Phillip Johnson (with John Brown's wife, Henry Parker & Samuel Hill): Untitled, dated 26 April 1699

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Phillip Iohnson of White Lyonstreet in S^t. Gyles's ꝑish ith Fields Tinn man deposeth this 26^th. day of aprill 1699 that he knoweth Iohn Brown now prisoner in Newgate and that he hath a wife and 4 Small children the eldest of which is abo^t. 8 yeares old and which are in very great want and that he the said Brown hath been on the Common side of the Prison for abo^t. $\frac{1}{2}$ a year and hath of late been very Sick and still continues so and the Depon^t. believes that the said Brown hath lived only on the Prison allowance and the charity of Friends and is with his famaly {sic} in a very deplorable condicon

Phillip Iohnson

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Browne's wife saith y^t her husband hath practised Chyrurgery in S^t. Thomas's Hospitall and in Wales and in London

Henry Parker Cork Cutter of S^t. olives ꝑish Southwark and Samuell Hill who is going to set up Book selling in S^t. Martins Lane offer to be bound in 50^ll a piece for Browne's good behaviour during his stay in England