Newspaper
Collection object
2002.0056
H. 18.5 W. 14.2
Newspaper, The present State of Europe or the Historical and Political Mercury, October 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 October, 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 Novemer 3, 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 335-401, reports in the form of Advice from .. followed by Reflections on the news from ..., ps360-364, of Irish interest, under Advice from England: Caherconlish, Limerick, Castleconnell and other castles taken; bombing of city; reinforcements to Kerry; Lord Castleconnell made prisoner; breach in Englishtown; crossing of Shannon, Sarsfield fled into Limerick, lifting of drawbridge, slaughter of six hundred Jacobites; hostages exchanged, draft treaty negotiated, Englishtown surrendered.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; Germany & Turkey; France; Spain; Poland and the North; Liege; Low Countries and Holland. Back page, table of contents. Inside front cover: Advertisement. That the Mercury's for these twelve months past, Commencing from October 1690, being the first Volum (sic), are Bound up together; and are to be Sold by the Heir of Andrew Anderson at their Shop, on the North side of the Cross; and at Mistress Ogston's Shop, bookseller in the Parliament Closs.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; Germany & Turkey; France; Spain; Poland and the North; Liege; Low Countries and Holland. Back page, table of contents. Inside front cover: Advertisement. That the Mercury's for these twelve months past, Commencing from October 1690, being the first Volum (sic), are Bound up together; and are to be Sold by the Heir of Andrew Anderson at their Shop, on the North side of the Cross; and at Mistress Ogston's Shop, bookseller in the Parliament Closs.
Andrew Anderson (printer)