Phillip Johnson (with John Brown's wife, Henry Parker & Samuel Hill): Untitled, dated 26 April 1699 Isaac Newton c. 188 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 26 Apr 1699, c. 188 words. MINT 15/17/203, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/203 Philip JohnsonTin manJohn BrownChyrurgeonHenry ParkerCork cutterSamuel Hill 26 Apr 1699 England English Latin Unknown Hand MintClippers, Coiners and Embezzlers Transcribed by Will Scott Metadata amended & document catalogued by Will Scott
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Phillip IJohnson of White Lyonstreet in St. Gyles's ꝑparish ithin the Fields Tinn man deposeth this 26th. day of aprill 1699 that he knoweth IJohn Brown now prisoner in Newgate and that he hath a wife and 4 Small children the eldest of which is abot.about 8 yeares old and which are in very great want and that he the said Brown hath been on the Common side of the Prison for abot.about 12 a year and hath of late been very Sick and still continues so and the Depont.Deponent believes that the said Brown hath lived only on the Prison allowance and the charity of Friends and is with his famalyfamily in a very deplorable condiction

Phillip IJohnson Iurat die et anno preedict coram Isaac Newton Browne's wife saith ytthat her husband hath practised Chyrurgery in St. Thomas's Hospitall and in Wales and in London Henry Parker Cork Cutter of St. olives ꝑparish Southwark and Samuell Hill who is going to set up Book selling in St. Martins Lane offer to be bound in 50ll a piece for Browne's good behaviour during his stay in England