50 CREDITOR. 



proprietors were informed the coach and 

 horses were likely to be seized at Lynn 

 by one of his principal creditors. Upon 

 this I was sent down to make what 

 arrangement I thought best to prevent 

 the inconvenience that must arise from 

 a stoppage, and to place the concern on 

 some more sure and solid foundation, in 

 the event of my friend not being able 

 to resume his position ; that is, to seek 

 out some one of the respectable inn- 

 keepers in the town to become the Lynn 

 proprietor. 



This creditor was waiting the arrival of 

 the coach from London, everyone seemed 

 to stand in the greatest awe of him, he 

 being one of the principal merchants in 

 the town, and the officer by his direction 

 took possession of both coach and horses. 

 I expostulating with him on so hasty 

 a proceeding, he demanded to know 

 who I was that I should dare to inter- 

 fere. I told him that I was there to 



