Newspaper
Collection object
2002.0057
H. 18.5 W. 14.2
Newspaper, The present State of Europe or the Historical and Political Mercury, November 1691, with report on the Siege of Limerick. 38pp, 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 November, 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 December 2, 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 373-409, reports in the form of Advice from .. followed by Reflections on the news from ..., ps399-402, of Irish interest, under Advice from England: On 3 Oct garrison of Limerick began to talk of capitulation; ceasefire; Sarsfield and Wahop came out; horse from Clare to Limerick; hostages exchanged; treaty continued to 13th, when articles signed and gates of city delivered; Englishtown surrendered on 14th; 8000 of the Irish put down their arms and dispersed; others for Cork, some into Williamite forces, others with O'Donnell, who intended for Spain; possible settlement of French refugees in Ireland; news from Scotland; speech of William to parliament.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; Germany & Turkey; France; Spain; Poland and the North; Holland and Low Countries. Back page, table of contents. Inside front cover blank.
Watermark: part of a crown on last leaf.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; Germany & Turkey; France; Spain; Poland and the North; Holland and Low Countries. Back page, table of contents. Inside front cover blank.
Watermark: part of a crown on last leaf.
Andrew Anderson (printer)