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Order
Cornwal to wit
The Order of Francis Gregor and Thomas Hawkins Esquires Two of his
Majesty’s Justices of the Peace of and for the said County One whereof
of the Quorum and both residing next unto the Limits of the Parish
Church within the Parish of Probus in the said County made the Twenty
Sixth Day of April in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand seven hundred
and sixty four concerning a Male Bastard Child lately born in the Parish
of Probus aforesaid of the Body of Grace Arscott Singlewoman
Whereas it hath appeared unto us the said Justices as well upon the
Complaint of the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
Parish of Probus as upon the Oath of the said Grace Arscott that She the
said Grace Arscott on the fifth day of March last past was delivered of
a Male Bastard Child within the Parish of Probus aforesaid and that the
said Bastard Child is now chargeable to the said Parish of Probus and
likely so to continue And further that John Pearce the younger of the
Parish of Merther in the said County Gentleman did beget the said
Bastard Child on the Body of the said Grace Arscott And Whereas the said
John Pearce hath appeared before us in pursuance of our Notice for that
Purpose but hath not shewed any sufficient cause why he the said John
Pearce shall not be the reputed Father of the said Bastard Child We
therefore upon the Examination of the Cause and Circumstance of the
Premises as well upon the Oath of the said Grace Arscott as otherwise do
hereby adjudge him the said John Pearce to be the reputed Father of the
said Bastard Child.
And thereupon We do order as well for the better Relief of the said
Parish of Probus as for the sustentation and Relief of the said Bastard
Child that the said John Pearce shall and do forthwith upon Notice of
this our Order pay or cause to be paid to the said Church Wardens and
Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Probus or some or one of
them the Sum of Two Pounds and four shillings for and towards the lying
of the said Grace Arscott and the Maintenance of the said Bastard Child
to the Time of making this Our Order
And We do also hereby further Order that the said John Pearce shall
likewise pay or cause to be paid to the Church Wardens and Overseers of
the Poor of the said Parish of Probus for the time being or to some or
one of them the Sum of One Shilling Weekly and every Week from this
present time for the towards the Keeping Sustentation and Maintenance of
the said Bastard Child for and during so long time as the saide Bastard
Child shall be chargeable to the said Parish of Probus.
And We do further order that the said Grace Arscott shall also pay or
cause to be paid to the said Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of
the said Parish of Probus for the time being or some or one of them the
Sum of Six pence weekly and every week so long as the said Bastard Child
shall be chargeable to the said Parish of Probus in case she shall not
nurse and take care of the said Child herself
Given under our Hands and Seals at Tregoney the Day and Year first above
written
(signed) Francis Gregor
(signed) Tho Hawkins
Source:- LDS Film No. 1596397, CRO Ref: P194/16/A/16
Bond
Know all Men by these presents that
I, John Pearce the younger of the parish of Merther in
the County of Cornwal Gentleman, am held and firmly
Bound unto Matthew Truscott and William Roberts Junr
Churchwardens and Edmond Paull and Hugh Hotten Overseers
of the parish of Probus in the said County in Trust for
the parishioners of the said parish, in Forty pounds of
Good and Lawfull Money of Great Britain to be paid to
the said Matthew Truscott, William Roberts, Edmond Paull,
and Hugh Hotten, or their certain Attorney their
Executors, Administrators or Assigns: To which paiment
well and truly to be made I bind myself my Heirs
Executors and Administrators and every of them jointly
and severally firmly by these presents. Sealed with my
Seal and dated the twentysixth day of April in the
fourth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George
the Third 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
sixty four.
The Condition of this obligation is such that Whereas
Grace Arscott of the said parish of Probus and County
aforesaid single woman, hath by her Examination taken in
writing and upon Oath before Thomas Hawkins and Francis
Gregor Esqrs two of his Majestys Justices of the Peace
in and for the said County of Cornwall declared that on
the fifth day of last March she was delivered of a male
Bastard Child within the said parish of Probus which
Child is still Living and Chargeable to the said parish
of Probus and so likely to continue and that the above
Bounden John Pearce is the Father of the said Child, if
therefore the said John Pearce his Executors or
Administrators or either of them do and shall from time
to time and at all times hereafter fully and clearly
indemnify and save harmless, as well the above named
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 and of and from all
actions, suits Troubles and other Charges and Demands
whatsoever touching or concerning the same, that then
this obligation to be void otherwise of force
| Signed Sealed and
delivered having |
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(signed) John Pearce Junior |
| been first duly stamped, in the presence |
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| of us |
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(signed) Saml Thomas
(signed) Nicholas Blamy |
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Source:- LDS Film No. 1596397,
CRO Ref: P194/16/A/17
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