| Uniform title | Mercurius Britannicus (London, England : 1652) |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Series |
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection UNAUTHORIZED
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| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| General note | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). |
| General note | Originally edited by Marchamont Nedham, later taken over by the printer, James Cottrel. |
| General note | Title from caption. |
| General note | Imprint from colophon. |
| General note | Imprint varies. |
| General note | Year of publication from imprints of later issues. |
| General note | Pagination and signatures are continuous. |
| General note | There are two editions of no.21. The edition with "R.Wood" in colophon possibly a counterfeit? |
| General note | One of several newsbooks with the title Mercurius Britannicus published during the Civil War and Commonwealth periods. |
| References |
Nelson & Seccombe. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 283.01-21A, 22-23 |
| References |
Frank, J. Beginnings of the English Newspaper 1620-1660, p. 233 |
| References |
Times handlist, p. 26 |
| References |
NCBEL, I:2107 |
| Special numbering | Gap in publication between 23 Aug. and 26 Oct. 1652; day of printing changed at that time from Monday to Tuesday. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Title history note | Numb. 21 counterfeited by: Mercurius Britannicus, printed by Robert Wood, 14 Dec. 1652. |
| Genre/form | Newsbooks. |
