Shelfmark
Gc.7.26(18, 23, 25, 32, 40, 73)
Main entry--uniform title
Perfect diurnall of the passages in Parliament (London, England : June? 1642 : F. Coles)
Title
A perfect diurnall of the passages in Parliament.
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Perfect divrnall of the passages in Parliament
Publication, distribution, etc.
Printed at London : For Francis Coules, [1642-1643].
Physical description
v. ; 20 cm. (4°)
Note
Imprint varies: no. 13 (Sept. 5-12, 1642)-no. 18 (Oct. 10-17, 1642) Printed at London for Francis Coules; no. 21 (Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 1642)-no. [27] (Dec. 12-19, 1642) lack imprint; no. 28 (Dec. 19-26, 1642)--no. 39 (March 6-13, 1642) Printed by I. Okes and F. Leach and are to be sold by Francis Coles ...
Note
Title reflects reversion to old style printing using "v"s for "u"s with no. [29] (Dec. 26-Jan. 2, 1642).
Note
Forgeries: Sept. 26-Oct. 3, 1642 (E.240, no. 21)--and March 6-13, 1642 [i.e. 1643] (E.246, no. 43). Cf. BLC.
Note
Beginning with issue no. 16 (Sept. 26-Oct. 3, 1642) all issues carry the note, "Collected by the same hand that formerly drew up the coppy for William Cooke of Furnalls Inne."
Note
Began June? 1642. Cf. Nelson & Seccombe.
Note
Edited by Samuel Pecke.
Note
One of several newsbooks with this title published during 1642; "between June and December [1642], ten separate series adopted [this title] ... in one form or another." - Frank.
Note
Most issues after no.15(19-26 Sept.) seems to have appeared in two editions (only one of which is in Thomason); at least one edition of each issue has a woodcut of Parliament in session surrounding the title.
Citation/references note
ESTC, P1097.
Numbering peculiarities note
Dec. 12-19, 1642 and Feb. 20-27, 1642 [i.e. 1643] issues lack enumeration; two issues for no. 23 (Nov. 13-20, 1642) printed; no. 29 (Dec. 26-Jan. 2, 1642) called no. 28; no. 33 (Jan. 23-30, 1642) called no. 30; two different editions of no. 34 (Jan. 30-Feb. 6, 1642 i.e. 1643]) issued; enumeration on no. 35 illegible.
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College Library on the front pastedown.
Binding
Sammelband. 17th century speckled sheep; blind double fillet to form a border on covers; single gilt fillet along board edges; red stained text block edges; smooth spine with blind and gilt double fillets; remnants of red leather spine label "Diurnal of Parl. 1642. Vol. 9'; one additional flyleaf at the beginning of volume.
Copy-specific note
ECL holds: Gc.7.26(73): number 13 (5 Sept - 12 Sept 1642?), Signatures N; Gc.7.26(18): number 16 (26 Sept - 3 Oct 1642?); Gc.7.26(32): number 17 (3 Oct - 10 Oct 1642?), Signatures R; Gc.7.26(40): number 18 (10 Oct - 17 Oct 1642), Signatures S; Gc.7.26(23): number ? (31 Oct - 7 Nov 1642?), Signatures X; Gc.7.26(25): number 22 (7 Nov - 14 Nov 1642), Signatures Y; Gc.7.26(27): number 23 (13 Nov - 20 Nov 1642), Signatures A.
Copy-specific note
Previously Cc.7.23.
Copy-specific note
Bound in a volume of Civil War pamphlets with a list of volume contents on 19th/20th century Eton stationery tipped in at the front.
Copy-specific note
The pamphlets are bound in the wrong order in the volume and interspersed with other series.
Subject
Politics and government
Subject
Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Periodicals.
Subject
Great Britain Politics and government 1642-1649 Periodicals.
Genre/Form
Periodicals.
Added entry--name
Coles, Francis, ? - -1680 publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B52770