John Ignatius Lawson: The Examination of John Ignatius Lawson Practitioner in Physick 7 February 1698/9

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The Examinacon of Iohn Ignatius Lawson Practitioner in Physick taken this 7th. day of February

He saith that abot. 10 or 11 of the clock of the day on which the Examt. + mrs. Broadhurst and mr Iohnson were togeather apprehended and brought before me which was abot a month ago (vizt Ianuary the 12th) the Examt. and mrs. Broadhurst having been abroad abot. an hour or an hour and a quarter returned home to their Lodgings at mr Dickinson's a Taylor in Fryar street in Black Fryars + going up two pair of staires to their Lodgings room upon their coming in at the Door they found mr Iohnson aforesaid standing in the room and he said to them that he thought he had been his Bedfellow ye printer and that he was going to make a Teeme and then he took ye Bellows and blew the fire a litle and then sat down before the fire upon the Harth and took the Tonges and with them took the melting pot off the fire + poured molten Metall into a Flask between two Trenchers and yt. when he and Mrs. Broadhurst came upstaires to the Door of the room she pusht the Door open and came into the room at the same time with ye Examt. following close behind and saw Iohnson standing in the room a considerable time before he blew the fire and satt down upon the Harth and poured the Metall into the flask and sometime after upon opening of the flask the Examt. seing {sic} a Ginea {sic} and pistoll in it saying he would have nothing to do with English and going down left Mrs. Broadhurst and Iohnson togeather and when the Examt came up againe Iohnson had carryed away his flaskes and some other Coyning things and because he perceived that this Examt. was offended at them He saith also that the said Iohnson brought his flaskes and other things to the Examinant's house but abot. two or 3 dayes before pretending yt he would cast shillings but did not cast any the Examt telling him that he wouldshould cast none there

Ino Ignatius Lawson

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