in Boston. Its publication ceased in that town on the 6th of April, 1775, and on the 19th of that month hostilities between Great Britain and America commenced. A few days before this event took place, its publisher sent, privately, a press and types to Worcester; and, on the 3d of the following May, the publication of the Spy was resumed, and was the first printing done in that town. The title of the paper, of course, was again altered; it was now The Massachusetts Spy; or, American Oracle of Liberty; headed with "Americans! Liberty or Death! Join or Die!" The day of publication at Worcester was Wednesday.

MAGAZINES, ETC.

PRINTED IN BOSTON BEFORE THE REVOLUTION.

The Boston Weekly Magazine.

This production made its first appearance March 2, 1743, on a half sheet, octavo. No. 1 contained some extracts from the magazines published in London: a Poem to a political lady, an Ode by Mr. Addison, two short domestic articles of intelligence from the Boston newspapers, and the entries at the custom house for the week. day of publication was Wednesday. It was continued only four weeks, and was printed by Rogers & Fowle.

The Christian History.

The

No. 1 of this periodical work was published on Saturday, March 5th, 1743, on a large half sheet of fine medium in octavo, printed on a new small pica type. After the contents is a quotation from the Psalms: "That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works."-Psal. xxvi, 7. The imprint: "Boston, N. E. Printed by Kneeland & Green, 1743, for Thomas Prince, Jun. A.B." The price was two shillings new tenor per quarter, and six pence more new tenor per Quarter covered, sealed, and directed." The editor and publisher was the son of the Reverend Thomas Prince, of Boston, author of The New England Chronology.

The Christian History was regularly published, in numbers of eight pages each, every Saturday, for two years; each year making a volume, to which was prefixed a title page, and an index. The title page to the first volume reads thus: "The Christian History, containing Accounts of the Revival and propagation of Religion in Great Britain and America. For the year 1743."

The editor gave the general contents as follows: "1. Authentic Accounts from Ministers, and other creditable Persons, of the Revival of Religion in the several Parts of New England. 2. Extracts of the most remarkable Pieces in the Weekly Histories of religion, and other accounts, printed both in England and Scotland. 3. Extracts of written Letters, both from England, Scotland, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Georgia, of a Religious Nature, as they have been sent hither from creditable Persons and communicated to us. 4. Remarkable Passages, Historical and Doctrinal, out of the most famous old writers both of the Church of England and Scotland from the Reformation, as also the first Settlers of New-England and their Children; that we may see how far their pious Principles and Spirit are at this Day revived; and may guard against all Extreams."

The American Magazine and Historical Chronicle.

The first number of this Magazine, for September, 1743,1 was published on the 20th of the following October. It was printed on a fine medium paper in 8vo. Each number contained fifty pages; and was published, monthly, by "Samuel Eliot, in Cornhill, and Joshua Blanchard in DockSquare," booksellers; and printed by Rogers & Fowle, "in

1 It will be observed that this was twelve years after the appearance of the Gentleman's Magazine, still published in London.— M.

"Prison Lane," who were also concerned in the publication, and, after the first year, were sole proprietors of it. Jeremy Gridley, Esq., who had edited the Rehearsal, it has been said, was also the editor of this magazine.

The following is an extract from the prospectus, viz: It will contain "1. A summary Rehearsal of the proceedings and debates in the British Parliament. 2. A View of the weekly and monthly Dissertations, Essays, &c., selected from the publick Papers and Pamphlets published in London and the Plantations, viz: Political State, Transactions of the Royal Society, &c., with Extracts from new Books. 3. Dissertations, Letters and Essays, moral, civil, political, humorous and polemical. 4. Select Pieces, relating to the Arts and Sciences. 5. Governour's Speeches, with the Proceedings of the Assembly, and an Abridgment of the Laws enacted in the respective Provinces and Colonies. 6. Poetical Essays on various Subjects. 7. Monthly Chronologer, containing an Account of the most remarkable Events, Foreign and Domestick. 8. Price Current. 9. Births and Deaths. 10. A Catalogue of New Books. The Magazine will be continued of the same Size, that so the Twelve Months may be bound in the same Volume at the Year's end with a compleat Index, which shall be added to the Month of December."

This Magazine imitated The London Magazine in its appearance; a large cut of the town of Boston, in the title page, answered to a similar cut of the city of London in the title page of the London Magazine. Its pages were like those of that publication, in size, two columus in a page, divided by the capital letters, A B C D E and F, at a distance from each other, and not by a line, or as printers term it, by rules. The imprint, " Boston: Printed by Rogers & Fowle, and Sold by S. Eliot & J. Blanchard, in Boston; B. Franklin, in Philadelphia; J. Parker, in NewYork; J. Pomroy, in New Haven; C. Campbell, Post-Master,

New Port. Price Three Shillings, New Tenor, a Quarter," equal to half a dollar. It was well printed, on a long primer type, and was not inferior to the London and other magazines, then published in that city; but the extensive plan marked out in its prospectus could not be brought within the number of pages allowed to the work. In the general title page for the year, the before-mentioned view of the town of Boston, was impressed from a copperplate engraving; both the cut and the plate were as well executed as things of the kind generally were for the English magazines.

This work was issued three years and four months, and then discontinued. It has no cuts or plates excepting those for the title pages.

The New-England Magazine.

This work is without date, either in the title, in the imprint, or in any of its numbers. No. 1 was published August 31, 1758. The title page is as follows: The NewEngland Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure. In the centre of the page is a small cut, the device a hand holding a bouquet, or bunch of flowers, with the motto, "Prodesse et Delectare e pluribus unum." One-half of this motto is on the left of the cut, and the other half on the right; underneath the device is this couplet:

"Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather Grapes of Thorns, or Figs of Thistles? Every good Tree bringeth forth good Fruit, but a corrupt Tree bringeth