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PAPERS RELATING TO THE SIX NATIONS.

impossible,—I having been obliged to borrow sundry Letters from my brother Printers even tocomplete this present half sheet, when I have as complete an office to print English as any of them.—For these Reasons, I trust neither yourself, or Sir William, will condemn me for neglect,—adding,withal, the Difficulty of keeping a Journeyman to his Duty.

I am, Sir, Your obliged H bIe Servant,

Oct r 20, 1763. Wm. Weyman.

KEY. MR. LAPPIUS TO SIR WM. JOHNSON.

Conajoharie December 29 th 1763.

Sir ! The good opportunity I have by M r William Seeber my friend, gives me encouragement totrouble your Honour with these few Lines, to beg the favour of sending me by him a bottle of brandy& some Raisins, which your Honour would have send long ago, if you had a good opportunity, as Iam resolved to Trye that Cure with old Peer, I have drank this 4 weeks an ugly Drink of what theGermans Call Longe Kraut, which grows on the white oak Trees, & this Decoctum makes me Coughup more as ever I did, but my breath goes freer & Stronger, Doctor Stringer has send me 2 boxesof pills which I used, I can not say of any great effect they did, Seeng that all will not do, I shall TryPeer & then leave of, My Strength goes away with my flesh, for all have I good Stomach & appetitelike a Man that is wel, I did leave of for a w r hile preaching, which neglect I thougt made me sikeras I was, therefore have don my Service last holydays & was wel afterwards, the only thing whattroubles me so much, is cold I can hardly get a warm foot in a Day, if I set upon the Stoaf, whichoccasioned great head ague, So that I was several times in a bad Condition for that Complaintssake, I have no warm Cloathing & my house is vere cold & most open, & so poor in cash &c: that Ican not for this time supply this Want, your Honour would oblige your old faithfull Servant, ifyou would Trust him a cupple new planckets for making a new, warm Coat, to cover his Cold sickpoor body, till he shall turn wel or able to Do Your Honour satisfaction for them

I furder must Complaint to your Honour out of my Lazareth that Wicked Ury Clok has puzzledinto the Eears of Some people upon the land called the Switzer mount, that your Honour had orderedme to make them all sign a bond for all the Costs which would arise from that Action, under theName of a petition, Which your Honor know as wel as I that never such a thing has been don, theignorant people have most Eaten up my little flesh & bones, which I thought they would tare inpieces, would it not been good that Clok should be paid once for his Devilish seditious humour 1Finally do I wish your Honour & the whole your Noble Family a blessed & happy Exodum to thismost Ended year, & a prosperous Transitum & over step into the New year near by, The God of heaven& Eart Grant your Honour upon a New His Godly Patronage, favour Mercy, Wisdom , Strength &all Requisita, with which he has been pleased to Endow your Person this Manny Years to the best ofLand & Church, as a faithfull Servant unto his Master the king, & that when your Days are spent,that I may have the pleasure to See you with this My Eyes in the Rest & happiness to Come afterthis Troublesome Life, So wishes he, who Dyes

Sir Your Honours

Most Dutifull Servant

Joh. Casp: Lappius.

V. D. M.

P. S. My Neighboor John Abeel Acts the Mad man.