Shelfmark
Fs.3.23
Author
Title
Happy news to England sent from Oxford. 1. The joyfull hopes of a peace, and of an accomodation that is to be made between the King and his Parliament. 2. The Kings intentions to come to his high Court of Parliament. 3. The preparations that is made for his Majesties comming to White Hall, and the store of provisions of wine and other things that is laid in there for his entertainment. 4. The names of those lords that are nominated to goe to his Majesty with the answer to his late propositions, and to know who his Majesty will nominate and appoint for the accomodation and treaty, and the place where. 5. The security of hostage which is offered by foure noblemen, and also by their estates for the Kings security there and his safe returne to his court at Oxford, if in case the Parliament and his Majesty doth not agree. 6. His Majesties returning to London is suddainely expected, will under God make all those lying astronomers and deceivers, which prophesied of a great battaile prove false and counterfeit.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London : s.n.], Printed 1642. [i.e. 1643]
Physical description
[16] p. ; 18 cm. (4to)
Note
Attributed to Johann Heinrich Alsted. cf. NUC pre-1956. The attribution to Alsted seems quite unlikely considering the date of his death, and the subject matter of this work (cf. ESTC).
Note
Place of publication from Wing.
Note
The publication year is given according to Lady Day dating.
Note
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Lond: feb: 17:".
Note
Title printed within border of typographic ornaments.
Note
Identified as Wing A2925 on UMI "Early English books, 1641-1700", microfilm reel 243.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H672C
Citation/references note
Thomason, E.89[29]
Citation/references note
ESTC, R16782
Binding
20th-century calf; border of blind broken fillet within gilt triple fillet; gold-tooled spine; black leather spine label; gold-tooled dentelle turn-ins.
Copy-specific note
Previously Fq.4.
Subject
Charles, 1600 - 1649 I, King of England,
Subject
Great Britain History Charles I, 1625-1649 Early works to 1800.
Subject
Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Early works to 1800.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B40632