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Title A helpe to discourse: or, A messelany of seriousnesse with merriment : Consisting of witty philosophicall, grammaticall, and astronomicall questions and answers: as also, of epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, and iests: together with The countrey-mans counsellour, next his yeerely oracle or prognosticacion to consult with: containing diuers necessary rules and obseruations, of much vse and consequence being knowne.
Alternative Title Messelany of seriousnesse with merriment.
Countrey-mans councellor.
Sphinx, and Oedipus.
Publication Info London : Printed by Thomas Brudenell for Leonard Becket, and are to be sold at his shop in the Temple, neere the church, 1630.
Edition Now the eight time published, and much inlarged by the former authors, W.B. and E.P.



Descript [12], 370, [2] p.
Edition Now the eight time published, and much inlarged by the former authors, W.B. and E.P.
Note Often attributed to William Basse, Edward Phillips or Edward Pond; this attribution, however, is doubtful.
On the title page of the copy catalogued, the "eight" has been corrected in manuscript to read "eighth".
I10r is a separate title page reading: The countrey-mans councellor. Or, necessary addition to this yeerely oracle, or prognostication. Calculated by art, as a tutor for their helpe, that otherwise buy more then they vnderstand ..
M3r is a separate title page reading: Sphinx, and Oedipus. Yet further propounding and dissoluing of riddles. Or, A supplement, or new supply of additions, pertinent to this former misselanie, or helpe to discourse.
Final leaf is blank.
Identified as STC 1551a on UMI microfilm, reel 561.
Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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Series Early English books online.
Subject Epigrams, English -- Early works to 1800.
Aphorisms and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Basse, William, -approximately 1653.
Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Pond, Edward, -1629.
Alternative Title Messelany of seriousnesse with merriment.
Countrey-mans councellor.
Sphinx, and Oedipus.
Descript [12], 370, [2] p.
Edition Now the eight time published, and much inlarged by the former authors, W.B. and E.P.
Note Often attributed to William Basse, Edward Phillips or Edward Pond; this attribution, however, is doubtful.
On the title page of the copy catalogued, the "eight" has been corrected in manuscript to read "eighth".
I10r is a separate title page reading: The countrey-mans councellor. Or, necessary addition to this yeerely oracle, or prognostication. Calculated by art, as a tutor for their helpe, that otherwise buy more then they vnderstand ..
M3r is a separate title page reading: Sphinx, and Oedipus. Yet further propounding and dissoluing of riddles. Or, A supplement, or new supply of additions, pertinent to this former misselanie, or helpe to discourse.
Final leaf is blank.
Identified as STC 1551a on UMI microfilm, reel 561.
Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Epigrams, English -- Early works to 1800.
Aphorisms and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Basse, William, -approximately 1653.
Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Pond, Edward, -1629.
Alternative Title Messelany of seriousnesse with merriment.
Countrey-mans councellor.
Sphinx, and Oedipus.

Subject Epigrams, English -- Early works to 1800.
Aphorisms and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [12], 370, [2] p.
Note Often attributed to William Basse, Edward Phillips or Edward Pond; this attribution, however, is doubtful.
On the title page of the copy catalogued, the "eight" has been corrected in manuscript to read "eighth".
I10r is a separate title page reading: The countrey-mans councellor. Or, necessary addition to this yeerely oracle, or prognostication. Calculated by art, as a tutor for their helpe, that otherwise buy more then they vnderstand ..
M3r is a separate title page reading: Sphinx, and Oedipus. Yet further propounding and dissoluing of riddles. Or, A supplement, or new supply of additions, pertinent to this former misselanie, or helpe to discourse.
Final leaf is blank.
Identified as STC 1551a on UMI microfilm, reel 561.
Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Alt author Basse, William, -approximately 1653.
Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Pond, Edward, -1629.

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