Record

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:
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Publication Note	J. Thurmond, Harlequin Sheppard (London, 1721)
	Broadside: Newgate's Garland (London, 1725)
	Simpson, The British Broadside Ballad, p 568

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