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Joseph Burnish< no role > mariner maketh oath That
about Seventy Six years ago he was born in the Parish of
Maningtree in the County of Essex That he was never bound
Apprentice nor ever lived as a hired Servant for a year nor
ever Rented a house of the yearly Rent or Value of Ten
Pounds nor ever Served any Parish office or paid any Poors
Rates or Kings Taxes nor to his knowledge or belief ever
did any Act to gain a Settlement in his own right and this
Deponent Can give no Account respecting the Settlement
of his late Parents or either of them.

Joseph [mark] Burnish< no role >
His Mark