HISTORY OF THE PRINTING PRESS IN DERBYSHIRE. 143 
which was chiefly made-up, as before, from the London diurnals. 
Some odd numbers are before me, from which it is plain that no 
dependence can be placed upon the numbering—the issue of 
March ‘21st, 1727, being marked “‘ Vol. 1. Numb. XLII,” whilst 
that of September 14th, in the same year, is identified as ‘* Vol. 1. 
Numb. XXII,” and the series is then carried on until a copy appears 
dated ‘Thursday October 3—26, 1728, Vol 1. Numb. LXX.” 
The sheet was enlarged again in 1727, and the number for April 
6th in that year has a small woodcut on either side of the heading 
—a postman mounted, and blowing his horn on the left, and a 
rudely-drawn ship of war on the right. These distinctions dis- 
appear on September 28th, when the following notice is printed :— 
GENTLEMEN 
Y accompts ftanding very irregular, by the different Entries 
of Customers for this NEWS: I humbly propofe to 
methodize the fame, by beginning the Michaelmas Quarter with all 
of them together ; and therefore defire they will be pleased to pay off 
the Arrears for such Papers only as they have had fince they paid their 
laft Quarteridge, with which each will be charg’d for no more than 
they have receiy’d, and the Perfon that deliver’d them out will wait 
on them to Morrow, for Receipt of such Payment, &c. 
Yours, &c., 
S. Hodgkinfon. 
The imprint follows thus :— 
| Sh Printed and fuld by 8. Hodgkinson ; and are likewife to be 
had of H. Alleftree, Bookfeller, at the Market Head ; Jer. Roe, 
at the upper end of Sadler Gate in Derby aforefaid; J. Collyer, 
Bookfeller in Nottingham ; by whom Gentlemen or others may 
be furnifh’d with any of the Books or Pamphlets inferted Weekly 
in this or other Newfpapers as often as publifhed in London; or 
have Books neatly bound, gilt, and letter’d on the Back, at reafon- 
able Rates. Sold alfo by W. Turner in Burton upon Trent, 
David Watfon in Afhby-de-la-Zouch, Richard Smith in Afhburn, 
William Holt at Wirkfwoith, and William Walker in Uttoxeter ; 
at all which Places Advertifements are taken in, &c. 
(Price 2d or 2s per Quarter.) 
