Mercurius Pragmaticus (1652 : Nedham).

Other author Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[London] : [publisher not identified], [1652]
Description1 volume ; 4°.
Supplemental ContentGale, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
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Uniform titleMercurius pragmaticus (London, England : Jul 1652 : Nedham)
Variant title Mercurius Pragmaticus (1652 : Nedham)
FrequencyWeekly
SeriesSeventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection. UNAUTHORIZED
Local noteImages 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 noteImages 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 noteReproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).
General noteEdited by Marchamont Nedham as a counterfeit succesor to the title revived by Samuel Sheppard in May 1652. Erroneously attributed to Sheppard by Frank. Cf. Williams; Nelson & Seccombe.
General noteTitle from caption.
General notePlace and date of publication from Nelson & Seccombe.
General noteThe title page poem is signed with Nedham's usual motto: "Nemo me impune lacessit" and the text begins: "Room for a new light, ... Exi[t] Mr. Mock Prag."
General noteOne issue only.
General noteSigned.
References Nelson & Seccombe. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 366.1
References Williams, J.B. History of English journalism to the foundation of the Gazette, p. 252
References Frank, J. Beginnings of the English newspaper 1620-1660, p. 232
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Related ItemMercurius pragmaticus (London, England : May 1652 : Sheppard)
Genre/formNewsbooks.

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