London Gazette Prices in the 17th Century: From One Penny to Six Pence

The London Gazette (founded 1665 as The Oxford Gazette) priced by page count:

Context:

• 1 penny = 1/240 £; a laborer's daily wage ~1 shilling (12 pence).
• Gazette was official government newspaper—legal notices, proclamations, military dispatches.
• Printed 2x/week (Tue/Fri); single sheets folded.
• Price rise reflects inflation (Nine Years' War, recoinage 1696) and expanded content.

By 1700, annual subscription ~£2 10s—affordable for merchants, lawyers, officials. The Gazette remains the UK's official journal of record today (online, free).