Robert Brown: The Information of Robert Brown Joyner at the Sign of the Turk's Head near the Hermitage Bridge in Wapping 13 December 1698 Isaac Newton c. 451 words The Newton Project Oxford 2017 Newton Project, University of Oxford

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 13 Dec 1698, c. 451 words. MINT 15/17/80, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK UKSurreyKew, RichmondNational Archives MINT 15/17/80 Robert BrownJoinerMichael GillinghamAlehouse keeperThomas HollowaySkipper James LawesShip MasterElizabeth Holloway 13 Dec 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 Informaition of Robt Brown Ioyner at the Sign of the Turks head near the Hermitage Bridge in Wapping 13 December 98

He saith yt.that abot.about 7September or October was a 12 month Michael Gillingham who keeps an alehouse near Charing Cross + Thomas Holloway came to the Deponts.Deponents house and hired a room for 3s ꝑper week for Thos. Holloway and his wife + 5 children and a Maid Servt.Servant to lodge in till the Mary of Leith a ship of which IJames Law was master could be ready to carry ymthem into Scotland and ytthat yethe said Gillingham undertook to pay the said Rent of 3s ꝑper week + all other charges of the sdsaid Holloway and his said Family in yethe Lodging and accordingly paid the same from time to time twice every week and ytthat after 3 or 4 days Tho: Holloway and his wife went to Scotland Scotland by Land on horses hyred by the said Thomas Holloway but the Children staid abotabout 5 or 6 weeks in the DepontsDeponents house till the said Ship was ready and that the said Gillingham did hasten away the sdsaid Tho: Holloway and his wife and he and Holloway did agree with the sdsaid Laws to give him 3li 10s to carry the Children into Scotland of which money yethe sdsaid Holloway paid 10s in earnest and yethe sdsaid Gillingham paid the remaining 3li abotabout a fortnight after the DepontDeponent sayth also that the said Gillingham upon paying the sdsaid 3li to the sdsaid Mr Law took a Note of the said Mr Law that the sdsaid Law should demand the said 3li of the sdsaid Holloway in Scotland and repay it in England or Scotland to the said Gillinhgham and the said Mr Law should not deliver a Trunck and two bundles of Cloths to the said Holloway untill the said Holloway paid the said 3li and that the DepontDeponent hath heard the said Mr Law complain that upon refusin to deliver the Clothes untill he recedreceived the 3l he was said by the sdsaid Holloway for the said Cloths in Dean Gelt Court in Edinborough and lately upon receiving back the said Note by Thos. Holloway in Scotland (or another Note like it) did deliver to him yethe sdsaid Cloths and that yethe sdsaid Law being since saved by the said Gillingham for the sdsaid 3ll, the said Gillingham produced another Note and shewed it mr Law and yethe DepontDeponent together which Note the said Law acknowledged to be very like his hand but yethe DepontDeponent suspected it to be only a Coppy of the first Note

Robt Browne

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