A help to discourse: or, More merriment mixt with serious matters : Consisting of witty, philosophical, grammatical, physical, astronomical, questions and answers. As also epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, jests, posies, love-toyes, &c. re-added, and plentifully dispersed. Together with The country-mans counsellour, and his yearly oracle, and prognostication, with additions, or a help to preserve his health, never before printed. As also the art of cookery, and sundry experiments, and their extractions of oyl, waters, &c.
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- 1663
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Helpe to discourse.
More merriment mixt with serious matters
Publication/Creation
London : printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Andrew Crooke, at the signe of the green Dragon in Saint Pauls Church-yard, 1663.
Physical description
6 unnumbered pages, 14, that is, 374 pages, 4 unnumbered pages
Edition
The fifteenth edition.
References note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) E25
Notes
Often attributed to William Basse or Edward Pond; this attribution, however, is doubtful. Also attributed to Edward Phillips; this attribution is impossible as Phillips born after the first edition.
Printer's name from Wing CD.
P. 374 misnumbered 14.
"The country-mans counsellor ... by E.P." has a separate dated title page on leaf I6r, with imprint "printed for J. Macock, ...". "Sphinx and Oedipus" has a separate dated title page on leaf M5r with imprint "printed for Andrew Crook"; pagination and register are continuous.
Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2514:1) s1999 miun s