or to any of them to their
certain Attorny his or their Execrs Administrators
Successors or Assigns which payment well and truly to
make we bind ourselves our Heirs Exrs and Admrs and
every and either of them jointly and severally firmly by
these presents Sealed with our Seals Dated this eighth
day of December in the year of our Lord 1746
The Condition of the above Obligation is such That
Whereas Joan Anear of the parish of Probus in the County
of Cornwall singlewoman hath lately been delivered of a
bastard child in the parish of Phillack in the said
County but hath not named any father And whereas the
said Joan Anear is removed since with her sd child (wch
is a daughter) into the parish of Probus in the said
County If therefore the above bounden Henry Hancock and
Thomas Harris or any or either of them or any or either
of their Heirs Execrs and Admrs or any or either of them
do and shall from time to time and at all times
hereafter fully and clearly exonerate and discharge or
otherwise well and sufficiently save harmless and keep
indemnified as well the abovenamed John Truscott William
Rowe William Plummer and Melchisedec Hotten
Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the parish of
Probus aforesaid and their successors for the time being
and every of them as also all the inhabitants and
parishioners of the said parish of Probus which now are
or hereafter shall be and every of them or and from all
and all manner of Expences Damages Costs and Charges
whatsoever which shall or may at any time hereafter
arise happen come grow or be imposed upon them or either
or any of them for or by reason or means of the
Education Maintainance and bringing up the said child
and of and from all other Troubles Charges Damages and
Demands whatsoever concerning the same Then the present
obligation to be void otherwise to remain and be in full
force effect and virtue
| Sealed and
delivered (being first written |
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(signed) Henry Hancock |
| on paper legally stampd) in presence of |
(signed) Thomas Harris |
| (signed) John Rook |
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| (signed) Melch Dabb |
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Source:- LDS Film No. 1596397,
CRO Ref: P194/16/1 and P194/16/A/8
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