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Record Nr.

UNISA996386531803316

Autore

Ryves Bruno <1596-1677.>

Titolo

Mercurius Rusticus, or, The countries complaint of the barbarous outrages committed by the sectaries of this late flourishing kingdom [[electronic resource] ] : together with a brief chronology of the battels, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages, from the beginning of this unnatural war, to the 25th of March, 1646

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for R. Royston ... and are to be sold by R. Green ..., 1685

Descrizione fisica

[15], 205, [8], 116-216, [84] p

Altri autori (Persone)

BarwickJohn <1612-1664.>

WhartonGeorge, Sir,  <1617-1681.>

Soggetti

Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Added illustrated t.p., engraved.

Attributed by Wing and NUC pre-1956 imprints to Ryves.

The "Mercurius Rusticus" appeared originally in 1643 as a newsbook, in numbers. The "Chronologie" was issued in 1645 under the title "Englands Iliads in a nut-shell, or, A brief chronologie ..."  The entire work, with additions, was published in 1647 under the title "Anglia ruina ..." cf. Hazlitt.

Includes indexes.

In 4 pts. Pts. 2, 3, and 4 each have special t.p. and separate paging.

Pt. 2 has title: Mercurius Rusticus, or, The countries complaint of the sacrileges, prophanations, and plunderings, committed by the schismatiques on the cathedral churches of this kingdom.

Pt. 3, an anonymous work attributed to John Barwick, has title: Querela Cantabrigiensis, or, A remonstrance by way of apologie, for the banished members of the late flourishing University of Cambridge.

Pt. 4, an anonymous work attributed to Sir George Wharton, has title: Mercurius Belgicus, or, A brief chronology of the battels, sieges conflicts, and other most remarkable passages from the beginning of this rebellion, to the 25th of March, 1646.

Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.



Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0062