the examination of Jas Emin taken upon oath before us two of his majesties justices etc this 5.2.1741 touching his legal settlement who saith that about 7years ago he hired a tenement of 12li a year in the parish of Earls Colne and occupied the same about a year and a half and paid the parish rates for the same and has not done anything that he knows of to gain a settlement elsewhere since Jas Emin sworn before us W Brage Robt Brage