Mercurius veridicus (London, England : 1645)

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Newspaper

Series:

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection

Standardized Title:

Mercurius veridicus (London, England : 1645)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

London (England)--Newspapers.

London (England).

Genre:

Newsbooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (43 v. )

Weekly

Numb. 1 (From Saturday the 12. of April, to Saturday the 19 of the same. 1645.)-Numb. 10 [i.e. no. 44] (From Satterday the 3. of Feb. to Satterday the 7. of March. [1646]).

Other Title:

Mercurius veridicus

Notes:

Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).

Contents notes below title.

Some issues have title pages with repeated caption titles at head of first page of text.

'Printed according to order' from colophon; colophons vary.

Bernard Alsop identified as the printer on no. 2 (19-26 Apr. 1645).

One of several newspapers published during the Puritan Revolution and Restoration to use title Mercurius veridicus.

Description based on: Numb. 1 (From Saturday the 12. of April, to Saturday the 19 of the same. 1645.); title from caption.

Latest issue consulted: Numb. 10 [i.e. no. 44] (From Satterday the 3. of Feb. to Satterday the 7. of March. [1646]).

Numb. 19 (16-23 Aug. 1645) misdated 'Jul.'

Numb. 25 (4-11 Oct. 1645) repeated in numbering; issues from 18 Oct. 1645 to 6 Jan. 1646 consititute nos. 26-36.

Unnumbered issue for 6-17 Jan. 1646 has date added above title which reads: Published Ianuar. 17, with running title which reads: The III week, 1646.

Last seven issues: Numbs. 4-10, constitute nos. 37-43.

Cited in:

Nelson & Seccombe. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 394.101-210

NCBEL, I:2101

OCLC:

643151954