| Other author/creator | King, William, 1663-1712, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Manley, Delarivier, -1724, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Oldisworth, William, 1680-1734, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Harley, Robert, Earl of Oxford, 1661-1724, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745, editor, contributor. |
| Uniform title | Examiner (London, England) |
| Frequency | Semiweekly, 22 Dec. 1712-10 Mar. 1716 |
| Series | Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection, Part II Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection, Part II. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Local note | Reproduced from source library: no. 5, Thursday, August 24-31, 1710 ; no. 41, Thursday, May 3-10, 1711. |
| Local note | Images from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| Local note | Library has: issue 1 (Aug. 3, 1710)-issue 3 (Aug. 17, 1710). |
| General note | After three issues, the alternative title is dropped. |
| General note | An "ultra-tory journal", begun by Henry St.John, Francis Atterbury, Matthew Prior, John Freind and originally edited by William King, the paper was soon controlled by Robert Harley; its editor and major contributor during most of 1711 was Jonathan Swift. Cf. McLeod. |
| General note | Description based on: Numb. 1. (Thursday, August 3. 1710.); title from caption. |
| General note | Imprint from colophon. |
| General note | Latest issue consulted: [new series] Vol. III. Numb. 1 (From Saturday September 10. to Wednesday Septem. 14. 1715.). |
| General note | Many earlier issues reprinted soon after the printing to meet demand. Cf. McLeod. |
| General note | Note below title: To be continu'd weekly. |
| General note | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). |
| General note | Some issues dated according to Lady Day dating. |
| General note | Successive editors after Swift were Delarivier Manley and William Oldisworth, who took over the paper at the end of 1711. |
| References |
Crane & Kaye, 226 |
| References |
McLeod, W. and V. Graphical directory, 1702-1714, p. 14-15 |
| References |
NCBEL, II:1271 |
| References |
Stewart, P. Brit. newspapers, 69 |
| References |
Times handlist, p. 36 |
| Special numbering | Gaps in publishing between 26 July and 6 December 1711 and 26 July and 3 November 1714. |
| Special numbering | Volume numbering begins with vol. II, numb. 1, (6 Dec. 1711), with the last volume in the first series being vol. VI. A new series begins with [Vol. 1] Numb.1, (3 Nov. 1714), with volume numbers being added with vol. 2. |
| Other edition issued | Examiner (Dublin, Ireland) |
| Genre/form | Periodicals. |