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.
| Author/creator | E. P. |
| 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 |
| Edition | The 13th ed. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed by M.B. for L.B. and are to be sold by Andrew Crooke ..., 1648. |
| Description | [6], 375 [i.e. 386] p. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2264182981 |
| Subjects |
| Running title | Help to discourse |
| Portion of title | More merriment mixt with serious matters |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Imperfect: tightly bound, cropped with some loss of text. |
| General note | "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." |
| General note | 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. |
| General note | Variously attributed to William Basse, Edward Phillips and Edward Pond. Cf. Halkett & Laing (3rd ed.). |
| General note | Reproduction of original in: British Library. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) E23 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2705:28) |
| Other title | Country-mans counsellor. |
| Other title | Sphinx and Oedipus. |
| Stock number | CL0037000116 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |