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1689, Feb. 14. Haerlem Comant, No. 1. Printed for John Search.
1689, March 23. Roman Pott-loy, or WeeklT Account from Rome, printed by G. C[room.J for John Mumford.
1689, March 2d. Account of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the EttaUi of Scotland, with licence. Published by Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown, in St. Paul's Church-yard. No. 1 . This paper, printed on a folio half-sheet, was continued by Richard Baldwin till October 1690 ; and, together with the proceeding».of the Convention, contaiued news and advertisements. When the Revolution had been accomplished in Scotland, it seems to have ceased in England.
Mr. George Chalmers, in his Life of Thomas Ruddiman, says, that " in the annals of our lite- rature, and our freedom, it is a memorable fact, that there was not a newspaper printed in Scot- land, at the era of the revolution. The few had doubtless instructed themselves, during several years, from the London Gazette. And the many had been too busy, during the late times, with the affairs of the other world, to be very auxious about the events of this. Yet, were the estates of Scotland, who assembled at Edinburgh, on the '4tb of March, 1680, and the mobs which outraged, on that occasion, both law and religion, sufficiently inflamed without the aid of a news- paper. Whatever freedom, either of thought, or of printing, may have been established in Scot- land, by the revolution, ten years elapsed, before it was deemed safe by the public, or advantage- ous by an individual, to print a newspaper." In order to supply that dehciency at Edinburgh, the above paper was printed at London.
1689, April II. Great Netcs from Ireland;
being motives of encouragement for the officers
and soldiers who shall serve in the present war
of Ireland; licensed by J. Eraser,* No. 1.
1689, May 29. New Heraelitus Ridens; or,
- Commonly c&Ued catalogue Fraser, from his skill in
books and constant freqaenting of auctions. He was oor cbief licenser for several years, and it was pity he had not cantinaed longer in the sams post, for his treatment was kind and impartial. He licensed for me the Atheman Mercuria, The Works of the Learned, The Royal Voyage, and such a nomeroos company of other books, as advanced bis fees (for bare licensing) to tliirty poonds per annum, which I paid him for several years together, as appears by receipts onder his own hand; and as Mr. Fraser was an impaitial licenser, I suppose the booksellers were as for- ward as myself to have recourse to him, which made his salary very considerable, and he deserved every penny of It ; for his compass of learning was very large : his judg- ment correct and moderate ; bis imagination lively : and he was diligent and impartial in every part of his duty ; bat, notwithstanding these qnalifications, the highflyers were continnally punching at him, and at last he snrreo- dered his depuUtion. There is little happiness in high posts; they are attended with fatigue and trouble. Ad- vaacement exposes a man as the mark of envy, and the malice of others j every common mortal must be throwing in his censure, and meddling with the characters of those above him ; and when neither the man nor his manage- ment is well known, he must sit to every ill-natured club and have his picture daubed with suspicion and prejudice. Mr. Fraser had his full of this bard measure, though no man was better skilled in the mystery of winning upon tibe hearts of booksellers, nor were the company of stationers ever blessed with an honester licenser. He has now a very honourable place in Chelsea college, where he has a noble library, and lives in great reputation.— ZHinton.
an Old Dialogue between Jest and Earnest re- vived. No. 1.
1689, June 19. Geographical Intelligence, for the better understanding of foreign news. No. 1.
1689, A full Narrative of the Pop^s Death, between the 12th and 13th of August; licensed.
1689. A full and true Account of the besieg- ing and taking of Carrickfergus by the Duke of Schomberg ;* as also a Relatum of what has lately passed in the islands of Antego, Mevis, and Monteserrat, in the West Indies; where their Majesties have been solemnly proclaimed ; in a Letter from Chester, Aug. 31 ; licensed and entered according to order; printed for R. Baldwin.
1689. The Universal Inulligence. Printed by Thomas More,t in the Whyte Friars.
1689, Nov. 6. A Ramble round the World, by Kainophilus, a lover of novelties; performed by a single sheet coming out every Friday ; to each being added the Irish Courant: No. I.
1689. A Dialogue between two Friends, con- cerning the present Revolution, &c.
1689, Dec. 6. True Protestant Mercury; or, an impartial History of the Times, No. 1.
1689. Strange News from Arpington,near Bex- ley, in Kent ; a true relation of a young maid who was possessed with several Devils or Evil Spirits, &c. 4U>.
1689, Weekly Packet of Advice from Rome, by R. Carre.
1690. R. EveringhamJ ^nted an edition of 3000 Bibles, and 1000 NewTestament8,in 8vo. in the Roman character, for the use of the high- lands of Scotland, and the Irish people gene- rally. In the promoUon of this design, the rev. James Kirkwood, of Astwidc, was particularly active. He obtained a promise of jClOO from Mr. Boyle; and by circulating proposals, and personally soliciting snbscriptions, was enabled to procure this impression. To silence the objec- tions made by certain persons against printing the bible in Uie Irish or Gaelic tongue, a valu- able paper was written, entitled A^n Answer to the objection against printing the Bible in Irish; which is given at length by Birch, in the Appen- dix to the Life of the Hon. Robert Boyle, No. 3, pp. cxci. — cxciii. The translation from the Irish into the Roman character, was done by
- Frederic Aimand, duke of Schomberg, a celebrated
French general, was shot by mistake, by the French refu- gees of bis own regiment, while crossing the river at the battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1(90. He was buried In St. Patrick's, Dublin.
1 1 once travelled with him to Brentford, and found him a tine lover of the present government. He is a very con. scientious man, punctual to his word in thesmallest matters, courteous and allkble in his conversation, and is ready to do every one what good he can : and reader, 1 must say there is no virtue 1 would wish In a friend but 1 find it in Mr. tlote.—Dunton.
t Mr. Everlngham and Mr. Whitledge were two partners in the trade. 1 employed them very much, and looked upon them to be honest and thriving meu ; had they con- fined themselves a little sooner to household love, tlity might possibly have kept upon their own bottom j how- ever, so it happened that they loved themselves into jour- neyman printers again. Their misfortunes do not take off my affections for them, for it will always be a pleasure to me to hear of thdr welfarc.—iHiafon.
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