Know all men by these Presents that we Mary Morris of Rushden in the County of Northton, Spinster; Thomas Jeffery of the same, farmer; and William Blossom of the same, Farmer and Blacksmith are held firmly bound unto the Right Rev father in God John by Divine permission Lord Bishop of Peterbro in

Two Hundred Pounds of good and lawful money of Great-Britain, to be paid unto the said Lord Bishop or to his certain Attorney his Executors Administrators or Assigns To which payment well and truly be made We oblige ourselves and each of us by herself and himself for the whole of our and each of our Heirs Executors and Administrators firmly by these Presents Sealed with our Seals Dated the 20th Day of April in the 21st Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second by 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 forty eight

The Condition of this Obligation is such That if the above bounden Mary Morris the daughter & Administrix of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of John Morris late of Rushden afors'd Blacksmith Deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased which have or shall come to the Hands of Possession or Knowledge of her the said Mary Morris or into the Hand and Possession of any Person or Persons for her and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the said Lord Bishop at or before the last day of July next ensuing and the same Goods Chattels and Credits and all other the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased and the time of his death which at any time after shall come into the Hands or Possession of the said Mary Morris or into the Hands and Possession of any other person or persons for her do well and truly administer according to Law And further do make or cause to be made a true and just Accompt of her said Administration at or before the last Day of April 1749 and all the rest and residue of the said Goods Chattels and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the Said Administrators Accompt the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for the time being of the said Court shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persons respectively as the said Judge or Judges by his or their Decree or sentence pursuant to the true intent and meaning of a late Act of Parliament made in the two and twentieth and three and twentieth Years of the Reign of our late Sovereign King Charles the second, Instituted An Act for the better settling of Intestates Estates shall limit and appoint And if it shall hereafter appear that any Will and Testament was made by the said Deceased and the Executor or Executors therein named do exhibit the same into the said Court making request to have allowed accordingly if the said Mary Morris above-bounden being there unto required do render and deliver the said Letters of Administration (Approbation of such Testament being first and had made) in the said Court then this Obligation to be void or else to remain in full force and virtue.

Sealed and Delivered (being first duly Stamped) in the presence of

Mary Morris X her mark

Thos Jefferys X his mark

Wm Blossom

Wm Smith Not. Pub.

[Written on front of document]

Bond for Adion of the Goods of John Morris late of Rushden Blacksmith just the deceased

Dated 20th of April 1748

Ent sub sig

[Written on back of document]

On the Day and Year first within Written the within bounden Mary Morris was sworne faithfully to Administer the Goods Chattels and Credits of John Morris her late father Dec’d according to Law and so forth be fowlls (?)

signed W Browne

[Note – the document was typed, the sections shown in italics had been written in by hand]