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Mercurius Melancholicus or Newes from Westminster and Other Parts.

Other author/creatorHackluyt, John.
Other author/creatorM. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?
Other author/creatorTaylor, John, 1580-1653, attributed name.
Format Electronic, Book, and Newspaper
Publication Info[London : s.n.], 1647-1648.
Descriptionv. ; 4°.
Supplemental Content Gale, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
Subject(s)
FrequencyWeekly
Series Seventeenth 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 noteVariously edited by John Hackluyt or Martin Parker; some counterfeit or competing issues have also been attributed to John Taylor. Originally published on Saturday, later on Monday, it is likely that issues appearing on other days are counterfeit. However this record includes both genuine and counterfeit issues as reference sources disagree on their authenticity. Cf. Frank; Williams.
General noteDate of first issue from Thomason's MS. note on the title page.
General notePlace of publication from Nelson & Seccombe.
General notePagination and signatures are continuous over some issues.
General noteOne of several newsbooks with the title Mercurius melancholicus published during the Civil War and Commonwealth periods.
References Nelson and Seccombe, 344.01-59B
References NCBEL, I:2102
References Williams, J.B. History of English journalism, p.234
Citation/References note Frank, J. Beginnings of the English newspaper 1620-1660
Special numberingNumbering and dating begin with No.2 (Sept.4-11 1647)
Special numberingNumbering and dating are irregular.
Special numberingGap in publication from 9 Oct. to 14 Nov. 1648.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Title history noteRevived in January 1649. Cf. Frank p.162
Related ItemRevived as: Mercurius melancholicus
Genre/formNewsbooks.

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