Mercurius rusticus: or, The countries complaint of the barbarous outrages begun in the year 1642, by the sectaries of this late flourishing kingdom
Subtitle: to which is added, an account of the sacrileges, prophanations, and plunders committed by those schismaticks, on the cathedral churches. With an apology for the members that were banish'd from the universities. Together with a chronology of the battels, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages in this unnatural war. Also a catalogue of the persons of quality that were slain on both sides
Edition: The fourth edition, corrected.
Publisher: Printed, and sold by J. Roberts in Warwick-lane and W. Thurlburn bookseller in Cambridge.
Published: 1723
Place of publication: London
Language: und
Number of pages: 316
Notes: Added engraved t.-p. by William Faithorne, reengraved from plate of 1646, has border of ten scenes illustrating text.

Errors in paging, including 116-215 repeated in the numbering; p. [207-208] blank but included in the numbering.

A reissue of the sheets of the 1685 edition with cancel t.-p.

"Mercurius rusticus: or, The countries complaint of the sacrileges, prophanations, and plunderings, committed by the schismatiques, on the cathedral churches of this kingdom", with special t.-p.: p. [209]-[265].

"Querela cantabrigiensis: or, A remonstrance by way of apologie, for the banished members of the late flourishing University of Cambridge", by John Barwick and others, with special t.-p.: p. [266]-216 [i.e. 316].

"Mercurius belgicus: or, A briefe chronology of the battels, sieges, conflicts, and other most remarkable passages from the beginning of this rebellion, to the 25th. of March, 1646. Together with a catalogue of the persons of quality slain on both sides", by George Wharton, with special t.-p.: [84] p. at end.

"Mercurius rusticus", exclusive of "Querela cantabrigiensis" and "Mercurius belgicus" was originally published in 21 numbers, 20 May 1643 to 16 Mar. 1644; in collected form, with the additional parts, it appeared in 1646. An augmented edition, 1648, has title "Angliae ruina".

"Mercurius belgicus" was originally published in 1645 with title "Englands Iliads in a nutshell" and was republished in "Angliae ruina" as "Micro-chronicon".

For a full bibliographical description of this work and its parts, see Madan 1794, 1889, 1890, and 2058.