KNOW all Men by these Presents that We Thomas Guy of Normanton in the Parish of Bottesford in the County of Leicester Yeoman and Mary Guy of Normanton aforesaid Widow (Mother of the said Thomas Guy) are held and firmly bound unto Thomas Hough and Francis Vincent Churchwardens and to John Riley and John Duffin Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Bottesford aforesaid In Trust for the Parishioners of the said Parish in the Sum of Forty Pounds of good and lawfull Money of Great Britain to be paid to the said Thomas Hough, Francis Vincent, John Riley, and John Duffin or their certain Attorney Successors Executors, Administrators or Assigns For which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and each of us by himself and herself Jointly and severally and our and each of our Heirs Executors and Administrators and every one of them firmly by these Presents sealed with our Seals Dated this Fifth Day of February in the Twenty seventh 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 Eighty seven.
The Condition of this Obligation is such That Whereas Mary Lamb of Bottesford aforesaid Singlewoman hath in and by her Voluntary Examination taken in Writing and upon Oath before The Reverend Henry Hough Clerk one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace in and for the said County of Leicester 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 Bottesford and that the above bounden Thomas Guy is the Father of the said Child If therefore the said Thomas Guy and Mary Guy or either of them their or either of their Heirs Executors or Administrators do and shall for and during the Term of Seven Years Fully and clearly indemnify and save harmless aswell from the birth of the said Child pay or cause to be paid to the above named Churchwardens And overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Bottesford and their Successors for the time being and also all and singular other Parishioners and Inhabitants of the said Parish of Bottesford which now are or hereafter shall be for the time being and of and from all and all Manner of Costs Taxes Rates assessments  and charges whatsoever for 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 the Sum of One Shilling and three Pence per week during the said Term for and towards the Maintenance Education and bringing up of the said Child And the further Sum of Twenty Shillings for and towards the Expences attending the Lying in of the said Mary Lamb That then this present Obligation to be void otherwise to be and remain in full force and Virtue

                                                                                                            Thomas Guy
Sealed and Delivered (being first
duly stampt) in the presence of us -
The Erazures and Interlineations being
firstmade before the Execution thereof
John Cragg
Thomas Pickering                                                                              Mary Guy

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