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Layer, Christopher, 1683-1723
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Trials (Treason) -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Newspapers -- Early works to 1800.
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Descript |
v. : ill. |
Frequency |
Weekly |
Pub Date |
Began with no. 42 (14 May 1720); ceased: 17 March 1744 Cf. NCBEL. |
Note |
Editorship attributed to: J. Pitt (cf. NCBEL). |
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Imprint from colophon of no. |
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Imprint varies; later issues printed by W[illiam]. Wilkins; some issues printed and sold by J. Peele; some issues lack names. |
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Earlier issues have title within headpiece: an engraving of the City of London. |
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Text begins with factotum initial. |
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Price at foot of first column of text. |
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Issues dated according to Lady Day dating. |
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Earlier editions printed in two columns; later editions in three. |
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Includes British and European news, and advertisements for books and patent medicines; some advertisements have small cuts. |
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Includes articles by John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, later reprinted as: "Letters from 'Cato'" (1721, 1722, 1724, 1725, 1750-1754) and articles by Mathew Concanen the elder entitled: "The Speculatist" (reprinted, 1730). |
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Description based on: Numb. LXXIX. (Saturday January 28. 1720. [i.e. 1721]); title from caption. |
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Reproduction of original in the British Library. |
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Numbering begins with no. 42, which constitutes the first issue with this title. |
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Numbering is irregular. |
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Some issues have supplements. |
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"A large and impartial abstract of the tryal of Christoper Layer, Esq" was issued as a supplement to the Feb. 2, 1723 number of the London Journal, and also issued separately. |
Alt author |
Trenchard, John, 1662-1723.
Letters from 'Cato'.
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Gordon, Thomas, -1750.
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Concanen, Mr. (Mathew), 1701-1749.
Speculatist
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