| Other author/creator | Audley, Thomas, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Bishop, George, fl. 1641-1644, publisher. |
| Other author/creator | White, Robert, fl. 1639-1677, publisher. |
| Uniform title | Mercurius Britannicus (London, England : 1643) |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Series |
Early English books online. ^A888680
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| General note | Title from caption. |
| General note | Numb. 1-51 by Thomas Audley; numb. 52-130 by Marchamont Nedham. Cf. Nelson and Seccombe. |
| General note | Imprint from colophon. |
| General note | Imprint varies: printed variously by Bishop and White jointly and individually; by White alone after April 1644. |
| General note | Description based on: numb. 3 (5-12 Sept. 1643). |
| General note | Numb. 1-2 not in Thomason collection. |
| General note | Reels listed in chronological order of serial publication; holdings dispersed throughout collection. |
| General note | Reproduction of the originals in the British Library. |
| References |
Thomason E.67[8], etc. |
| References |
Nelson and Seccombe 286 |
| Special numbering | No. 27-29 published separately and simultaneously by both George Bishop and Robert White; these issues have the same enumeration, pagination and signatures but different texts. |
| Special numbering | Two issues enumerated 86, with same dates but slightly different texts. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 12:E67[8]; 12:E67[26]; 12:E68[5]; 12:E69[19]; 12:E70[9]; etc) |
| Title history note | According to Bishop's Mercurius aulico-mastix (sole issue published 12 April 1644), his issues 27-29 were held to be "a false Britanicus". |
| Title history note | Each issue typically begins with disparaging commentary on Mercurius aulicus (Oxford : 1643). |
| Related Item | Mercurius aulico-mastix, or, The VVhipping-mercury |
| Related Item | Mercurius aulicus (Oxford : 1643) |
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