Mercurius Britanicus Communicating the Affaires of Great Britaine [electronic resource].

Mercurius Britanicus: communicating the affaires of great Britaine (London, England : 1643)

[London] : Printed by G[eorge]. B[ishop]. and R[obert]. W[hite], 1643-1646.

130 v. ; 4to.

Weekly.

Numb. 1 (From Tuesday the 23, of Aug. to Tuesday the 29, of Aug. 1643)-Numb. 130 (From Monday, May 11. to Monday, May 18. 1646)

Several gaps in publication during 1644 and 1645; none published between 3 and 16 March 1646.

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection

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

Early numbers edited by Thomas Audley, some of these with the assistance of Marchamont Nedham, who asserted to the House of Lords that he edited the last eighty numbers; ceased when Nedham was jailed. Cf. Frank

Title from caption.

Imprint from colophon.

Some issues dated according to Lady Day dating.

This record subsumes all editions and variants of individual issues of this title, as recorded by Nelson & Seccombe.

Variant state of no.27 (11-18 Mar. 1644) not identified by Nelson & Seccombe, the variant wants a paragraph beginning "The noble Earle of Manchester" after "land and sea" on last page; not to be confused with the counterfeit edition of no.27 identified by Nelson & Seccombe (286.027B)

At end of text: This is licensed, and entred into the Hall Booke according to order.

Pagination and signatures are continuous.

Printed by George Bishop and Robert White, working in partnership; after Numb. 23 by Robert White alone.

One of several newsbooks with the title Mercurius Britanicus (or Britannicus) published during the Civil War and Commonwealth periods.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Scans represent the Burney Collection at the British Library, not necessarily the entire run of a newspaper or periodical.

Counterfeits of Numbs. 27-29 with the same title were published by George Bishop.

Frank, J. Beginnings of the English newspaper, 1620-1660
Nelson, C. British newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 286.001-130
Times (London, England). Tercentenary handlist of English & Welsh newspapers, magazines & reviews, p. 21
Stewart, P. British newspapers and periodicals, 1632-1800, 144
Catalogue of English newspapers and periodicals in the Bodleian Library, 1622-1800, p. 92

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection.

Great Britain -- England -- London.

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