A help to discourse, or, More merriment mixt with serious matters : consisting of witty, philosophical, grammaticall, physicall, astronomicall questions and answers : as also epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, jests, poesies, love-toyes, &c. re-added and plentifully dispersed : together with The Country-mans counsellor, and his yearly oracle, and prognostication, with additions, or A Help to preserve his health never before printed : also the art of cookery, and sundry experiments, and their extractions of oyl, waters, &c.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Basse, William, d. ca. 1653, Phillips, E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Printed by E.T. for Andrew Crooke at the signe of the Green Dragon in Pauls church-yard, 1654.
Edition:The fourteenth edition.
Series:Early English books online.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description:"The Country-mans counsellour" (p. [197]-251) and "Sphinx and Oedipvs" (pages[267]-375) have special title-pages.
Often ascribed to William Basse and E. Phillips or Philips, and others.
Imperfect: stained, with loss of text; pages, 91-92, 119-120, 173-176, 193-194, 203-204, 341-344, 351-354, and 357-358 lacking. Defective Bodleian Library copy spliced at end.
Reproduction of original in British Library.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([6], 375 pages)