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-toys, &c. are added, and plentifully dispersed. Together with The country-mans counsellor, 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.

Other author Basse, William, d. ca. 1653, attributed name.
Other author Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696? attributed name.
Other author Pond, Edward, d. 1629, attributed name.
Format Electronic
EditionThe seventeenth edition.
Publication InfoLondon : printed by J.R. for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell, 1682.
Description[6], 42, 41-229 [i.e, 243], [1] p.
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Uniform titleHelpe to discourse.
Variant title More merriment mixt with serious matters.
Variant title Country-man's councellor.
Variant title Sphinx and Oedipus.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteOften 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.
General note"The country-man's counsellor" has caption title on p. 127, and "Sphinx and Oedipus" has caption title on p. 174; register and pagination are continuous.
General notePage 243 is misnumbered 229; text is continuous despite pagination.
General notePages stained, torn and faded, with some loss of print.
General noteReproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
References Wing (2nd ed., 1994) E25B.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2026:11)
Stock numberCL0037000080 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106

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