the examination of Thos Govey taken upon oath touching his last legal place of settlement the 14.2.1753 who saith that he was born at Dunmow Great in the said county of Essex and that he hath heard and verily believes his father did belong to the said parish of Great Dunmow and that he this examinant served his present majesty as a soldier about 8months and was legally discharged and hath never done any act since his birth to gain a settlement sworn before Robt Tweed Thos Govey