. . . . . . . "Mercurius Civicus: Londons Intelligencer, or, Truth impartially related from thence to the whole Kingdome to prevent mis-information (Latin: \"The City Mercury\") was an English Civil War weekly newspaper, appearing on Thursdays from 4 May 1643 to 10 December 1646 published by John Wright and Thomas Bates. It supported the Roundhead (Parliamentary) cause."@en . . . . . . . . . . "20678792"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "4436"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mercurius Civicus"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1083358796"^^ . "Mercurius Civicus: Londons Intelligencer, or, Truth impartially related from thence to the whole Kingdome to prevent mis-information (Latin: \"The City Mercury\") was an English Civil War weekly newspaper, appearing on Thursdays from 4 May 1643 to 10 December 1646 published by John Wright and Thomas Bates. It supported the Roundhead (Parliamentary) cause. Published in London, each number of the Mercurius Civicus consisted of one quarto sheet folded to make up four leaves, and was priced at one penny. Beginning with the third issue, the front page was usually illustrated with one or two woodcuts, usually of some political or military leader\u2019s portrait (although the same cut was often used for different persons), making it the first illustrated journal. It is regarded as the \"first big city newspaper\""@en .