The weekly-general-post

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Imprint
London [England] : printed and sold by W. Wilkins at the Dolphin in Little-Britain, and A. Dodd at the Peacock without Temple-Bar, 1717 [i.e. 1716]-
Added name
Wilkins, W., publisher.
Publication year
1716-172?
ESTC No.
P3486
Grub Street ID
56816
Description
v. ; 31 cm (2°)
Note
Title from caption

Title words bracketed by medallions of a globe and of the British Isles, with motto above each

"To come out every Saturday morning 5 a clock."

Imprint from colophon; imprint includes year of publication

"Where advertisements are taken in" follows imprint

Note at head of text: N.B. All the dates of the foreign news are, ... reduced to the Old Stile used in Great-Britain

"Price three-half-pence" in square brackets at foot of p. [1]

Issue number from head of title

Printed in two columns; text begins with factotum initial

European news coverage, country by country; British news by region, then town, followed by news from London and the court, ending with stock prices and advertisements for new books.