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Early 1658 newsbook...
Early 1658 newsbook...
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May 13, 1658
MERCURIUS POLITICUS, London, May 13, 1658 Here is an uncommon title in newsbook format (the forerunner of newspapers) "Comprising the sum of Foreign Intelligence, with the Affairs now on foot in the Three Nations Of England, Scotland & Ireland For Information of the People" as stated in the masthead.
This title, under the editorship of Marchmont Nedham, was the official news vehicle of the Commonwealth of England. The Commonwealth was the period from 1649 onward when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, was ruled as a republic following the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I.
This issue includes the address of Lord Disbrow "To his Highness the Lord Protector of England..."; news from Vienna, Frankfort, Brussels, Antwerp, Constantinople, Copenhagen, the; French Court at Amiens; a Proclamation bye the Protector; and much on military and naval activities.
Present are pages 1-8 of 16. Never bound nor trimmed with very wide margins, very nice condition. Measures 7 by 8 1/2 inches. More typically a $550 issue when complete.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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