A banquet of jests and merry tales
By: by Archie Armstrong, court jester to King James I. and King Charles I, 1611-1637. In the original quaint spelling
Contributors: Armstrong, Archie, d. 1672
Publisher: Hamilton, Adams & co.; [etc., etc.]
Published: 1889
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Wit and humor
Other titles: Archy's dream
Work titles: Banquet of jests
Notes: The earliest editions appeared anonymously, making no mention of the jester's name, and its use in later editions may have been a mere trade device. cf. Pref., also pref. to ed. of 1872

Appendix (p. [227]-236): "Archy's dream ... printed in the year 1641."