Newspaper
Collection object
2002.0050
H. 18.5 W. 14.2
Newspaper, The present State of Europe or the Historical and Political Mercury, October 1690, with report on the Siege of Limerick. 34pp, extracted from a bound volume. Title page, within double line border, The / Present State / of / Europe / or, the / Historical and Political Mercury: / Giving and Accoount of all the Publick and Private / Occurrences / That are most considerable in every Court, / For the Month of October, 1690. / (line) / With Curious Reflections upon every State / (line) / To be continued Monthly from the Original published / at the Hague, by the Authority of the States of / Holland, and West Friesland, in the same size and fineness / of Paper, for incouragement of any who shall desire to bind / any quantity of them by way of Book. / (line) / Edinburgh, / Re-printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to / Their most Excellent Majesties, Anno Dom 1690. And are to be sold / at Mistress Andersons Shop, on the North side of the Cross; and / at Mistress Ogstons Shop in the Parliament Close. Paginated 3-34, reports in the form of Advice from .. followed by Reflections on the news from ..., ps28-31 of Limerick interest: reasons for lifting siege, William's speech to parliament, taking of Cork & Kinsale, departure of Tyrconnell & French; observations on reports.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; Switzerland; Germany & Turkey; France; Spain; Poland; Cologne, Holland & the Low Countries. Bound with thread.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; Switzerland; Germany & Turkey; France; Spain; Poland; Cologne, Holland & the Low Countries. Bound with thread.
Andrew Anderson (printer)