John Wood: The Information of John Wood of the High Street of the parish of Stepney in the county of Middlesex Grocer 15 May 1699

Author: Isaac Newton

Source: MINT 15/17/172, National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK

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The Information of John Wood of the high street of the parish of Stepney in the said County of Middlesex Grocer 15^th May 1699

Who saith that he hath known William Cumby and one Iudith Hartley alias Cumby who lived with the said William Cumby as his wife and that this Informant hath severall times seen the said William Cumby and Iudith his pretended wife counterfeit the Current Coyn of this Realm by casting of Counterfeit old money in Duke street near Gravell Lane Southwark about 6 yeares ago And that the said Iudith Hartley alias Cumby did in or about October was 2 years assist this Informant in making counterfeit Shillings by casting in imitation of the Current Mill'd Coyn fo this Realm in the `parish of S^t. Georges Southwark

John Wood

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^[2] Iurat die et anno preedict
coram Is Newton

Professor Rob Iliffe
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