Middlesex ss}
William Gouging< no role >
maketh oath that Sometime
ago he was duly bound Apprentice
to
James Morris< no role >
of
Cock Alley
in the Liberty of Norton Falgate
in the County
of Middlesex
Clockmaker
and Served Six Months of his
Apprenticeship there & by means thereof gained a legal
Settlement in the said Liberty & has not Since lived as a
hired Servant or an Apprentice nor to his knowledge or belief
hath he done any Act to gain a Subsequent Settlement
Sworn this 9th day of
March 1774
before
B Camper Jno Sherwood< no role >
The Mark of
William [mark] Gouging< no role >