A helpe to discourse, or, More merriment mixt with serious matters
Subtitle: consisting of witty philosophicall, grammaticall, physicall, astronomicall questions and answers : as also, epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, iests, poesies, love-toyes, &c. readded and plentifully dispersed : together with The country-man's counsellor, and his yearely oracle and prognostication with additions, or a helpe to preserve his health, never before printed.
Contributors: Basse, William, d. ca. 1653.; Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?; Pond, Edward, d. 1629.; Harper, Thomas, d. 1656, printer.; Vavasour, Nicholas, bookseller.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: The thirteenth edition.
Publisher: Printed by Thomas Harper for Nicholas Vavasour and are to be sold at his shop ...
Published: 1638
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
Subjects: Questions and answers -- Early works to 1800.; Epigrams, English -- Early works to 1800.; Aphorisms and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.; Health -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Helpe to discourse; More merriment mixt with serious matters; Help to discourse, or, More merriment mixed with serious matters; Country-man's counsellor.
Notes: STC (2nd ed.) 1554
"The country-man's counsellor" has special t.p. signed "E.P. Philomathem"; "Sphinx and Oedipus" has special t.p.
The first edition is signed by W.B. and E.P., which have been attributed as William Basse and Edward Phillips or Edward Pond, but the STC calls this doubtful.
Signatures: A-Q¹² R⁶.
LC copy has bookseller's advertisement affixed to free endpaper.