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Mercurius rusticus: or, The countries complaint of the barbarous out-rages committed by the sectaries of this late flourishing kingdome. Together with a briefe chronologie of the battails, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages from the beginning of this unnaturall warre, to the 25. of March, 1646.

  • Accession number

    83277722

  • Class

    SR - 93 England 1500-1650/

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    [16], 223, [1]; [12], 34, [6]; [64] pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 8°.

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General note: Anonymous. By Bruno Ryves. With additional engraved title page (plate), conjugate to a blank leaf (not counted in pagination). "Mercurius rusticus: or, The countries complaint of the sacriledges, prophanations, and plunderings, committed by the schismatiques on the cathedrall churches of this kingdome" has separate title page with imprint "Oxford, printed in the yeare, 1646"; pagination and register are continuous. Following this is "Querela Cantabrigiensis", a reissue of Wing B1009. It is attributed to John Barwick, and sometimes also to Bruno Ryves. To the original [12], 28 pages of the latter are added new quires ²D8 ³B-C8 ³D6 ²E8 (29-34, [70] pages), comprising an addendum to the second part of "Mercurius rusticus", indexes to part 1 and to the "Querela", and "Mercurius Belgicus" with separate dated title page. Quires ³B-D of the latter are reissued from "Englands Iliads in a nut-shell" by Sir George Wharton (Wing W1544). Parts 1 and 2, by Bruno Rvyes, were originally published at Oxford as 21 separate newsbooks between 20 May 1643 and 16 March 1664. Signatures: A-P8 [superscript 2]A-B8 [superscript 2]C4 [superscript 2]D8 [superscript 3]B-C8 [superscript 3]D6 [superscript 2]E8; slightly damp-stained; the additional engraved title page contains an illustration of the battle of Edgehill UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (2nd ed.), R2448 Madan, II, 1890 Thomason, E.1099[1] Thomason, E.1099[2] Thomason, E.1099[3] Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1978. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm (Thomason Tracts; 162:E.1099[1]; 162:E.1099[2]; 162:E.1099[3]) Ownership and custodial history: Contemporary MS. ink shelfmark (?) on inside front cover: "G.fig."; from the library of John Sparrow (1906-1992): his label on inside front cover, and MS. pencil note in his hand inserted at end of volume, initialled UK-SuSCL Binding Information: Bound in original limp vellum UK-SuSCL.