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Title A helpe to discourse: Or, More merriment mixt with serious matters : Consisting of witty philosophicall, grammaticall, physicall, astronomicall questions and answers. As also, epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, iests, posies, love-toyes, &c. are added and plentifully dispersed. Together with The countrey-mans counsellor, and his yearely oracle and prognostication, with additions, or a help to preserve his health, never before printed.
Alternative Title More merriment mixt with serious matters.
Countrey-mans councellor.
Publication Info London : Printed by N. and I[ohn] O[kes] for Nicolas Vavasour, and are to be sold at his shop in the inner Temple, neere the Church, 1636.
Edition [twelfth edition].


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Descript [6], 274 [i.e, 284] p.
Edition [twelfth edition].
Note 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. This edition does not include "Sphinx and Oedipus".
Page 203 [i.e. 213] is a separate dated title page, reading: The country-mans councellor. Or a necessary addition to this yeerely oracle, or prognostication. Calculated by art, as a tutor for their helpe, that otherwise buy more than they understand. Beginning with this yeere of our Lord God, 1636. .. By E.P. Philomathem.
Printers' names and edition statement from STC.
Many pages misnumbered.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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Series Early English books online.
Subject Epigrams -- s17th century.
Anecdotes and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Basse, William, -approximately 1653.
Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Pond, Edward, -1629.
Alternative Title More merriment mixt with serious matters.
Countrey-mans councellor.
Descript [6], 274 [i.e, 284] p.
Edition [twelfth edition].
Note 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. This edition does not include "Sphinx and Oedipus".
Page 203 [i.e. 213] is a separate dated title page, reading: The country-mans councellor. Or a necessary addition to this yeerely oracle, or prognostication. Calculated by art, as a tutor for their helpe, that otherwise buy more than they understand. Beginning with this yeere of our Lord God, 1636. .. By E.P. Philomathem.
Printers' names and edition statement from STC.
Many pages misnumbered.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Epigrams -- s17th century.
Anecdotes and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Basse, William, -approximately 1653.
Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Pond, Edward, -1629.
Alternative Title More merriment mixt with serious matters.
Countrey-mans councellor.

Subject Epigrams -- s17th century.
Anecdotes and apothegms -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [6], 274 [i.e, 284] p.
Note 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. This edition does not include "Sphinx and Oedipus".
Page 203 [i.e. 213] is a separate dated title page, reading: The country-mans councellor. Or a necessary addition to this yeerely oracle, or prognostication. Calculated by art, as a tutor for their helpe, that otherwise buy more than they understand. Beginning with this yeere of our Lord God, 1636. .. By E.P. Philomathem.
Printers' names and edition statement from STC.
Many pages misnumbered.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Alt author Basse, William, -approximately 1653.
Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Pond, Edward, -1629.
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