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A Gentleman living in the Coun∣trey, having some urgent business at London, and his Lady at the same time being ready to Lye in, leaves order with his Servant, a Welsh-man, that when his Lady was Delivered, if it
England's jests refin'd and improv'd being a choice collection of the merriest jests, smartest repartees, wittiest sayings, and most notable bulls yet extant, with many new ones never before printed to which are added XIII ingenious characters drawn to the life / the whole work compil'd with great care and exactness, and may serve as the witty-man's companion, the busie-man's diversion and the melancholy man's physick and recreation, calculated for the innocent spending of the winter evenings by H.C.
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- England's jests refin'd and improv'd being a choice collection of the merriest jests, smartest repartees, wittiest sayings, and most notable bulls yet extant, with many new ones never before printed to which are added XIII ingenious characters drawn to the life / the whole work compil'd with great care and exactness, and may serve as the witty-man's companion, the busie-man's diversion and the melancholy man's physick and recreation, calculated for the innocent spending of the winter evenings by H.C.
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- Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671.
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- 1693.
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"England's jests refin'd and improv'd being a choice collection of the merriest jests, smartest repartees, wittiest sayings, and most notable bulls yet extant, with many new ones never before printed to which are added XIII ingenious characters drawn to the life / the whole work compil'd with great care and exactness, and may serve as the witty-man's companion, the busie-man's diversion and the melancholy man's physick and recreation, calculated for the innocent spending of the winter evenings by H.C." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A35190.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.
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were a Son, he should come to London, and acquaint him, promising him for his paines a new Suit of Cloaths; the Lady was in a short time after Deli∣vered of a Daughter; however Iack (unwilling to lose his Suit of Cloathes) goes to London, and acquain••s his Ma∣ster that his Lady was brought to Bed of a brave young Son: the Gentle∣man being over-joyed at the News, performed his Promise, and Iack be∣ing well accoutred, returns to his Mi∣stress: and in a short time after, the Gentleman returns; and meeting his Wife, wisheth her much Joy of her Son; but she alledging it was a Daugh∣ter, and he finding himself abused, orders Iack to be sent for; who when he came, still continued in his former saying, that it was a Son; whe••eup∣on the Child was produced, and shown to the whole Company; Iack still avers it to be a Son: Why thou Fool, quoth the Nurse, if it were a Son it should have a Cock here. Cots∣plut, quoth the Welshman, Is hur in haste? Would hur have a Cock there already? Let hur keep hur till hur is sixteen or seventeen years old,
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and if hur have no Cock then, Hang hur.