A help to discourse: or, more merriment mixt with serious matters
Subtitle: Consisting of witty, philosophical, grammatical, physical, astronomical, questions and answers. As also epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, jests, poesies, love-toyes, &c. are added, and plentiful'y 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
Contributors: Basse, William, d. ca. 1653, attributed name; Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?, attributed name; Pond, Edward, d. 1629, attributed name
Edition: The sixteenth edition
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2532:3
Publisher: printed by S[arah]. G[riffin]. for Andrew Crook
Published: 1667
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 374
Subjects: Epigrams, English -- Early works to 1800; Anecdotes -- Early works to 1800; Cookery -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: More merriment mixt with serious matters; Country-man's counsellor; Sphinx and Oedipus
Work titles: Helpe to discourse
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-ROM edition)

P. 374 misnumbered 14

With a final advertisement leaf

"The country-man's counsellor ... by E.P." has a separate title page, dated 1663, on leaf I6r; pagination and register are continuous

"Sphinx and Oedipus" has a separate dated title page on leaf M5r, with imprint "printed for Andrew Crook, 1667"; pagination and register are continuous

Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) E25A

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2532:3).