Mercurius rusticus
Subtitle: or, the countries complaint of the barbarous outrages committed by the sectaries of this late flourishing kingdom : 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
Contributors: Barwick, John, 1612-1664
Publisher: Printed for R. Royston ... , and to be sold by R. Green ...
Published: 1685
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: History
Other titles: Countries complaint of the barbarous outrages committed by the sectaries of this late flourishing kingdom; Querela cantabrigiensis.; Mercurius Belgicus.
Notes: A reprint of the 1646 ed. Also pub. 1647 under title: Angli︠a︡e ruina. -Cg. Madan, v. 2, p. 430-432.

Pagination irregular. [Pt. 4] unnumbered.

[Pt. 1-2] entitled "Mercurius rusticus", was originally issued in 21 numbers, Oxford, 1643-44; [Pt. 2] no. V, which follows [Pt. 3] p. 210, is apparently a new piece. [Pt. 2] has alternative title "The countries complaint of the sacrileges ... committed ... on the cathedral churches".

Title in double-line border.

Added t.-p., engraved, with illustrated borders.

Signatures: A-Z⁸ Aa-Cc⁸.

The second part 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.

The third part, an anonymous work by John Barwick, is entitled: Querela cantabrigiensis: or, a remonstrance by way of apologie, for the banished members of the late flourishing university of Cambridge ... variously attributed to John Barwick and B. Ryves.

The fourth part has title: Mercurius Belgicus: or, A briefe chronology is largely a chronology by George Wharton pub. anon. 1645 under title "Englands Iliads in a nutshell"; in 1647 ed. enlarged and entitled "Micro-chronicon".

No. V of the second part of the "Mercurius Rusticus" follows page 210 of the third part (p. 211-216)

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 nvt-shell. Or, A briefe chronologie [etc.]" The entire work, with additions, was published in 1647 under the title "Angliae ruina [etc.]" cf. Hazlitt.

Index of the "Mercurius Rusticus" and "Querela cantabrigiensis": 8 p. at end.

Page 135 of pt. 1, 162 of pt. 2, 198 of pt. 3 incorrectly numbered 137, 163, 189.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), R2449
Table of contents: title: pt. 1-2; title: Mercurus rusticus.; title: pt. 3; title: Querela cantabrigiens.; title: pt. 4; title: Mercurius Belgicus.