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- "Pirate execution today! Watch him swing!"
- ―London Town Crier
The Pirate Execution sign was a notice of public executions of pirates, felons, and thieves. It was made around 1750 in London, England. The sign was most notably held by a man who served as the crier on the day of the trial against Joshamee Gibbs that was to take place in the Old Bailey courthouse.[2]
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CITY OF LONDON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC EXECUTION
of the moſt WICKED & INFAMOUS PIRATES, FELLONS AND THIEVES
- G. Sim
- A. Mantle
- S. Whittle
- S. Newman
- E. Godwin
- J. O'Shaugnessy
- J. Dyce
- G. Daniel
- J. Cater
- J. Ricketts
- Mster Newby
- H. Williams
- K. Horrocks
- S. Bauchamp
- T. Wood
- M Maulden
- I. Best
- R. Mascall
- T. Foster
- T. Still
- F. Cook
- R. Vardey
- A. Cope
- S. Cavander
- S. Stebbings
- E. Gadd
- J. Fribourg
- J. Bobart
- G. Lauren
- Mster Newby
- W. Ridout
- J. Greene
- K. White
- S. Corcoran
- T. Morgan
- M. Lane
- I. Hinde
- R. Mascall
- T. Doughty
- T. Davidson
- F. James
- R. Fescati
- A. Cope
- S. Cavander
- S. Stebbings
- E. Gadd
- J. Fribourg
- J. Bobart
- G. Lauren
- J. Cater
- J. Ricketts
- Mster Newby
- W. Ridout
THE PROCEEDINGS
ON THE
King'ſ Commiſſionſ of the Peace, Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery
FOR THE
CITY OF LONDON
BEING HELD AT
Justice-Hall in the
OLD BAILEY
ON THIS DAY IN THE
23rd year of His MAJESTY's Reign
God save KING GEORGE!
Behind the scenes[]
The sign first appeared in the 2011 film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.[2] Several of the names listed on the sign are repeated, many of them more than once. Although the filmmakers of On Stranger Tides picked the date of 1750, or in the range of the mid-1700s,[3][4] the actual date was suggested by "On this day in the 23rd year of His Majesty's Reign" written on the sign.[1] Although it was barely seen in the film, the sign in full appeared in the Disney Second Screen feature.[5]
While unconfirmed, the name "T. Morgan" on the sign could be a reference to Tom Morgan, a fictional pirate from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island.[6]
Appearances[]
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (First appearance)
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Note this portion of the Pirate Execution sign, "On this day in the 23rd year of His Majesty's Reign". On Stranger Tides, in which this sign is used, takes place during the reign of King George II. As real-world history revealed that King George took the throne in 1727. That would mean King George's 23rd year in the throne would be in 1750.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Set Visit! - ComingSoon.net - Part 1 - Archived
- ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Set Visit! - ComingSoon.net - Part 2 - Archived
- ↑ Disney Second Screen: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- ↑ Treasure Island, Chapter 8: At the Sign of the Spy-glass