Black Dog of Newgate, Parts 1 and 2

Black Dog of Newgate, Part I (1602)

John Day, Richard Hathaway, Wentworth Smith, and "the other poete"

Black Dog of Newgate, Part 2 (1603)

John Day, Richard Hathaway, Wentworth Smith, and "the other poete"

Historical Records

Henslowe's Diary

F. 118 (Greg I. 185) pd at the a poyntment of John ducke the 24 of novmber 160[3]2 to mr hathwaye [blacke doge of] in earneste  of a playe called [John dayes [comodye]] the some of ... xxxxs [newgate]

Lent vnto xpofer beston & Robart palante the 26 novemb[er] 1602 to paye vnto John day mr smythe mr hathway & the other poete in parte of payment of the playe called [John dayes comody’ the some of ...  xxxxs the blacke dogge of newgate

F. 118v (Greg I. 186) pd at the apoyntment of the company the 20 of desember 1602 vnto mr hathewaye mr symthe &  John daye & the other poyet in fulle payment for a playe called the blacke dogge of newgat some of  ... xxxxs

F. 119 (Greg I. 187) Lent vnto John dewcke the 10 Janewarye 1602 to by Lame skenes for the blacke dogge of newgate the some of ...      xs

pd more for the company the 16 of Janewarye 1602 vnto Goodman freswatr for [c] a canves sewt & skenes for the black doge of newgate xijs

F. 119v (Greg I. 188) Lent vnto John Lewen vpon John duckes noote of his hande the 29 of Janewarye 1602 to geue in earneste of the second part of the boocke called the blacke dooge of newgate vnto mr hathwaye & John daye & mr smythe & the other poete the some of   ...      iiili

pd at the apoyntment of John ducke the 3 of febreary 1602 vnto mr hathwaye mr smythe John daye & the other poet in fulle payment for the boocke called the second parte of the blacke dooge the some of    ...   iiijli

F. 120 (Greg I. 189) Pd vnto the tyerman for the companye 1602 to bye viij yrdes & a hallfe of blacke satten at xijs a yrde to macke a sewt for the 2 parte of the blacke dogge the some of      ...         vli ijs

Lent vnto Thomas blacke wode the 21 of febreary 1602 to geue vnto the 4 poetes in earneste of ther adicyones for the 2 parte of the blacke doge  ...    xs

Lent vnto Thomas black wode the 24 of febreary 1602 to geue vnto the 4 poetes in parte of paymente for ther adycyons in the 2 parte of the blacke doge ...     xs

Lent vnto John dewcke the 26 of febreary 1602 to paye the poetes in fulle payment for ther adycyones for the 2 parte of the blacke doge the some of           ...    xxs

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