William Johnson: The Information of William Johnson Farrier at the Barbers Pole near the Watchhouse in Radcliff highway 8 February 1698/9 Isaac Newton c. 325 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 8 Feb 1698/9, c. 325 words. MINT 15/17/145, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/145 William JohnsonFarrierJohn Ignatius LawsonElizabeth LawsonMrs WilliamsBasil TurtonSusana BroadhurstMr MolyneuxIsaac Newton 8 Feb 1698/9 England English Latin 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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The Informaction of William IJohnson Farrier at the Barbers Pole near the Watchhouse in Radcliff highway taken this 8th. day of February 16989

Hee saith that 4 or 5 days before the apprehending of Mr Lawson Broadhurst and himself Mr. Lawson sent him to mrs Lawson the wife of the said Mr. Lawson for Flasks and Crucibles and brussells sand + Tanners ashes and a brush and said that one Mrs. Williams a soldiers wife had put away some hundreds of Spanish pistolls for him but they begann to be blown and would go no longer and he intended to try GineasGuineas and French Pistolls and when the InformtInformant had been two or 3 times for the sdsaid Things but could not get ymthem the said Lawson bid the Devill take the Informant for his money would be all gone before he could get the things then on Tuesday night going again to Mrs. Lawson he mett Bazill Turton comeing out of her house and there recedreceived the Flasks of him but did not carry the Flasks to mr Lawson because he had orders not to bring him any of the things till he had them all but on Wednesday night he carryd.carryed ym.them all vizt. the Flasks sand, ashes Crucibles and brush to mrs. Lawson and the next morning being Thursday between 10 and 11 of the Clock the said Lawson cast a GineaGuinea and a French Pistoll can cut them round with a pair of scissors and guilt ym.them after he mrs. Broadhurst had filed themand he put the GineaGuinea in his pockett and the InformtInformant saw it no more and that the said mr. Lawson mrs Broadhurst and himself being apprehended yt.that night upon their being sett at liberty he the sdsaid Lawson said that he could make a fool of twenty such as the Warden and Mr. Molyneux in discourse Wm IJohnson Iurat die & anno prædict coram Is Newton