Crook, Andrew, d. 1732, printer.
Thornton, Robert, d. 1718, publisher.
Tooke, Benjamin, d. 1716, attributed name.

Below title of each issue: Published by Authority.

Title punctuation varies slightly; some issues lack full-stop after title.

Imprint from colophon.

Imprint varies: Printed by Andrew Crook, assignee of Benjamin Tooke at Their Majesties printing-house on Ormonde-Key, nos. 5-27; Andrew Crook for Robert Thornton, nos. 28-60, 73-152; Joseph Ray for Robert Thornton, nos. 68-72; on some later issues Andrew Crook's name appears alone.

Owned and published by Robert Thornton, probably in later partnership with Benjamin Tooke. Cf. Munter, History.

The first of the Dublin newspapers with this title published between 1690 and 1740.

Printed in two columns.

No. 38 reprinted in Edinburgh.

Library has: No. 1 (sept. 30, 1690), no. 5 (Oct. 21-28, 1690), no. 6 (Oct. 28-Nov. 4, 1690), no. 13 (Dec. 16-23, 1690), no. 14 (Dec. 23-30, 1690), no. 20 (Febr. 3-10), no. 21 (Febr. 10-17, 169-), no. 22 (Febr. 17-24, 169-), no. 25 (March 10-17, 169-), no. 128 (April 11-22, 1693), no. 130 (April 29-May 11, 1693).

30 Sept 1690 - 11 May 1693 on m/f reel 59 in Irish Political and Radical Newspapers

Physical description: 152 v. ; 32 cm. (fol.)

Publication Frequency: Semiweekly, < -Oct. 1693>

Former Publication Frequency: Weekly, Sept. 1690-1691>

Citations/References: Munter, R. Irish Newspapers 1685-1750, 3

Citations/References: Munter, R. History of the Irish Newspaper 1685-1760, pp. 13-14

Citations/References: Nelson and Seccombe, 117

Citations/References: Newsplan: Report of the Newsplan Project in Ireland. Revised edition (1998)