that for my own part I would have nothing to do in any such affair.

Here the matter rested and I heard nothing farther from him till (as near as I can remember)
the Middle of January About which Time he told me. he was positive he could bring this
Matter to a full Perfection, and to convince me yt. he could the [..] ged that he has taken of the
[..] dorsemt. of the Note of £44: first mentioned very clean, and asked me whether I had
[..] served any traces of the Pen or any Martis of the Letters remaining: wch: I confess'd I had
[..] he went on to tell me that that being the first Tryal he had accidentally spoilt the Note
over hasty drying of it and as for the Note of £100 whereon there was an Endorsemt of £85
[..] at he had attempted to take off a few Letters thereof in order incert others in their stead, wch:
has [..] experience could not be nialy performed, and therefore his future purpose was to take
[..] wholl endorsemt as at first and take some Method to prevent the discolouring the Paper
To all this I answer'd that there was some shew of probability in what he had said, but
that I would not be convinced till I had Ocular Demonstration.

Whereupon in a few Days, he produced to me another Bank Note of £100. whereof he
had got an Endorsemt: of £90. in another Note. wch: said Notes he shewed me together the
Endorsemt of the said £100 Note being the same Date of the said £90 Note; And about
Three Days after, he shewed me the said £100 Note, as fair and as clear as if there had
never been any Endorsemt. upon it. I then told him I was fully convinced that Money
might be got by this Method, but that it was a dishonest and scandalous Fact that
there were great Difficullies and Dangers in the Manage [..] thereof, and that we were
liable to Discovery and to incurr the Penalty of the La [..] To this he answerd that
my part was Easie, since I was not to concern my self in [..] Experiment on the Notes [..]
only to assist in receiving the Money; go sometimes to the Bank to take out notes; and
sometimes to receive the first Endorsemt off them; all which it was safe for any Person
to do. And to prevent being found out, when ever we sent for any second Endorsemt. [..]
were to send some Porter from any End of the Town, at a good Distance from the Bank
and one of us was to send him, the other to follow and observe him, and to take Notice wh [..]
any Demurr was made there, which if he found, he was immediately to hasten back and
acquaint the other therewith, who might walks off unobserved before the Porter come back
We were never to send any Notes but such as we took out our selves; nor to receive the who
Money of a Note, but only as large an Endorsemt: as conveniently we could whereby the Note
could not be traced, nor would they ever remain in the hands of the Bank In words to this
Effect he told me how he designed to proceed; and to enforce all and incline me heartily to
come in to this Proposal, he added, that he well knew the Necessity I was in for want of