John Gatton Junior: The Information of John Gatton Junior at the Flying Horse in Mytre Court of Fleet Street 22nd August 1698 Isaac Newton c. 194 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 22 Aug 1698, c. 194 words. MINT 15/17/23, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/23 John GattonJames ThorntonRobert LacyThomas ReadMr GattonMr LegatKing's MessengerThornton 22 Aug 1698 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott
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The Informaction of IJohn Gatton Iunior at the Flying horse in Mytre Court of Fleet street 22d. augt. 1698

Who sayth That he hath seen one IJames Thornton, Mr Lacy and mr. Read in company togeather severall tymes at his fathers house at yethe Flying horse aforesaid, and yt.that abot.about 5 weeks ago the said Mr. Read brought a box which weighed heavy to the said Flying Horse and the box was directed to the said IJames Thornton by a writing upon it which box hath since been shewed to this Depont.Deponent by Mr. Legat one of the Kings messengers upon Fryday last in the afternoon and the sdsaid Read at the tyme of his leaving of the box as aforesaid did likewise leave a Letter sealed for the said IJames Thornton and this InformtInformant afterwards deliverded the sdsaid Letter to the said IJames Thornton and Thornton a litlelittle tyme after his Receipt of the sdsaid Letter sent his daughter for the sdsaid Box who had the same deliverded to her and she carryed it away but whither this Depot.Deponent cannot tell

IJohn Gatton Iunr.

Iurat die et anno preedict coram Is. Newton