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Dated Jany 1801
Charles Arscott and Thomas James
To John Kessel and Willm Kessel the Overseers of Probus
Bond to Indemnify against Margaret May’s Bastard Child
Know all Men by this Instrument in Writing that We
Charles Arscott of the parish of Merther in the County
of Cornwall yeoman and Thomas James of Merther aforesaid
yeoman are jointly and severally held and firmly bound
unto John Kessel and William Kessel his Son Overseers of
the Poor of the Parish of Probus in the said County (in
Trust for the Parishioners of the said Parish of Probus)
in the Sum of One Hundred Pounds of good and lawful
Money of Great Britain to be paid to the said John
Kessel and William Kessel or their certain Attorney,
Heirs, Executors, Administrators or Assigns, For which
Payment to be well and truly made We bind ourselves and
each of us our and each of our Heirs Executors and
Administrators firmly by this Instrument Sealed with our
Seals and Dated this Twenty Eighth Day of January In the
fortyfirst Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King
George the third and in the Year of our Lord One
thousand Eight hundred and One.
The Condition of this Obligation is such That Whereas
Margaret May of the said Parish of Probus Singlewoman
was on or about the Thirteenth day of this Instant
January delivered of a Male Bastard Child within the
said Parish of Probus and such Child is likely to become
chargeable to the said Parish of Probus. And the above
bounden Charles Arscott is the Father of the said Child.
If therefore the said Charles Arscott and Thomas James
or either of them their or either of their Heirs,
Executors or Administrators some or One of them do and
shall from Time to Time and at all Times hereafter fully
and clearly indemnify and save harmless as well the
abovenamed Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of
Probus and their Successors for the time being. And also
all and singular the other Parish Officers, Parishioners
and Inhabitants of the said parish of Probus which now
are or hereafter shall be for the time being of and from
all and all manner of Costs, Expences, Charges and
Impositions whatsoever for or by Reason of the Birth,
Education and Maintenance of the said Child so born a
Bastard Child as aforesaid and of and from all Actions,
Suits, Troubles and other Charges and Demands whatsoever
touching or concerning the same, That then this present
Obligation is to be void otherwise it is to remain in
force
| Signed and
delivered (being first duly |
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(signed) C Arscott |
| stampt) by the above named Thomas James |
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| (the obliterations and Interlinations |
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above being first made by Mr Charles
Arscott)
(signature illegible) |
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| Signed and
delivered (being first |
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The Signe of Thos James |
| duly stampt) In the presence of |
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| (the obliterations and Interlinations |
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being first made) in presence of
(signature missing) |
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Source:- LDS Film No. 1596397,
CRO Ref: P194/16/1 and P194/16/A/34
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