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John Whitefield re: Frances Williams
Know all Men by these presents that we John
Whitefield of the Borough of Bodmin in the County of Cornwall Malster
and William Whitefield of the said Borough of Bodmin Shopkeeper are held
and firmly bound unto William Stevens and Charles Treveale Churchwardens
and William Thomas and William Woon Overseers of the Poor of the Parish
of Roach in the said County in One hundred Pounds of Lawful Money of
Great Britain to be paid to the said William Stevens Charles Treveale
William Thomas and William Woon or their certain Attorney their
Executors Administrators and Assigns To which payment well and truly to
be made we bind ourselves and each of us our and both of our Heirs
Executors and Administrators Jointly and Severally firmly by these
presents. Sealed with our Seals, Dated the Thirteenth Day of September
in the Eighteenth 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 Seventy eight
The Condition of this obligation is such That Whereas Frances Williams
of the said Parish of Roach Singlewoman hath in and by her Voluntary
Examination taken in writing and upon Oath before Henry Hawken Tremayne
Clerk one of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in and for the said
County of Cornwall declared that she is with Child and that the said
Child is likely to be born a Bastard and to be Chargeable to the said
Parish of Roach. And that the above bounden John Whitefield is the
Father of the said Child. If Therefore the said John Whitefield And
William Whitefield or either of them their or either of their Heirs
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 Roach and their Successors for the Time being as also all and
Singular the other Parishioners and Inhabitants of the said Parish of
Roach 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 which the said Frances Williams is now big with 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 to remain in full force and virtue
Signed sealed
and Delivered
in Presence of us |
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(signed and sealed)
John Whitefield
Wm Whitefield |
(signed) Sam Hext
(signed) Thos Pearse |
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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. 198/15/2
Contributed by John Evans
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