A help to discourse: or, More merriment mixt with serious matters : Consisting of witty, philosophical, grammatical, physical, astronomical, questions and answers. As also epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, jests, posies, love-toyes, &c. re-added, and plentifully dispersed. Together with The country-mans counsellour, and his yearly oracle, and prognostication, with additions, or a help to preserve his health, never before printed. As also the art of cookery, and sundry experiments, and their extractions of oyl, waters, &c.
| Uniform Title: | Helpe to discourse. |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Andrew Crooke, at the signe of the green Dragon in Saint Pauls Church-yard,
1663.
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| Edition: | The fifteenth edition. |
| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Often attributed to William Basse or Edward Pond; this attribution, however, is doubtful. Also attributed to Edward Phillips; this attribution is impossible as Phillips born after the first edition. Printer's name from Wing CD. P. 374 misnumbered 14. "The country-mans counsellor ... by E.P." has a separate dated title page on leaf I6r, with imprint "printed for J. Macock, ...". "Sphinx and Oedipus" has a separate dated title page on leaf M5r with imprint "printed for Andrew Crook"; pagination and register are continuous. Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([6], 14, [id est 374], [4] pages) |