The Scotish dove. Sent out, and returning; : bringing intelligence from their army, and makes some relations of other observable passages of both kingdomes, for information and instruction.
Smith, George,active 1643-1646.
London : Printed for Laurence Chapman,
1643-1646.
Written and edited by George Smith. Cf. Nelson and Seccombe; Frank.
Title from caption.
Subtitles vary.
Some issues have a contents notes above the caption title.
At head of title from nos. 3-161: "Be wise as serpents, innocent as doves", with woodcut and contents notes; no. 162 has proverb at head of text but lacks illustration.
Imprint from colophon.
Coverage date of last issue from Nelson and Seccombe; year from colophon.
Colophons vary; some issues read: Printed for L. C.; nos. 141-161 read: Printed for F. L.; some omit the printer's name altogether.
At end of text: "This is licensed and entered into the Hall-book according to order."
ESTC
Frank, J. Beginnings of the English newspaper 1620-1660
NCBEL,
Nelson & Seccombe. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700,
An unnumbered variant of no. 18 (not in Thomason) misdated: 16-23 Feb. Cf. Nelson and Seccombe.
Issue no. 37 (28 June 1644) misnumbered '39'; issue nos. 139 (25 June 1646) and 140 (1 July 1646) misnumbered '136' and '137'.
[No. 162] is unnumbered and undated.
Microfilm.
51:E.313[1]; 51:E.313[18]; 51:E.314[2]; 51:E.314[29]; 52:E.316[2]; 2:E.317[4]; 52:E.317[4]; 52:E.319[17]; 52:E.320[16]; 53:E.322[13]; 53:E.322[38]; 53:E.325[11]; 53:E.325[29]; 53:E.327[21]; 53:E.328[[18]; 54:E.330[3]; 54:E.330[31]; 54:E.333[10]; 54:E.334[1]; 54:E.335[1]; 55:E.336[6]; 55:E.337[16]; 55:E.337[28]; 55:E.339[4]; 55:E.339[13]; 55:E.340[14]; 55:E.340[28]; 55:E.341[19]; 55:E.342[11]; 56:E.344[3]; 56:E.344[19]; 56:E.345[11]; 56:E.346[10]; 56:E.349[7]; 57:E.350[5]; 57:E.350[16]; 57:E.351[10]; 57:E.353[6]; 57:E.353[19]; 57:E.354[7]; 57:E.355[5]; 57:E.355[27]; 57:E.356[10]; 57:E.357[11]; 58:E.358[11]; 58:E.358[23]; 58:E.360[5]; 58:E.361[9]; 58:E.362[14]; 58:E.363[5]; 59:E.368[1]).
Apparently a successor to the single issue of: The Scotch Mercury. Relationship suggested by text of Scotish dove, no. 1.
Scotch mercury