Newspaper
Collection object
2002.0055
H. 18.5 W. 14.2
Newspaper, The present State of Europe or the Historical and Political Mercury, September 1691, with report on the Siege of Limerick. 40pp, 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 September, 1691. / (line) / With Curious Reflections upon every State / (line) / Vol II / (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) Licensed October 1, 1691 J Frazer / (line) / Edinburgh, / Re-printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to / Their most Excellent Majesties, Anno Dom 1691. 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 299-334, reports in the form of Advice from .. followed by Reflections on the news from ..., ps326-329, of Irish interest, under Advice from England: Taking of Sligo; march to Limerick; death of Tyrconnell; some think Limerick will not be reduced till spring; obituary on Tyrconnell, and honorable man.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; Germany & Turkey; France; Spain; Poland and the North; Cologne; Low Countries and Holland. Back page blank. Inside front cover: Advertisement. This being the last of the twelve months Mercury, any who designs them to be bound together, may have any of the months they want, if they call timoously, there not being many unsold, the number printed being but few.
Watermark: Vase on front and back sheets; lettering on p319-20, p.323-4.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; Germany & Turkey; France; Spain; Poland and the North; Cologne; Low Countries and Holland. Back page blank. Inside front cover: Advertisement. This being the last of the twelve months Mercury, any who designs them to be bound together, may have any of the months they want, if they call timoously, there not being many unsold, the number printed being but few.
Watermark: Vase on front and back sheets; lettering on p319-20, p.323-4.
Andrew Anderson (printer)