The Indorsement. RECEIVED, the 9th of Octob. 1688, the full contents of this bill, being one hundred and fifty pounds, I say received. The mark of 1501.-00s.-00d. Fourthly, The forged letter of advice from Mr. Clarke to Mr. Kendall, where notice of the one hundred fifty pounds bill is inserted: MR. KENDALL. I Am not a littel trubled to hear Mr. Ridly has not paid you as yet any moneys; pray, if you have not yet herd from him, send by the said post, and, if that will not doe, pray let sume person attend the concern, and what it costs, charg to account. Pray also pres for the bill of 51. lent Sr Symon also the bill last sent of Mr. Willames for 41. 8s. I hope all will suddenly be paid; the bill of 201. dew to Will. Oldam, as I sent last Munday, is promised to be broyt to your shop in a littel time. I pray you send 3 or 4 lines under ritt to marchant Porter, if the bill is not accepted; but my freind gives me all assurance it will be paid at the time. My lord is a very swet youth to take up 401. of me in such sort, and now to deall so by me; he owes me at lest 150l. and promised I should have part of that suddenly, and now to serve me thus I take it ill from him, but I will right to him, and I pray you send me down that note he gave me; if my old lord should know he should deal so by me, he would be very angery. [I have given a bill to Mrs. Clarke for 150l. to be paid at sight; I intreat you to pay when she comes for it.] Also I have given a bill to Mr. Bateman for 401. to be paid Alderman Mausson in 6 days after sight; also a bill for 251. to one Mr. Ray in a day or two after, or at sight. I am your reall freind, JOHN CLARKE. This for Mr. Jonathan Kendall, at the three Pigens in Milke-street, London. Northampton, 7th of Octob. 1688. SIR, this is to desire you to send a letter next post to Mr. Swan at Hatson in Essecks, 5 miles from Braintery, of whom I had the bill of 1001. payable the 14th instant to Mr. Kendall, for use of Mr. John Whittorne, for, if you should fail my freind Mr. Kendall of the moneyes about that time, it might be a great prejudish to me. Sir, I am your freind and sarvant, This for marchant Porter. JOHN CLARKE. Next follows the cheat upon Mr. Mathew and Mr. Shipton, in the same order. First, A true bill from Mr. Mathew to Mr. Shipton, to pay Mary Young nine pounds: MR. SHIPTON, Februar. 21. 88. PAYE at sight of this my bill to Mrs. Marey Young, or to her Friday-street: this. JONATHAN MATHEW. The Indorsement. RECEIVED, the 4th of March, 1688, nine] 091. 00s, ood. pounds, in full of this bill. per Mary Young. Secondly, The forged bill for two hundred pounds, payable to Mary Young: MR. SHIPTON, March, 18, 1688. PAYE at sight of this my bill to Mrs. Marey Young, or to her assines, 2001. for the same summ receiv'd of her at the Wheat Sheafe at Dentry, by At the 7 Stares in Friday-street, this. Your freind and sarvant, JONATHAN MATHEW. The Indorsement. RECEIV'D the 21th of March, 1658, two hundred pound, in full of this bill, per Mary Young. Thirdly, The forged letter of advice, in which, notice of the two hundred pounds is inserted; SIR, I Have drawne a bill on you to pay Mr. Sam. Bird, or order, 301. [and a bill likewise on you to pay Mrs. Mary Young 2001. which pray pay her on demand.] Mr. Woodward will pay you 2001. at least this week or the next following. Mr. Compion for Dev Wall 100 and od pounds for Daintry, 9 March, 1688. Your humble servant, To Mr. Richard Shipton at the 7 Stares in Friday-street, London. BENJ. MATHEW. Fourthly, A true letter of Mr. Mathew, in the postscript whereof forged notice is given of the two-hundred pounds bill: SIR, BE E pleased to pay to William Peytue, Esq. or order, 661. and place 71. 10s. to accompt of Thomas Lucas, that I have received of him for your use: who am, I hope you have paid Mrs. Mary Young 2001. and Mr. Sam. Bird 301. Daintry, March 21, 1688. Your humble servant, BENJ. MATHEW. Fifthly, Mr.Mathew's letter to Mr. Shipton, upon notice of the cheat; MR. SHIPTON,` I Have just now received a letter from you, wherein you say you have paid 2001. to Mary Young. I never receiv'd any such summ, nor drew any such bill, therefore have sent Tom away post to let you know it, that if possible you might retrieve it. Your servant, BENJ. MATHEW. My father saith he never drew any such bill, and Tom will satisfy you he hath not. Daintrey, 8 of the clock Friday night. Sixthly, Mary Young's letter to Mr. Mathew, after she had cheated him of two-hundred pounds. SIR, THIS is to give you notice, that I have borrowed on your credit from Mr. Shipton 200 ponds, and when I am able I will pay you again: the way I got your letter out of the post-office in London, was by feeing one of the men that carried the letters about: and by that letter of advice I procured another to be write, so that you need not trouble yourself any more. I rest, M. Young, alias Brown, alias Stewart, alias Forbus, alias Boner, &c. For Mr. Jonathan Mathew at Daintrey near Coventary. Lastly, here are the cheats upon Mr. Olds and Mr. Billers, all but the bil! of 201. which I have not seen. First, The forged bill of 1001. from Mr. Olds to Mr. Billers, June 12, 1683, whereof Robert Young only got 101. BROTHER BILLERS, A Coventry, June 12, 1683. T sight of my bill, bearing date June 12, be pleased to pay unto Mr. Robert Young the sume of a hundred pounds, which I have received from him: I have nothing els at present, but this letter of advice from him, who is Your loving brother and servant, To Mr. Billers, at the Three Kings in Cheapside, London. JOSEPH OLDS. June 13, 1683. RECEIVED from Mr. John Billers the sume of ten pounds. Sir, say received by me. ROB. YOUNG, Secondly, A true bill of Samuel Croxal, upon Joseph Young to John Billers, for use of Mr. Olds for 141. 10s. Aug. 5, 1689. But received by Robert Young's man, upon account of a forged indorsement: FRIEND JOSEPH YOUNG, The 5th of Aug. 1689. AT T site of this my bill, or ten days after, I pray pay to John Billers, or order, the sume of fourteen pounds ten shillings, for the use of Joseph Olds: make good payment, and plase it to the accompt of thy friend, At Long-lane end, in Alders-' gate-streate, London. Indorsed thus, SAM. CROXALL. PRAY pay to my man, James Moorten, the within bill. As witness my hand, Aug. 14, 1689. R JOHN BILLERS. ECEIVED, the 14th August 89, fourteen pounds ten shillings, being the full contents of this bill, for my Mr. John Billers. 14---10---00 per JAMES MORTON. Thirdly, A true bill of Mr. Olds, for 10l. to Mr. Billers, Feb. 21, 88, for Sarah Harris: For 10-00-00 Coventry, 21 Feb. 1688. AT sight pray pay unto Mrs. Sarah Harris the summe of ten pounds, value received of her, as per advice from Your loving brother The Indorsement. JOSEPH OLDS. RECEIVED February 28th, 1688-9, ten pounds in full of this -bill. per Sarah S H Harris. her mark. Fourthly, A false bill for 2001. from Mr. Olds, Aug. 10, 1689, by which Sarah Harris, alias Mary Young, was discovered: A For 200--00--00, Coventry, 10th Aug. 1689. T sight, pray pay unto Mrs. Sarah Harris the summe of two hundred pounds, value received of her, as per advice from Your loving brother and servant, JOSEPH OLDS. Fifthly, A false letter from Mr. Olds, wherein advice of the 2001. bill is inserted. Aug. 11, 89. LOVING BROTHER, YOURS of the 6th instant received-- and mind the contents-- my YOUR dear wife is but poorly-- and much as when at Coventry-- she does continue using the means went for-- the Lord sanctify them for her good--pray accept and pay my 2001. bill at sight to Mrs. Sarah Harris, or order, N° 78. value of herself. Mr. Watson does not as yet accept the 151. bill--says must first write to London, where his money lays, and, if can get it paid there, shall know next week, with kind respects and service to you and my sister. Rest, in some hast, For Mr. Benj. Billers, at the 3 Kings in Cheapside. Yours, JOSEPH OLDS. Coventry, Aug. 11, 1680. Perhaps, my reader may wonder why I have been so accurate in setting down at large all these true and forged bills of exchange, and letters of advice. But the reason is, I have had, for some time, and have now at this present all the originals of them in my keeping: I have shewn them to very many persons of great sagacity, both of the nobility and clergy, both of scholars and merchants: and, after an exact view and comparison of them distinctly, line by line, word by word, letter by letter, I must say, all that have seen them were strangely astonished at the surprising similitude between the false writings and the true: and they have done Robert Young this justice, as to pronounce them all to be great masterpieces of forgery. For my part I will only add, that, since he could perform all this only with two hands, how many names soever he had, most certainly woe would have been to all the citizens and traders of England by false bills of exchange; woe to all the noblemen, bishops, and gentlemen, by false plots and associations, if once Robert Young could have had his wish, and been another Briareus with an hundred hands, which I assure my reader is no flight of mine, but his own in his letter from Bury to Archbishop Sancroft, page 72. My reader having, by this time, found that Robert Young had so often deserved Newgate, will now, I suppose, be glad to see him brought thither to his own home. But first (according to the course of my method) I must shew that he was sent for up from Litchfield for treasonable practices against the government, which was done by this following warrant from the Earl of Shrewsbury: Charles Earl of Shrewsbury, Waterford, and Wexford, &c. one of the Lords of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council, and principal Secretary of State. T HESE are, in his majesty's name, to authorise and require you (taking a constable to your assistance) to search for, seize, and apprehend the persons of Robert Young, Mary Young, and James Young, for dangerous and treasonable practices against the government, and them to bring before me, to answer to such matters as shall on his majesty's behalf be objected against them: and, for so doing, this shall be your warrant. And herein all mayors, justices of the peace, constables, and other his majesty's officers civil and military, are to be assisting to you. Given at the Court at Whitehall the 16th day of December, 1689. SHREWSBURY, |