A fortnight after the prorogation of Parliament, just before the tide of abhorrence addresses began to inundate the capital, on 10 February, Narcissus Luttrell (indefatigable collector of Popish Plot ephemera) recorded possession of the most important pamphlet written about petitioning--Sir Roger L'Estrange's _Citt and Bumpkin_. Whether the date which Luttrell gives represents the day of publication as well as the day of purchase is a matter of conjecture, but his note does establish the fact that the pamphlet was available to the public and in Luttrell's hands by 10 February. Corroboration that the pamphlet was in circulation before the end of February comes also from L'Estrange's bookseller Henry Brome, who first advertised _Citt and Bumpkin_ for sale as already published in a list of pamphlets dated 27 February. On 5 March in the _Popish Courant_, a companion sheet to _The Weekly Pacquet of Advice from Rome_, a violently anti-Papist newspaper in which L'Estrange was frequently traduced, Henry Care condemned _Citt and Bumpkin_ in a list of Catholic libels, "All publisht within little more than this fortnight." Although less precise than Luttrell's note, the references by Brome and Care help confirm the hypothesis that _Citt and Bumpkin_ was published by mid-February. Further evidence which helps to define the date of publication occurs within the text of the pamphlet itself. On page 24, L'Estrange mentions Henry Care's _History of the Damnable Popish Plot_ and says it appeared on 26 January. This date in turn is verified by two advertisements for the work in Care's own journal--one on 23 January announcing its impending release, and another on 30 January commenting on its recent publication. Since _Citt and Bumpkin_ obviously appeared after Care's tract was released and before Luttrell's entry was made, it must have been published during the fortnight between 26 January and 10 February.