John Ignatius Lawson's Letter to Isaac Newton John Ignatius Lawson c. 449 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 c. Mar 1699?, c. 449 words. MINT 15/17/131, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/131 c. Mar 1699? England English Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Will Scott began tagged transcription Will Scott finished transcription Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott
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IJohn Ignatius Lawson's Letter to Is: Newton Esqr

Honord.Honoured Sr

I hope yoryour honour will consider my Circumstances wth.with compassion and be mercifull to me in this miserable condiction I throw my self wholy at yor.your feet wnwhen at liberty since my Imprisonmt.Imprisonment here the Taylor and a woman his Confederate hath run away with all my goods starved one of my Children to death and sent the rest a begging both sending me word that they durst not come near me if they and you would committ them to prison wthwith me under this pretence thay have stoln every pennyworth of effects that I have and have forced me to live wth.with a pennyworth of bread 4 days If you please to accept of what I am capable to effect I shall own my self indebted to your honour for all I passes me and mine ever give our prayers for you so long as wee live as soon as you have done with me I shal withdrew my self to a forreign countrey I hope your honour what spite and Mallice so carryd on agt.against me by perjury & tellingyour honor.honour a thousand lyes to exasperate you agt.against me I hope God will put it into your honoures heart and take me into yoryour favour who shall ever study to oblige you

Since my being mr chandler hath feigned himself mad pulling his shirt his shirt to pieces and running stark naked at midnight abot.about the Ward for 12 an hour togeather afterwards the men bound him hand and foot in his bed but now he seems more racontionall and says ytthat he hears very good newes ytthat they cannot bring any IndictmtIndictment agt.against him and he questions not but slip out this Sessions as he hath done 5 times before farther he adds that if you make void his pardon he is affraid of one Taylor an Engravr.Engraver and says there is mrs Coffee in London but she will be ript up and dyes before she confess any thing I have conversed wth.with Mr Carter who sayes that he can bring Witnes enoughtenough agtagainst him for things acted last summer & how ytthat Mr Abbot and Chandler used to mix Zink and Tin togeather to make shillsshillings off and how they had there Dyes in a screw box like a large pepper box and how ytthat they was to ware ym.them with leave silver If Chandler can be kept till next sessions after this I am sureabbot will be taken if it be kept private

I shall think my self happy to see yoryour honorhonour yoryour honrshonours humble servtservant IJohn Ingnatius Lawson Newgate Wednesd Noon