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James Hoskin re: Mary Retallick

Know all Men by these presants that I James Hoskin of the parish of Roach in the County of Cornwall Tiner am held and firmly bound unto Joseph Hick and Samuel Blake Church wardens and Charles Faro and William Stephens Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Roach aforesaid (In Trust for the Parishoners of the said Parish) in forty pounds of Good and Lawfull Money of Great Britain To be paid to the said Joseph Hick Samuel Blake Charles Faro and William Stephens or Thair Certain attorney their .... Executors administrators or assigns To which payment well and truly to be made I bind myself my Heirs Executors Administrators farmly by these presents Sealed with my Seal Dated this Ninth Day of December in the thirty third 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 Ninety Two
The Condition of this obligation is such that Whereas Mary Retallick of the Parish of Roach aforesaid single woman is now Great with Child or Children and the said Child or Children is or are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to be chargeable to the said Parish of Roach. Therefore the said James Hoskin his Heirs Executors and administrators 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 Roach and their successors for the Time being as also all and singular the other parishoners and Inhabitants of the said Parish of Roach which now are or hearafter shall be for the Time being of and from all manor 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 and other Charges and Demands whatsoever .... or conserning the same Then this present obligation to be void otherwise of full Force and Virtue

Signed sealed and delivered being first duly stamped in presants of –		(signed and sealed) James Hoskin
(signed) Thomas Lanyon (signed) James Varcoe

N.B. Handwritten document. Words in both italics and brackets are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed). Spellings are as found.
Source: LDS Film No. 1596597, CRO Ref P. 198/15/1

Contributed by John Evans

 
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