England's merry jester: or, Court, city and country jests, new, and suitable to the humours of the times; witty and familiar, for the encrease of merriment, and improvement of friendly conversation, as they are used among the wits of the age. To which are added, as a secon part, Bulls, banters, quibbles, repartees, pleasant stories, and poems: the qualifications of an expert town-wheedle; with the art and mystery of wheedling. All profitable, pleasant, and delightful. The like never before published. Done by a lover of merriment

All titles

• England's merry jester: or, Court, city and country jests, new, and suitable to the humours of the times; witty and familiar, for the encrease of merriment, and improvement of friendly conversation, as they are used among the wits of the age. To which are added, as a secon part, Bulls, banters, quibbles, repartees, pleasant stories, and poems: the qualifications of an expert town-wheedle; with the art and mystery of wheedling. All profitable, pleasant, and delightful. The like never before published. Done by a lover of merriment
• England's merry jester; Court, city and country jests; Second part: containing bulls, blunders, banters, quibbles, repartees, wheedles, and pleasant stories; New art of wheedling

People / Organizations

• J. S. (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by J. Wilde, for N. Boddington, at the Golden Ball, in Duck-Lane, 1694. The second edition.; ..

Publication year

1694

ESTC No.

R219787

Grub Street ID

94271

Description

[12], 180 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 12°.

Note

Engraved frontispiece

The preface is signed: J. S

"The second part: containing bulls, blunders, banters, quibbles, repartees, wheedles, and pleasant stories .." has caption title on p. 145; "The new art of wheedling" has caption title on p. 174; register and pagination are continuous.