The Chester weekly journal: with the most material advices both foreign and domestick

All titles

• The Chester weekly journal: with the most material advices both foreign and domestick
• Chester weekly-journal 1732:May10-May17

People / Organizations

• Wm. Cooke ("printed for")

Imprint

Chester [England]: printed by Wm. Cooke, where advertisements are taken in.

Publication year

?

ESTC No.

P68

Grub Street ID

58369

Description

v. ; 4⁰;2⁰

Note

Title lacks final punctuation.

Center of title has cut of city of Chester, with angels above the city holding a shield with city arms; cut lacking: May 10 and May 17, 1732.

Extended titles vary; earlier issues read in part: "being a collection of the most material news both forreign and domestick"; from May 1732, extended title reads: "with the freshest advices both foreign and domestick".

Later issues have note below date line: "This establish'd paper is carry'd through nine counties, and some thousands are sold weekly; so people may consider the advantage of advertising in it."

Imprint from colophon; imprint lacks date. Imprints vary; issues before May 1724 read in part: 'printed by and for Wm. cooke, and for H. Anyon, J. Munks and are to be sold ... in Liverpool'.

Issue number appears at head of title.

Dates of coverage given according to Lady Day dating.

Earlier issues printed in two columns, then three; principal news article begins with factotum initial Features European news, Irish and country news notes, excerpts from manuscript newsletters, stocks and commodity prices, advertisements.

Description based on: Vol. 29. No IV. (Wednesday November 3. to Wednesday November 10. 1731.); title from caption.