| Uniform title | Mercurius pragmaticus (London, England : Jul 1652 : Nedham) |
| Variant title |
Mercurius Pragmaticus (1652 : Nedham) |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Series |
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection UNAUTHORIZED
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| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| General note | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). |
| General note | Edited by Marchamont Nedham as a counterfeit succesor to the title revived by Samuel Sheppard in May 1652. Erroneously attributed to Sheppard by Frank. Cf. Williams; Nelson & Seccombe. |
| General note | Title from caption. |
| General note | Place and date of publication from Nelson & Seccombe. |
| General note | The title page poem is signed with Nedham's usual motto: "Nemo me impune lacessit" and the text begins: "Room for a new light, ... Exi[t] Mr. Mock Prag." |
| General note | One issue only. |
| General note | Signed. |
| References |
Nelson & Seccombe. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 366.1 |
| References |
Williams, J.B. History of English journalism to the foundation of the Gazette, p. 252 |
| References |
Frank, J. Beginnings of the English newspaper 1620-1660, p. 232 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Related Item | Mercurius pragmaticus (London, England : May 1652 : Sheppard) |
| Genre/form | Newsbooks. |
