Mr. Peters report from the army, to the Parliament; made ...
Peters, Hugh,1598-1660,attributed name.
Coe, Jane,active 1644-1647,printer.
Austin, Robert,active 1642-1656,printer.
London [England] : Printed by Jane Coe,
1645.
Titles of issues vary.
Nos. 2-3 have the royal coat of arms on the title page; nos. 1, 3 have a title page border of type ornaments and a row of type ornaments above the caption title.
Issues have added caption titles on first page of text.
Title pages include contents notes.
Imprints vary; no. 2 was printed "for R[obert]. Austin"; no. 3: "by R[obert]. A[ustin]. and I[ane]. C[oe]."
The "Mr. Peters" of the title is undoubtedly Hugh Peter, chaplain of the Parliamentary army, who sent regular reports of army activities to Parliament which were then repeated in the press. The commission reported in no. 2 was granted May 6, 1645 (cf. Thomason Catalogue).
Nelson and Seccombe,
Frank, J. Beginnings of the English newspaper 1620-1660,
Wing,
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No. 2-3 lack dates; issues dated from Thomason's MS. notes on title pages.
Great Britain England London.
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