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August the 1st, 1803
Mr Wm John’s Bond in Bastardy
Know all Men by these Presents that I William Johns of
the Parish Lamorran Yeoman, in the County of Cornwall am
held and firmly Bound unto Matthew Roberts and Thomas
Gerrans Churchwardens, and Thomas Whitford, John Huddy
and Melchizedec Hotten the Younger (in trust for the
Parishioners of the parish of Probus as Overseers of the
Poor of the said Parish of Probus in the said County) in
the sum of Sixty Pounds of Good and lawful Money of
Great Britain to be paid by the said William Johns his
Executors Administrators and Assigns, unto the said
Matthew Roberts, Thomas Gerrans, Thomas Whitford, John
Huddy and Melchizedec Hotten or their certain Attorney,
their Executors, Administrators and Assigns: To which
payment, well and truly to be made, I bind myself, my
Executor Administrators and Assigns, firmly by these
Presents. Sealed with my seal and dated the first Day of
August in the Forty third year of the reign of our
Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of
the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland King
defender of the Faith, and in the Year of our Lord one
Thousand eight Hundred and three
The Condition of this obligation is such, that whereas
Joan Anear (now residing in the Parish of Probus) single
woman, hath declared that she is with Child or Children,
and that the said Child or Children is likely to be born
a Bastard or Bastards, and to be chargeable to the said
Parish of Probus, and that the abovebounden William
Johns is the Father of the said Child or Children. If
therefore the said William Johns, his 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 abovenamed Churchwardens and
Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Probus, and
their successors for the time being, as also all and
singular the other parishioners and inhabitants of the
said parish of Probus which now are, or hereafter shall
be for the time being, of and from all manner of Costs,
Taxes, Rates, Assessments, and charges whatsoever, for
or by reason of the birth, education and maintenance of
the said Child or Children, 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 of force
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(signed) William Johns |
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| (signed) John Rooke |
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| (signed) Willm Hotten |
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Source:- LDS Film No. 1596397,
CRO Ref: P194/16/1 and P194/16/A/36
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