and not coming, He sent this Dept.. who near
the Door met the Man who went in the Evening
who told Dept. that he had found Capn. Mostyn at
the Ship Tavern , but had brought no Answer
Upon which Capn. Hay Dispatched him again
with a Letter to Capn. Mostyn it being then about
three o'Clock, Says that the Man returned
about Ten o'Clock without any Answer, Saying
that Capn. Mostyn was gone to Bed & that the People
of the House would not disturb him to deliver
the Letter, Says that he never saw Capn. Mostyn
afterwards, but Says that on Thurday Morning
before he went to Woolwich the Capn. several times
inquired whether any Letter had been brought there
for him, and if there had to bring it up to his
Room immediately.

Thos Parkes< no role >

William Dutton Townsend< no role > at the New Exchange
Coffee house in the Strand on his Oath saith, That
on Tuesday or Wednesday Evening last (Dept. is not
sure which of them) a Man who Sells Pictures
came into the Coffee house and some of the Gentleman
there put him upon a Table to Sell them like an
[..] troucer, Mrs. Townsend desiring he would not
make so much Noise to disturb a Gentleman in Bed,
Capn. Mostyn went to Mrs. Townsend in a Passion
and Abused her for it, and on Account, of putting a Person
to Dine at his Table on Saturday last Mrs. Clarke conceiving him-
-self to he the Person Meant, Said something,
but Capn. Mostyn immediately took him by the Collar
and would have struck, Dept. thinks, if he had not
been prevented, and called Mr. Clarke Rascal< no role > &
Scoundrel, and a little after went to Bed
Says, that Samuel Mostyn the Deced's Brother those
abused Mr. Clarke calling him Names, saying
his Brother should Fight him, or he would, and
if his Brother Fought him, he would be his Brother's
Second, but Mr. Clarke declined his Challenge saying
that he must first talk to his Brother Says that
Mr.