| Document Reference | Pw V 241 |
| Title | MS poem, entitled 'Newgate's Garland', by John Gay; n.d. |
| Extent | 2 ff |
| Level | Item/file |
| Content Description | Text consists of seven 9-line verses.
Ballad on 'How Mr Jonathan Wild's Throat was cut, from Ear to Ear with a Penknife by Mr Blake alias Blewskin the bold Highwayman...'
Endorsed 'Newgates Garland'. |
| Title Of Work | Newgate's Garland |
| First Line of Poem | Ye Fellows of Newgate, whose Fingers are nice |
| Last Line of Poem | And ev'ry Man round me may rob, if they please |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | One sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical match: Pw V 401 (dimensions, paper, watermark, script) & Pw V 427 (dimensions, paper, watermark, script) |
| Condition | Good |
| Descriptive Features | Watermark: Arms of Anne, Queen of Great Britain within crowned garter, 90 x 65 mm
Countermark: Royal cipher, crowned GR within circle, 44 x 44 mm. |
| Watermark | Arms of Anne |
| Related Material | Index, ELM III, GaJ 22 |
| University of Nottingham Library: |
| University of Nottingham Library: |
| Publication Note | J. Thurmond, Harlequin Sheppard (London, 1721) |
| Broadside: Newgate's Garland (London, 1725) |
| Simpson, The British Broadside Ballad, p 568 |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
| NA74455 | Wild; Jonathan (c.1682-1725); -; head of a large corporation of thieves; ultimately hanged at Tyburn for receiving reward for restoring stolen property | c.1682-1725 |
| NA74456 | Blake; -; Mr; highwayman known as 'Blewskin' | |
| NA1118 | Gay; John (1685-1732); poet and dramatist | 1685-1732 |