A solemne ioviall disputation, theoreticke and practicke; briefely shadowing the lavv of drinking : together, with the solemnities and controversies occurring: fully and freely discussed according to the civill lavv. Which, by the permission, priviledge and authority, of that most noble and famous order in the Vniversity of Goddesse Potina; Dionisius Bacchus being then president, chiefe gossipper, and most excellent governour, Blasius Multibibus, aliàs Drinkmuch ... hath publikely expounded to his most approved and improved fellow-pot-shots; touching the houres before noone and after, usuall and lawfull. ... Faithfully rendred according to the originall Latine copie.

Author/creator Multibibus, Blasius
Other author Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.
Other author Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, ill.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOenozphthopolis [i.e. London] : At the signe of Red-eyes [i.e. printed by E. Griffin], MDCXVII [1617]
Description[8], 80, [6], 87-194, [6] p., 2 leaves of plates
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Uniform titleDisputatio inauguralis theoretico-practica jus potandi breviter adumbrans. English
Variant title Disputatio inauguralis theoretico-practica jus potandi breviter adumbrans. English
Variant title Solemne joviall disputation, theoreticke and practicke; briefely shadowing the law of drinking.
Variant title Smoaking age, or, the man in the mist.
Variant title Lawes of drinking.
Variant title Smoaking age or the life and death of tobacco.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteThe imprint is fictitious; in fact printed in London by E. Griffin (STC).
General noteThe "ph" in "Oenozphthopolis" is a Greek letter phi. The place name is probably a mistranscription of "Oenozytholpoli" in a Latin edition.
General noteThe roman numeral date is made with turned C's.
General note"The smoaking age, or, the man in the mist" has separate dated title page with imprint "Oenozphthopolis. At the signe of Teare-nose. MDCXVII."; pagination and register are continuous.
General note"A solemn joviall disputation" is sometimes attributed to Richard Brathwait, but is in fact his translation, with additions, of the pseudonymous "Disputatio inauguralis theoretico-practica jus potandi breviter adumbrans" by Blasius Multibibus (pseudonym). "The smoaking age" is apparently Brathwait's alone.
General noteThe plates, signed by William Marshall, bear the titles "The lawes of drinking." and "The smoaking age or the life and death of tobacco.".
General note"At least 1 NY-Arents copy has a leaf of letterpress explanation preceding each frontispiece, lacking in most (all other?) copies."--STC. These are not included in pagination above.
General noteReproduction of the original in Cambridge University Library (second part only).
References STC (2nd ed.) 3585.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 656:09)
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