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Mercurius Aulicus, published weekly, five Nos., viz., 3rd, 4th, 6th
7th, and 24th weeks. Between 15th Jany. and 11th June 1643.
Printed by H. Hall. Besides communicating the intelligence and
affairs of the Court to the rest of the kingdom, they contain particulars of the proceedings in Parliament, and the military operations undertaken on both sides. [Newspaper Collection I.] |
A continuation of certain special and remarkable passages from
both Houses of Parliament and other parts of the kingdom. Published weekly; two numbers, viz., No. 28, from 19th to 26th Jany.
1642–3, and No. 52 from 17th to 25th August 1643. The former
printed for Walter Cook and Robert Wood 1643, and the latter for
F. Coles and F. Leach, and are to be sold at the Old Bailey. [Newspaper Collection I.] |
A Perfect Diurnal of the Passages in Parliament. Published
weekly; four Nos., viz., 31 from the 9th to 16th Jany. 1642–3,
No. 44 from 17th to 24th April, No. 48 from 8th to 15th May,
No. 49 from 15th to 22nd May 1643. Printed by R. Austin and
A. Coe for Walter Cook and Robt. Wood, and sold by Thos. Bates
in the Old Bailey, London. [Newspaper Collection I.] |
A Perfect Diurnal of some Passages in Parliament (new series)
published weekly; 14 Nos., viz., three for 1643, six for 1644, one for
1647, three for 1648, and one for 1649. Those for this year are
No. 5 from 24th to 31st July, No. 9 from 11th to 18th Sept., and
No. 14 from 16th to 23rd Oct. 1643. Printed for Francis Coles
and Laurence Blaikelock, and are to be sold at their shops in the
Old Bailey and at Temple Bar. Licensed and entered according to
order in the Company of Stationers' Register book. Imprimatur
G.M. [Newspaper Collection I.] |
Certain Informations from several parts of the kingdom, for
satisfaction of all sorts of people that desire to be truly informed.
Published weekly; four Nos., viz., No. 1 from 16th to 23rd Jany.
1642–3, No. 2 from 23rd to 30th Jany., No. 21 from 5th to 12th
June, and No. 36 from 18th to 25th Sept. 1643. The first two
numbers were printed for Henry Overton, and the last by G. Bishop
and R. White, being licensed and entered into the [Stationers'] Hall
book according to order. [Newspaper Collection I.] |
The Kingdoms Weekly Intelligencer, sent abroad to prevent misinformation. Clubs Trump. Published weekly; 11 Nos., viz., four
for the year 1643, three for 1644, three for 1647, and one for 1648
Those for this year are No. 5 from 24th to 31st Jany., No. 11 from
7th to 14th March, No. 24 from 27th June to 4th July, and No. 32
from 14th to 21st Nov. Printed according to order for G. Bishop
and R. White. [Newspaper Collection I.] |
Mercurius Civicus. London's Intelligencer or Truth impartially
related from thence to the whole kingdom, to prevent mis-information. Published weekly; three Nos., viz., No. 6 from 8th to 16th June,
No. 21 from 12th to 19th Oct., and No. 29 from 7th to 14th Dec.
1643. Printed according to order for Thos. Bates and J. W. Junior.
Notices at the top of No. 29. Repulse of the Cavaliers from Plymouth. Arundel Castle surrendered to Lord Hopton, and Mr. Pym
interred in Westminster Abbey. [Newspaper Collection I.] |
The Weekly Account, communicating the choicest and most
remarkable intelligence from all parts of the kingdom. Published
weekly; five numbers, of which three are for the year 1643 and two
for 1644, viz., No. 1 from 30th Aug. to 6th Sept., No. 5 from
27th Sept. to Oct. 4th, and No. 15 from 6th to 13th Dec. 1643.
Licensed and entered in the Stationers' Hall book according to
order. Printed for Philip Lane at Gray's Inn Gate, London. No. 1
opens with a paragraph containing "six satisfying reasons in answer
to 'Mercurius Aulicus,' who alleged that the Parliament have no
just grounds to raise an army, but through fears and jealousies."
No. 5 amongst other entries contains, "The Players' misfortune at
the Fortune [Theatre] in Golding Lane, their players' clothes being
seized upon in the time of play by authority from the Parliament," and
No. 15 contains a notice of the death of Mr. Pym. "It is reported
that he died of that loathsome disease which the Greeks call
phtheriasis [Greek text], the Latin's 'Morbus pedicularis,' but the dead
body exposed to the view of above a thousand witnesses did sufficiently convince the [un]truth and malice of the report." [Newspaper Collection I.] |
The True Informer. Published weekly; 2 Nos. viz., No. 1 for
23 Sept. 1643, and No. 22 for 10 to 17 Feb. 1643–4. Licensed and
entered in the Stationers' Hall book according to order. Printed for
Thos. Bates and J. W. Junior and are to be sold at their shops in
the Old Baily. No. 1 contains an account of the battle near Newbury. [Newspaper Collection I.] |
The Scottish Dove, sent out and returning, bringing intelligence
from their army, and makes some relations of other observable
passages of both kingdoms, for information and instruction published weekly, one number viz., No. 2 from 20 to 27 Oct. 1643.
Licensed and entered into the Stationers' Hall book according to
order. Printed for Laurence Chapman, London. This number
contains the following paragraph: "And for the armies prepared in
Scotland, they are both willing and ready, but the truth is the
distractions of Ireland, by the hellish plot of cessation of arms, have
bred some troubles in Scotland, if the Scots in Ireland should accept
of the cessation it would prove destructive, if they continue in
arms, they must have supplies; the charge has been great to the
kingdom of Scotland already, and will be much greater, by adding
new forces to them; they would secur all places if it be possible,
and bridle the malignant spirits at home, who since that cessation
are more bold to show themselves. They expect some Commissioners from hence, and their advance money, and will be in action
very shortly, if God permit; great works for God have ever met
with great oppositions; the Lord rebuked the wilful opposers.
There are ten or twelve ships at Bristol ready rigged and going out
to fetch over rebels from Ireland." [Newspaper Collection I.] |
"Anti-Aulicus" discovering weekly the policies, deceits, and
erroneous maxims of the Court, and informing the people of their
cause, interest and whatsoever he conceives will advantage the
same; as "Aulicus" shall give occasion in his weekly pamphlet.
No. 1 only. Undated, but probably Oct. 1643. Printed according
to order, for H. T. The following paragraph is copied from page 51.
Then the King deals with the Independents, and by intimations of
liberty of conscience, and suggestions that they and other men of
tender consciences will find as hard usage from the Presbyterian
government, as ever they did from the Episcopal; he fancied a
certain hope, either of giving them to his party, or of dividing
one amongst another; but 'tis so visible that such proffers are
made for self-ends, and the integrity of the Independents to the
Parliament is so real, that that project too is 500l. worse than
naught. But a further progress has been made by the well-known
Lord Lovelace, who by a secret messenger and letter to Sir Henry
Vane, did to this effect impart, "that the king having taken notice
of him and others of his judgment, and conceiving them to be real
and hearty in their intentions, did promise unto them liberty of
conscience; and that all those laws that have been made by the
Parliament, and all other the rights and liberties of the people
should inviolably be preserved, of which he would give what
assurance could be devised; desiring likewise that either he or
some other by his appointment, would upon safe convoy, treat
further of the business at Henley, or what other place he thought
fit." Answer was made "that he would advise of the matter with
his intimate friends, and return a further answer." The friends
advised withall were Mr. Speaker, Mr. St. John, Mr. Browne, and
many other gentlemen he met withall of the House of Commons, who
concealed [counselled] that an answer of seeming compliance should
be returned, and a convoy sent for Mr. Wall, chaplain to my Lord
of Warwick, who finding that the utmost of the design was only to
entrap Sir Henry Vane, by first inviting him to the conference,
and then discovering it underhand, and so render him obnoxious to
the mistake and ill-opinion of goodmen. Mr. Wall was recalled,
and a full relation of the business made to the House of Commons;
who gave thanks to Sir Henry for his wise and faithful carriage of
the matter; and so the Court was again frustrated, and Lovelace
better informed, that his loose lordship is fitter for a potation than
a conspiracy. The ordinance of Parliament providing that the
houses of delinquents and ill-affected persons, shall not be pulled
down or destroyed but reserved for the benefit and use of the
Commonwealth, does very much afflict Mr. "Aulicus." He would
it seems have all confiscations go not to the public bank but to
your King's private purse, and be employed not for supply of
public necessities as the Parliament intends them, but for maintenance of Court revels to bestow on this "dancing" monsieur or that
gamesome stripling. No, Aulicus, we shall teach you Commonwealth
language, that the houses of delinquents to the state are no longer
theirs but the State's or Commonwealth's, and are to be employed
for the benefit thereof. And but that your rebellion enforces the
Parliament to convert the money into arms and ammunition, they
could more comfortably employ it, to raise again those many honest
families, the Court oppressions and your necessitating us to continue this war, have well nigh beggered, to clear the prisons of such
honest men as their casual wants brought thither, and to many
other public and pious uses. [Newspaper Collection I.] |
Mercurius Britanicus, communicating the affairs of Great Britain
for the better information of the people. Published weekly;
9 Nos., viz. 4 for 1643 and 5 for 1644. Those for 1643 are No. 11.
from 2 to 9 Nov., No. 12 from 9 to 16 Nov., No. 15 from 30 Nov.
to 7 Dec., and No. 18 from 21 to 28 Dec. Licensed and entered in
the Stationers' Hall book according to order. Printed for G. Bishop
and R. White. The news contained in "Mercurius Aulicus" is
sarcastically criticised by this journal, which calls in question many
of the received statements. In No. 11 occur the following paragraphs: "He [Aulicus] tells us of a Proclamation set out by the
King, against the Covenant. 'Aulicus,' we pity the misfortune that
our King should be so near you, that you can abuse that royal
name to every proclamation as you do, but it is no wonder you
proclaim against our Covenant; we hear you are setting out a
proclamation against preaching and praying this winter, that none
presume to keep his Majesty's liege people too long in the cold,
and that the health of the body in this world, is to be preferred
before the salvation of the soul in the next, which you are not so
certain of, and that it can be no wholesome divinity that gives the
subjects colds and agues. Reader, who would imagine they should
make such wicked proclamations at "Oxford." Cottington's
stratagem. The forces from Ireland land apace upon the English
shores, but first come over the English soldiery, and this is Cottington's method, a most dangerous and political stratagem, for I
am able to prove it was his counsel that the rebels should come
last over, lest things should be too soon discovered and abhored;
this is a plot of the same litter with that of arming the Papists last
here; you know it was done with many apologies and pretences
before it. I hope the Cavaliers will see these delusions and come
away with the King to his Parliament, and leave the Papists to
themselves; it would be an act worthy of a chronicle, and I should
write their names in letters of gold. |
In No. 12, page 89, is the following passage:—I am persuaded
in time they [the Royalists] will go near to put down all preaching
and praying, and have some religious masque or play instead of
morning and evening prayer; it has been an old fashion at Court,
amongst the Protestants there, to shut up the Sabbath with some
wholesome piece of Ben Jonson or Davenant, a kind of comical
divinity. "Aulicus," fie! are you not ashamed so many bishops
and so many prelates at Oxford, and bring forth no better a
reformation ? [Newspaper Collection, I.] |
The Kingdom's Weekly Post, with his packet of letters, publishing
his message to the City and country. One number, viz., No. 7 for
Dec. 20–28, 1643. Printed by John Hammond according to order
[Newspaper Collection, I.] |