Newspaper
Collection object
2002.0051
H. 18.5 W. 14.2
Newspaper, The present State of Europe or the Historical and Political Mercury, December 1690, with report on the Siege of Limerick. 36pp, 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 December, 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 71-103, reports in the form of Advice from .. followed by Reflections on the news from ..., p96 of Limerick interest, under Advice from France: return of Tyrconnell to Ireland with command of sixty regiments; St Ruth, Boisselott and Surlaube with; cannons, mortars etc, clothes and provisions being brought, also twelve engineers. Convoy ready at Brest.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; Switzerland; Germany & Turkey; France; England; Cologne, Holland & the Low Countries. Inside front cover: Licensed January 6, 1691, J. Fraser. Back page blank. Bound with thread.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; Switzerland; Germany & Turkey; France; England; Cologne, Holland & the Low Countries. Inside front cover: Licensed January 6, 1691, J. Fraser. Back page blank. Bound with thread.
Andrew Anderson (printer)