Publications of Robert Wood

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  1. "printed by x"; or
  2. "sold by x"; or
  3. "printed for x" or "published by x";

or as having the seller and printer roles in combination, or an absence of the printer's name following "London: printed:" or "London: printed,":

  1. "printed and sold by x"; or "printed for and sold by x"; or "printed by and for x"; or "printed: and sold by x"; or "printed, and sold by x";  and so on.

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Printed by Robert Wood

  • A perfect diurnall of passages in Parliament. Wherein is communicated the chiefest intelligence from his Excellencie, the Lord Gen. Fairfax, and his army; the daily proceedings of the Lord Governour of Ireland: and remarkable passages from severall parts of England, &c. [London, England]: Printed by Robert Wood, (at the earnest request of divers well-affected persons) for the benefit of the Common-Wealth, [1649]. ESTC No. P1096. Grub Street ID 54966.
  • Walwyn, William. Juries justified: or, A word of correction to Mr. Henry Robinson; for his seven objections against the trial of causes, by juries of twelve men. By William Walwin. Published by authority. London: printed by Robert Wood; and are to be sold at his house, near the Flying-Horse in Grubstreet, 1651. ESTC No. R204167. Grub Street ID 81177.
  • Mercurius Britannicus, communicating his most impartiall intelligence from all parts, touching all humours, affaires, and designes, in the three nations; most expecially from France, Holland, Denmark, and Sweden; with the resolves and debates of Parliament. London [England]: Printed by R[obert]. Wood, 1652. ESTC No. P1158. Grub Street ID 55018.
  • The grannd [sic] politique post. Faithfully communicating, ... London [England]: Printed by R[obert]. Wood; to prevent all false copies, [1654]. ESTC No. P1275. Grub Street ID 55107.
  • Jordan, Thomas. Piety, and poesy. Contracted, in a poetick miscellanie of sacred poems· By Tho: Jordan, gent. London: printed by Rob: Wood, [1665]. ESTC No. R13196. Grub Street ID 61317.

Printed for Robert Wood

  • Speciall passages and certain informations from severall places, collected for the use of all that desire to be truly informed. London [England]: printed for Robert Wood. ESTC No. P1333. Grub Street ID 55153.
  • A perfect diurnall of the passages in Parliament: from ... [London, England]: Printed for Robert Wood. 1?. Augusti. [sic], 1642-. ESTC No. P1095. Grub Street ID 54965.
  • A famous victory obtained by the citisens [sic] of Coventry, and the Parliaments forces, under the command of the Lord Brooks, and colonell Hambden, against the Kings army, August 22. Read in the House of Commons upon Wednesday, being the 24. of August. Declaring the manner of the meeting of the two armies, the Parliaments forces slaying above 80-cavaleers, with little losse, and taking captain Legge and others prisoners, with two pieces of ordnance, divers waggons, and great store of ammuniti[o]n, putting the whole army of cavaleers to flight. Also the manner of His Majesties forces blowing open the gates, and how the city was preserved by throwing their houshold stuffe into the streets, to keep out the horse and divers of the cavaleers being slaine thereby. Ordered that this be forthwith printed and published John. Brown. Cler. Parl. [London]: Printed for R[obert]. Wood, August 26. 1642. ESTC No. R176949. Grub Street ID 69256.
  • The Scots resolution declared in a message sent from the Privie-Councell of the Kingdome of Scotland, to His Majestie at York, by the Earle of Lovvden and chancellor of that kingdome. : Also a new plot against Hull. : Likevvise, an order of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, to the sheriff of the county of Lancaster, and all other sheriffs, and lord-lieutenants and deputy lieutenants in the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales. / Iohn. Brown Cleric Parliament. London,: Printed for Robert Wood., 1642. ESTC No. R183597. Grub Street ID 73444.
  • Jordan, Thomas. Rules to know a royall king, from a disloyall subject. With an exact account given of the jewels of the crowne of England. Whereunto is added, a touch-stone for a traitor. VVritten by the Kings friend, and a lover of the Common-wealth, Tho: Jordan. London: printed for Robert Wood and Edward Christopher, 1642. ESTC No. R5500. Grub Street ID 125937.
  • Gifftheil, Ludwig Friedrich. Tvvo letters directed to the mighty ones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, but especially to the King, concerning these present calamities and commotions of warre: being great and present judgements denounced against these kingdomes, by Lodovvick Frederick Gifftheyl. Who, for the space of these nineteen years last past, hath travelled through all Germany, Denmarke, Sweden, France and England, denouncing unto the Emperour, and all kings, princes, generals and commanders of armies, from time to time, the approaching judgement of the Lord, for their cruell effusion of Christian blood, contrary to the expresse word of God, and the example of Christ and his Apostles in the New Covenant of grace and peace; of all which his said denunciations they have from time to time, found the truth by wofull experience. London: printed for Rob. Wood, 1643. ESTC No. R202290. Grub Street ID 79535.
  • England's moderate messenger. Impartially communicating, the daily proceedings in Parliament, and Councell of State; with certain intelligence of martiall affairs from the armies in England, Scotland, and Ireland; and touching all designes, humours, and conditions, throughout the whole nation, either of Royalists, Presbyterians, Independents, or Levellers. [London, England]: Printed for R[obert]. W[ood]., 1649. ESTC No. P1124. Grub Street ID 54991.
  • The moderate intelligencer: comprising the summe of all occurrences in England, Scotland, and Ireland: with the affaires and designes now on foot, in France, Denmark, Sweden, and Holland, of, and in relation to the K. of Scots, the Parliament, army, and Common-Wealth of England. Containing these ensuing particulars, viz. ... London [England]: printed for Robert Wood, 1652. ESTC No. P1008. Grub Street ID 54882.