The Edinburgh Periodical Press; Being a Bibliographical Account of the Newspapers, Journals, and Magazines Issued in Edinburgh from the Earliest Times to 1800 Volume 1
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The Edinburgh Periodical Press; Being a Bibliographical Account of the Newspapers, Journals, and Magazines Issued in Edinburgh from the Earliest Times to 1800 Volume 1

The Edinburgh Periodical Press; Being a Bibliographical Account of the Newspapers, Journals, and Magazines Issued in Edinburgh from the Earliest Times to 1800 Volume 1


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...own petition the Council ordered the reconsideration of their whole situation. The result was that a new deed was granted them on January 23, 1771, under the title of "The Running Stationers of Edinburgh." t There is evidence that the name is not used for the first time, but it indicates that paper-crying was now considered the chief occupation of the caddies. Their rights in the matter were settled by the eighth provision of the new charter--"The Society shall have the sole priviledge of disperceing and crying Ballads and other periodical performances, with power to the preses to cause take up any other person or persons useing that priviledge, and as constable to commit such person or persons to the City Guard to be examined by the Magistrate." To this was added the further privilege of errand-going and chair-bearing so long as the common rights of others were not infringed. The operative printers of Edinburgh were similarly incorporated in 1758. t The deed is in the Municipal Museum. The days were not, however, far distant when the caddies had to pass as an institution that had outlived its usefulness. In 1806 Stark notes that they had given up the crying of papers and "are now only remarkable as errand men." Later still the society itself suffered dissolution, and the highly painted metal money box in which the subscriptions of the incorporation were deposited recently reached the Municipal Museum by way of a city pawnshop! " Picture of Edinburgh," p. 440. XIII.--THE PERIODICAL ESSAY. The form of literary effort, known as the Essay, had not been wanting in Scotland before the Union of 1707. It had been practised by, among others, William Alexander, Earl of Stirling, and Drummond of Hawthornden. The commotions of the seventeenth century, ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781150716591
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 52
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150716592
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jul 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 109 gr

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