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1810 Sepr 15th
Mr Robt Handcock and Mr John Handcock
Bond to the Churchwardens and Overseers of Probus
Know all Men by these Presents That We Robert Handcock
of the parish of Probus in the County of Cornwall Yeoman
and Basketmaker and John Handcock of the parish of Saint
Just Yeoman in the County aforesaid are held and firmly
bound unto Matthew Roberts and Thomas Gerrans of the
parish of Probus aforesaid Gentlemen Churchwardens, and
John Gummow William Huddy and William Gummow (Yeomen)
Overseers of the Poor of the parish of Probus aforesaid
(in Trust for the Parishioners of the said parish) in
Forty Pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain
to be paid to the said Matthew Roberts Thomas Gerrans
John Gummow William Huddy and William Gummow or their
certain Attorney their Executors Administrators or
Assigns To which payment well and truly to be made We
bind Ourselves, and each of us, jointly and severally,
and our and each and every of our Heirs Executors and
Administrators, firmly by these presents, Sealed with
our Seals, and dated this Fifteenth day of September in
the Fiftieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord
George the Third of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland King defender of the faith and so forth and
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ten
The Condition of this obligation is such, that Whereas
Mary Sparks of the parish of Probus aforesaid
Singlewoman, hath in and by her Voluntary examination,
taken in writing and upon Oath, before the Reverend
William Gregor one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace
in and for the said County of Cornwall declared that she
was then big with a Bastard Child or Children and was on
the fifth day of July last past delivered of a (Male)
Bastard Child and that the said Bastard Child is likely
to become chargeable to the said parish of Probus and
hath charged the above bound Robert Handcock with having
gotten her with Child of the said Bastard Child If
therefore the said Robert Handcock and John Handcock or
either of them, their or either of their Heirs Executors
or Administrations 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, 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 full force
| Signed Sealed, and
Delivered (having |
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(signed) Robert Hancock |
| been first duly stamped) in the |
the mark of John Hancock |
| presence of |
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| (signed) Elizth Gilson |
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| (signed) James Pope |
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Source:- LDS Film No. 1596397,
CRO Ref: P194/16/1 and P194/16/A/42
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