 After a period in York he returned to London, and again entered the employment of Midwinter; in 1717 he was admitted to the "Company of Stationers", and became a freeman of London the same year.He briefly returned to Ireland again, visiting his parents, and returned to London, taking up employment under a Roman Catholic named Clifton, meeting Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, for whom he printed a defence of an imprisoned Clergyman.Gent was sought by Midwinter on a number of occasions to return to work with him, eventually leaving the troublesome Clifton.