Mistris Parliament presented in her bed : after the sore travaile and hard labour which she endured last weeek, in the birth of her monstrous off-spring, the childe of deformation. The hopefull fruit of her seven yeers teeming, and a most precious babe of grace. With the severall discourses between Mrs. Sedition, Mrs. Schisme, Mrs. Synod her dry-nurse, Mrs. Iealousie, and others her gossips. By Mercurius Melancholicus.

Mistris Parliament presented in her bed : after the sore travaile and hard labour which she endured last weeek, in the birth of her monstrous off-spring, the childe of deformation. The hopefull fruit of her seven yeers teeming, and a most precious babe of grace. With the severall discourses between Mrs. Sedition, Mrs. Schisme, Mrs. Synod her dry-nurse, Mrs. Iealousie, and others her gossips. By Mercurius Melancholicus.

[London] : [s.n.], Printed in the yeer of the saints fear. 1648.

8 p. ; (4to)

"Mercurius Melancholius" was a pseudonym used by a number of Royalist writers including martin Parker and John Crouch.

A variant edition has corrected the spelling of "weeek" to "weeke".

A satire in the form of a play.

Place of publication from Wing.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 10th London".

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), M2284
Greg, W.W. Bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration, II, 677
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.441[21]
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R14014

Great Britain -- England -- London.

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188623. Variant. Trimmed, affecting headlines, text, catchwords, and signatures