That I was considerably in his Debt, and could not propose to pay him of a great while, if ever; yt.
he was sensible I had several Creditors whom I might expect trouble from, if they were
not speedily satisfied; that if I comply'd with this Proposal, I might in a small time
under my self Easte in all respects and yt: without any Great Matter of Hazard.

The urgent Necessity I was at that time in for want of Money, over Ballanced all my
Semples and inclined me to joyn with him in this affairs Now therefore I asked him what
[..] I should have of the profit and told him I thought we ought to be joynt and equal
[..] arers But he answered that the Secret was his own Invention, which was the prince
pal thing and without which all the roft was Nothing, and that he should have a abundantly
the most troubl [..] in the Managemt. of the whole: But above all he urged that he only run
all the Hazard And he only was to take off the Endorsemt: which he said was a Capital
Offence, and to convince me that it was so he turned to the Act of Parliament, in a Book
of his own called an Alridgemt: of the Statutes, of which Books he had Three Volumes, and
in one of them I read Words to this Effect that to Add to, alter, or Erase any Bank Bill
or Note or any part thereof was Felony without benefit of Clergy. Upon, all these con-
siderations he said he thought [..] part was as much as I deserved or could expect: [..] I
reply'd yt. I could not accept of so small a proportion, of the Gaines, or consent that he
should get Three times as much as my self; and therefore still told him I expected to have ½
he this. told me he would a now me 3 pt. out I still insisting on half, we came to no
agreement herein: out nevertheless the project went on in the following Manner.

The Note of £90, before mentioned I carried to the Bank, where I got it marked by one
of the Cashier (I think Mr Deyols) then went to Mr Martin the teller, and desired him
to make it paid to me on his Book, and withall paid him Ten pounds in Money, and recd
of him a Ticket for £100 pd. in by me in the Name of Jonathan Collier< no role > , and according
said [..] made out in man scames. The reason of receiving this £90, before, [..]
sent for a 2d Endorsemt: off the Note for £100 from whence it arose, was because, the
Bank finding they had given a Note for £90. & likewise paid in Money perhaps £90. more
in all £180, off the same £100 Note. would immediately have stop'd payment of the said
£90. Note whenever it had come to their hands, so that if paid away by us it might ha [..]
been traced, or if sent for to the Bank the Messenger have been stopt.

Not many Days after the £90. Note aforementioned was received, Mr Biggs shewed me
the £100 from whence it arose, (off wch: Note he had Erased the sd. Endorsemt) wth: a second
Endorsemt: of £85. on it, which he told me he sent for by a Porter in Leadenhall st [..]
by the Hoop & Griffin Tavern< no role > ; he took the Name of the Porter, and order'd him to being
him the Money to the said Tavern, but said he waited near the place to watch his return
and when he saw him coming with the Money, hasten'd to the said Tavern, and there
received the said £85: of him. He computed the profit of this Note to be £75: from
whence have [..] deducted the Twenty Five Pounds, he had lost by defacing the Two
former Now [..] he allowed me the yr pt. of the remaining £50: in Accot: of Money I
was before und [..] sed to him.

The [..] of £100 I had taken out in the Name of Collyer, I had in my Custody,
[..] Master Johnson's Cash but believeing I should want to pay it away