Introduction

In the early seventeenth century, london was the nation's producer of political news. The trials and executions were observed by so many also fed the news machine such as existed at that point. There appeard to be four centres of news gathering in london: court saint paul's, the exchange and westminster hall. In 16 31, sir thomas barrington wrote home to mum that he that treads or trolls over london stones cannot but hear the echo of news from their very sound.