Mercurius rusticus, or, The countries complaint of the barbarous outrages committed by the sectaries of this late flourishing kingdom
Subtitle: 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
Series: Early English books online; Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 801:3
Publisher: Printed for Richard Green ...
Published: 1685
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Cathedrals; Early works to 1800; History; Chronology
Other titles: Mercurius rusticus.; Countries complaint of the barbarous outrages committed by the sectaries of this late flourishing kingdom.; 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.; Englands Iliads in a nut-shell.; Querela Cantabrigiensis.; Mercurius Belgicus.
Notes: Added t.p. engraved, by William Faithorne.

"Mercurius rusticus," by Bruno Ryves, has a separate part relating to cathedrals, with special t.p. Cf. Madan.

"Mercurius rusticus" appeared originally in 1643 as a newsbook in numbers. "A brief chronology" (i.e., Mercurius Belgicus) was issued in 1645 under the title "Englands Iliads in a nut-shell" Cf. Hazlitt.

Includes "Querela Cantabrigiensis," by John Barwick, and "Mercurius Belgicus, or, A briefe chronology ...," by George Wharton, with special t.p. Cf. DNB.

For full bibliographic descriptions of the work and its parts, see Madan 1794, 1889, 1890, and 2058.

Includes index.

Madan 1794

Madan 1889

Madan 1890

Madan 2058

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