A helpe to discovrse: or, More merriment mixt with serious matters : Consisting of witty philosophicall, grammaticall, physicall, astronomicall questions and answers. As also, epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, jests, posies, love-toyes, &c. re-added and plentifully dispersed. Together with The country-mans counsellor, and his yearly oracle and prognostication, with additions, or a helpe to preserve his health, never before printed.
- E. P
- Date:
- 1648
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Help to discourse
More merriment mixt with serious matters
Publication/Creation
London : Printed by M.B. for L.B. and are to be sold by Andrew Crooke ..., 1648.
Physical description
6 unnumbered pages, 375, that is, 386 pages
Edition
The 13th ed.
References note
Wing (2nd ed.) E23
Notes
Imperfect: tightly bound, cropped with some loss of text.
"The Country-mans Counsellor ... by E.P." (p. [197]-251) and "Sphinx and Oedipus" (p. [267]-374) each have separate t. p., "printed for I.B. and are to be sold by Andrew Crook. 1648."
Errors in pagination: p.32 misnumbered 33; p. 134-135 misnumbered 235-235; p. 199 misnumbered 991; p. 258 misnumbered 158; p. 320-386 misnumbered 318-375. Some page numbers corrected by hand; some cropped and unreadable.
Variously attributed to William Basse, Edward Phillips and Edward Pond. Cf. Halkett & Laing (3rd ed.).
Reproduction of original in: British Library.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2705:28) s1999 miun s