The Deposiction of Rachell Dale the wife of Charles Dale of the ꝑparish of Shadwell in the County of MiddxMiddlesex Mariner 19 February 1699

Who saith that about 3 months ago one Iudith Cumby now prisoner in Newgate took a room up two pair of staires in this Deponents house abot.about 3 months ago or something above and soon after brought into the said room Flaskes for casting of false money and sand to molould them with and CruciplesCrucibles and Metall and in sight of the Depont.Deponent Moulded the said Flaskes with the sand and cast some countrerfeit mony

And the Depont.Deponent hath severall times seen the said Iudith Cumby mould the said Flaskes with the Impression of money and cast counterfeit money therein vizt. Shillings and sixpences and the Deponent hath helped the said Iudith Cumby to finish the said counterfeit money severall times and the Deponent hath also seen the sdsaid Iudith Cumby make the Metall of which she made the said countrerfeit money which metall was made by melting Copper with arsnick and other IngredtsIngredients. And that on Saturday last she did see the said Iudith Cumby cast a parcel of shillings and sixpences and helpt her to finish them and then by her order carryded carryd them to mrs Eccleston's house where they were taken by some men that came to apprehend her She having first dropt them down behind her and that after the said Cumby had cast the said shillings and sixpences (which was between 4 and 5 of the clock in the afternoon) she left the Flaskes unbroken upon the Table near the Window of the room above menctioned where mr Rewse and others found them the same night abot.about 9 or 10 of the clock

the mark of Rachell Dale