- Publication Date
- Numb. I (Friday, April the 30th, 1725)-
- Ceased in 1736? Cf. Bibl. of Brit. newspapers. Cornwall & Devon
- Description
- v.; 2°
- Series Statement
- 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
- Uniform Title
- 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Newspapers.
- Note
- Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).
- Place of publication from date line.
- Issues before no. 14 have no colophon; later issues have colophon: Exon: printed by Andrew Brice, at the Sign of the Printing-Press, in the High-street.
- Some dates given according to Lady Day dating.
- George I died June 11 1727; announccements and condolences bound with paper for June 16 and June 23; George II speeches to Parliament on June 27th bound with June 30th issue no. 55, which includes editorial on George I.
- Description based on: Numb. 1 (Friday, April the 30th, 1725); title from caption.
- Latest issue consulted: Numb. 324 (May 28, 1731).
- Indexed In (note)
- NCBEL
- Bibl. of Brit. newspapers. Cornwall & Devon
- Cranfield, G.A. Provincial newspapers
- Wiles, R.M. Freshest advices
- Wiles, R.M. Serial publication before 1750
- Times handlist
- Numbering (note)
- Numbering began again from no. 1 sometime in June 1726.
- No. 17 repeated in numbering and dating Septemeber 3. No gap in publishing.
- No. 49 illegible and No. 16 failed to print.
- Gap between No. 53 May 13 1726 and no. 1 June 17 1726 apparently over some legal dispute with the Farleys which he addresses in his paper on June 17th.
- August to October 1729 numbering irregular.
- Reproduction (note)
- OCLC
- Title
Brice's Weekly Journal [electronic resource].
- Imprint
Exon : [s.n., 1725-1730.
- Current Frequency
Weekly
- Series
17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers [electronic resource].
- Indexed In:
NCBEL, II:1358
Bibl. of Brit. newspapers. Cornwall & Devon, p. 99
Cranfield, G.A. Provincial newspapers, 37
Wiles, R.M. Freshest advices, 46
Wiles, R.M. Serial publication before 1750, p. 29
Times handlist, p. 218
- Numbering
Numbering began again from no. 1 sometime in June 1726.
No. 17 repeated in numbering and dating Septemeber 3. No gap in publishing.
No. 49 illegible and No. 16 failed to print.
Gap between No. 53 May 13 1726 and no. 1 June 17 1726 apparently over some legal dispute with the Farleys which he addresses in his paper on June 17th.
August to October 1729 numbering irregular.
- Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Local Note
Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
1603-1800
- Place of Publication
Great Britain England Exeter.
- Continues
Post-master; or, The loyal mercury
- Continued By
Brice's weekly collection of intelligence