Facetiae
Subtitle: Musarum deliciae : or, The muses recreation : conteining severall pieces of poetique wit
By: by Sr. J. M. and Ja: S. 1656. and, Wit restor'd, in severall select poems, not formerly publish't. 1658. also, Wits recreations, selected from the finest fancies of moderne muses, with a thousand out-landish proverbs, printed from edition 1640, with all the wood engravings, and improvements of subsequent editions ; to which are now added memoirs of Sir John Mennis and Dr. James Smith ; with a preface.
Contributors: Mennes, John, Sir, 1599-1671.; Smith, James, 1605-1667.; Park, Thomas, 1759-1834.; Dubois, Edward, 1774-1850.
Publisher: printed by T. Davison... for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown...
Published: 1817
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: English wit and humor.; English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700.; Epigrams.; Epitaphs.
Other titles: Musarum deliciae.; Wit restor'd.; Wit's recreations.
Notes: In 2 vols.

Three collections originally published separately.  The first and second are reprinted from the editions of 1656 and 1658, the third combines the material of four editions, 1640, 1641, 1654, and 1663.

Ascribed to Sir John Mennes and James Smith, but all three collections include the work of others.

Preface, memoirs and notes attributed to Edward Dubois and Thomas Park.

With reproductions of original title pages and a facsimile of original frontispiece of "Witt's recreations".