"A Letter sent to Is Newton Esq^r from John Ignatius Lawson"

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A Letter sent to Is Newton Esq^r from Iohn Ignatius Lawson

Sunday night and Munday morning

M^r Chaloner says he sent M^r Lount to sollicit y^e Warden in his behalf and says God Dan{illeg}m {sic} him for a Rogue for the Warden says he shamms himself sick and that he is oblig^d to act ag^t him as farr as Iustice rule.

he is afraid one Holloway's wife should swear ag^t Ioanna his misstress for having false Gineas {sic} of her y^t he made he is affraid on M^rs. Hitchcock Mrs Coffees sister should come ag^t. him and he hears that m^r Coffee is in Town and he fears him likewise he says the privy Councell hath made (of Carter he calls a Pardon void and of none effect he is affraid M^r Morris the Messeng^r. should come ag^t. him for the Letter he sent to the Secretary he farther addes that I maytell m^r Carter that he hath oblig^d Gibbons to say that the Carter he sued to an Outlawry was one that wore his own hair and {afatt} think short Elderly men and that he is not certain this m^r Carter is the same

he says that his m^rs. Ioanna is every day with M^r. Coffee who tells and assures her she hath sworn no more then that one Grosven^r her husband and m^r. Chaloner was togeather in a Garr^t. how that that they made French pistolls but she did not see M^r Chaloner stamp any of them

If M^r Lount can meet w^th M^r {Inch} a Clerk of the Banck they go this day to the Recorde and my Lord Chief Iustice Holt but he hates the thoughts of being tryed before my Lord Chief Iustice for he says he'el {sic} find some damm^d trick in Law to cast for he turns the Law to the use he pleases. he bids me ask m^r Carter if there is any malt Tickets to be produced ag^t him and desires him to get his wife out of y^e way he confesses to me he hath made 3000 {sic}\30000/ Gineas {sic} and sold all or most of them at 10^s a piece       he cheifly {sic} fears Iac Groven^r and his Coin a Parson's wife who hath seen him coyn many {G}a{ll}ions and Gineas {sic} which he sold at 10^s a piece those he says can hang him this Iack Grosven^r is Io <65r> Grosvenor's brother that that {sic} was executed

his friends send him word this evening that they have made friends with 6 of one Iury and 8 of another two throw the bill out

Iohn Ign Lawson

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