A happy husband or, Directions for a maide to choose her mate
Subtitle: As also, a wiues behauiour towards her husband after marriage. By Patricke Hannay, Gent. To which is adioyned the Good wife, together with an exquisite discourse of epitaphs, including the choysest thereof, ancient or moderne. By R.B. Gent.
Contributors: Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 1206:8.
Publisher: [By John Beale] for Richard Redmer, and are to be sold at his shop at the vvest end of Saint Pauls Church
Published: 1619
Place of publication: Printed at London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Marriage -- Early works to 1800.; Epitaphs -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Happy husband; Directions for a maide to choose her mate.; Description of a good vvife.; Description of a good wife.; Remains after death.
Notes: R.B. = Richard Brathwait.

Partly in verse.

Signatures: pi¹ A⁴ B-C ² B-K L⁴ (-L4).

"The description of a good vvife" and "Remains after death", a reissue of STC 3568.5, each have separate dated title page, the latter with "Imprinted .. by Iohn Beale" in the imprint; register is continuous. The latter title page has "By Richard Brathvvayte Gent.". Variant: author's name given as "Musophilus".

"The description of a good vvife" and "Remains after death" each have separate dated title page, the latter with "Imprinted .. by Iohn Beale" in the imprint; register is continuous. The latter title page has "By Richard Brathvvayte Gent.". Variant: author's name given as "Musophilus".

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

STC (2nd ed.) 12747.

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1970. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1206:08).