A help 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, poesies, love-toyes, &c. re-added, and plentifully dispersed. Together with The country-mans counsellor, and his yearly oracle, and prognostication, with additions, or a Help to preserve his health, never before printed. Also the art of cookery, and sundry experiments and their extractions of oyl, waters, &c.
Basse, William,-approximately 1653
Phillips, Edward,1630-1696?
Pond, Edward,-1629.
London : Printed by E.T. for Andrew Crooke, at the Signe of the green Dragon in Pauls church-yard,
1654.
Attributed to William Basse. Edward Phillips or Philips, Edward Pond and others; the attribution to Phillips is impossible as he was born after the first edition.
'The Country-mans counsellour. Or, A necessary addition to this yearly oracle, or prognostication' has a separate dated title page (I6r); the pagination and register are continuous.
The British Library copy contains a cancel title page (Q12) which differs from the original in omitting 'The art of cookery, and sundry experiments and their extractions of oyl, waters, &c.' which is not present in the text of this fourteenth edition.
Copy filmed at UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700" reel 1715 imperfect; wanting pp. 91-92, 119-120, 173-176, 193-194, 203-204, 341-344, 351-354, and 357-358. Defective Bodleian Library copy spliced at end.
Signatures: A-Q¹².
ESTC
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
Epigrams
Anecdotes
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