BASTARDY BOND: KNEEBONE
Transcribed
by: Shirley Cattermole
Know all men by these presents that we FRANCIS SPERNON
of Pengelly within the parish of Breage in the County of Cornwall, Esqr.
and JOHN CARNE of the
Borough of Truro in the said County Cordwainder are held and firmly Bound unto
SAMUELL FFOOTE Esqr. and THOMAS SHEAR Church Wardens
And Mr. JOHN MOORE and WILLIAM TREBILCOCK Overseers of the poor
of the parish of St. Clements in the said County In the Sum of One
Hundred pounds of Lawfull Money of Great Britain to be paid unto the said
SAMUELL FOOTE THOMAS SHEAR JOHN MOORE and WILLIAM TREBILCOCK
or either of them or their or either of their certain Attorney Executors
Administrators Successors or Assigns we Bind our selves and each of us, our and
each of our Heirs Executors and Administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our Seals Dated the Thirteenth
Day of August In the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and forty six.
Whereas ALICE KNEEBONE of the said parish of St.
Clements single woman hath sworn before JOHN THOMAS Esqr.
one of his Majesty’s Justices of the peace for the said County That she hath
lately been delivered of a female Bastard Child And that the above named
FFRANCIS SPERNON is the father of such Child NOW the Consideration of this Obligation is such that if the
above Bounden FFRANCIS SPERNON and the said JOHN CARNE 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 Acquitt
exonerate and discharge or otherwise well and sufficiently save and keep
harmless and Indemnify the Church Wardens and Overseers of the poor of the said
parish of St. Clements and their successors for the time being and
every of them as also all the Inhabitants and parishioners of the said parish
of St. Clements which now are or hereafter shall be for the time
being and every of them of and from all and all manner of Costs charges Damages
and Expences whatsoever which shall or may in any manner arise happen come grow
or be imposed upon them or either or any of them for or by reason or means of
the Birth Maintenance education and bringing up of the said female Child and of
and from all Actions Suits Troubles Charges Damages and Demands whatsoever touching
and concerning the same Then this Obligation to be void or else to remain in
full force and virtue.
Signed Sealed and Delivered )
by the above named FFRANCIS ) (Signed) F. SPERNON
(and Sealed)
SPERNON in
presence of )
(Signed)
ELISHA POLAMOUNTAR
(Signed)
WILLIAM TREGONNING
In the Margin:
Stamped ? pence Quire
On the Reverse:
August 13 1746
Francis Spernon Esqr. Bond for
the maintenance of Alice Kneebone’s
Base Daughter