Mercurius Aulicus (1643 : Oxford).
| Uniform Title: | Mercurius aulicus (Oxford, England : 1643) |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic resource |
| Published: | [Ser. 1] The first weeke. ([Sunday, 1 January 1.-Sunday, 7 January, 1643])- [Ser. 3] From the last of Aug: to the 7 of Sept. 1645. |
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| Item Description: | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). Imprint from colophon; year date given according to Lady Day dating. Imprint is a variant of another Oxford printing of the first issue which reads: Oxford, printed by Henry Hall. 1642. Cf. English Revolution. Initially edited by Peter Heylyn; from Sept. 1643 edited by John Birkenhead, who also assisted with earlier issues. Cf. Frank; English Revolution. First number issued with one of two title pages: 1) bearing the title: 'Mercvrivs aulicus, a divrnall, communicating the intelligence, and affaires of the Court to the rest of the kingdome' and the imprint: Oxford : printed by H. Hall, for VV. VVebb, Ann. Dom. M.DC.XLII [1642, i.e. 1643]. 2) bearing the title: 'Mercvrivs aulicus, a divrnall, communicating the intelligence, and affaires of the Court to the rest of the kingdome, beginning the first day of January' and the imprint: Oxford : printed by H. Hall, for W. VVebb bookseller, neere to Queenes Colledge, 1642 [i.e. 1643]. Cf. Nelson & Seccombe 275.000A and 275.000C; not to be confused with the equivalent for the London reprint (Nelson & Seccombe, 275.000B and P1263. Thomason copy of the last issue includes MS. notes which read: "ye last Aulicus" on the first page and "here ends Aulicus" at the foot of the last page. Variant printings of several issues are known; whether Oxford or London reprints is disputed by authorities in some cases. Cf. Nelson & Seccombe; Madan; English Revolution. Numerous gaps in publication during 1645. Description based on a variant edition of the first isssue (Nelson & Seccombe 275.101B): The first weeke. ([Sunday, 1 January 1.-Sunday, 7 January, 1643]); title from caption. A supplementary special issue: A Trve and briefe relation of the great victory obtained by Sir Ralph Hopton, was published in Oxford between weeks 3 and 4 of the regular numbers; later reissued in a revised edition. The first and most important of the Royalist newsbooks, one of the few published in Oxford; later newsbooks of the period copied this title. This record subsumes all editions (including counterfeits and rival editions, etc.) of individual issues of this title, as recorded by Nelson & Seccombe; cf. also P1263 for London reprints of this title published 1643-1644. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Publication Frequency: | Weekly |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- Oxford. |