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The Faithful post: impartially communicating the proceedings of the armies in England, Scotland, and Ireland; and comprising the sum of all intelligence from the English and Dutch, and Danish fleets; with the affairs and designes now on foot in France, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Holland, and other parts of Europe
Uniform Title
Faithful post (London, England : June, 1653 : Horton)
Title
The Faithful post: impartially communicating the proceedings of the armies in England, Scotland, and Ireland; and comprising the sum of all intelligence from the English and Dutch, and Danish fleets; with the affairs and designes now on foot in France, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Germany, Holland, and other parts of Europe.
Published
London [England] : Printed for G[eorge]. Horton, [1653]
Physical Description
v. ; 20 cm. (4⁰)
Frequency
Weekly
Extent
Numb. 116. (Tuesday, June 7. to Tuesday, June 14. 1653.)-Numb. 123 (Tuesday, July 26. to Tuesday, Aug. 2. 1653.).
Numbering Peculiarities
Numbering begins with Numb. 116, which constitutes issue no. 1
Local Notes
BEIN 2007 S47: Imperfect: Mutilated with some loss of text due to trimming. From the library of the Press Club, London, Eng.: 120.
Notes
Title from caption.
Extended title varies slightly.
Imprint above first line of text; printer's name spelled in full on some issues.
Year of publication from date of coverage.
Edited and published by George Horton, the original publisher of the first 'Faithful post' (April 1653), which was taken over by Robert Eeles in early June of the same year.
The text begins with a factotum initial, inside a medallion reading: "The faithfvll scovt" (implying a connection to Daniel Border's newsbook); later issues have the motto: "The faithfvll poost [sic]".
A counterfeit designed to compete with The faithful post published by Robert Eeles.
Continued after a lapse of thirteen weeks by: Great Brittain's post.
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Faithful post: impartially communicating the sum of all intelligence from
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Format
Journals & Newspapers / Microforms
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 09, 2007
References
Nelson, C. British newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 149
Frank, J. Beginnings of the English newspaper, 1620-1660, p. 240
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Newsbooks - England - 17th century.
Newsbooks.
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