Letter concerning the doings of Clark, Deputy Master of the Chester Mint Edmond Halley c. 197 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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Chester August 2° 1697

Ever Honoured SrSir

Our Adversary Clark went on Saturday afternoon for London with a resolution to loade the Warden and my self, with all the Calumnys he can: You see what weapons they fight with, and stick at nothing to compass their ends: he has taken Bowles along with him and Brown, who are I suppose to serve him on all occasions, as fr as their oaths will go. If need be, I begg you would interpose your protection, till we can be informed of any sort of accusation, and that we may be heard before we are in any case judged. I hope your potent friend Mr Montague will not forgett me if their should be occasion, but as I am conscious to my self of no transgression, so I doubt not but to acquirett my self of any imputation their malice can invent. Mr Clark being gone, we begin to pay again, there having been but 3 days intermission.

I am

Honoured srsir

Your most faithfull servt.servant

Edm. Halley

To the Honoured Isaac Newton Esqr at his house in Iermyn Street near St IJames's

These I humbly present

DatDated Aug. 2