A helpe to discovrse: or, More merriment mixt with serious matters. Consisting of witty philosophicall, grammaticall, physicall, astronomicall questions and answers. As also, epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, jests, posies, love-toyes, &c. re-added and plentifully dispersed. Together with The country-mans counsellor, and his yearly oracle and prognostication, with additions, or a helpe to preserve his health, never before printed.

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Imperfect: tightly bound, cropped with some loss of text. "The Country-mans Counsellor ... by E.P." (p. [197]-251) and "Sphinx and Oedipus" (p. [267]-374) each have separate t. p., "printed for I.B. and are to be sold by Andrew Crook. 1648." Errors in pagination: p.32 misnumbered 33; p. 134-135 misnumbered 235-235; p. 199 misnumbered 991; p. 258 misnumbered 158; p. 320-386 misnumbered 318-375. Some page numbers corrected by hand; some cropped and unreadable. Variously attributed to William Basse, Edward Phillips and Edward Pond. Cf. Halkett & Laing (3rd ed.). Reproduction of original in: British Library.