A helpe to discourse, or, A miscelany of seriousnesse with merriment
Subtitle: consisting of witty philosophical, grammaticall, and astronomicall questions and answers: as also, of epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, and iests: together with The countrey-mans counsellour, next his yeerely oracle or prognostication to consult with: containing diuers necessary rules and obseruations, of much vse and consequence being knowne
By: now the eighth time published, and much inlarged by the former authors, W.B. and E.P. ...
Publisher: Printed by I. B[eale]. for Leonard Becket, and are to be sold at his shop in Temple, neere the church
Published: 1631
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Epigrams
Other titles: Country-mans counsellor.; Sphinx and Oedipus.
Notes: This ed. not recorded in 1st ed. of STC.

Signatures: A-Q¹² (Q12 blank, wanting).

"W.B." and "E.P." have sometimes been identified (with not much probability) as William Basse and Edward Pond.

Errors in paging.

"The covntry-mans covncellor ... by E.P. Philomathem" (p.[199]-255) and "Sphinx and Oedipvs" (p.[257]-370) have special title-pages.

STC (2nd ed.) 1551.7