Poor Robin's jests: or, The compleat jester Being a collection of several jests not heretofore published. Now newly composed and written by that well-known gentleman, Poor Robin, knight of the burnt island, and well-willer to the mathematicks. Together with the true and lively effigies of the said author. Licensed Feb. 2. 1666. Roger L'Estrange.
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- Poor Robin's jests: or, The compleat jester Being a collection of several jests not heretofore published. Now newly composed and written by that well-known gentleman, Poor Robin, knight of the burnt island, and well-willer to the mathematicks. Together with the true and lively effigies of the said author. Licensed Feb. 2. 1666. Roger L'Estrange.
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"Poor Robin's jests: or, The compleat jester Being a collection of several jests not heretofore published. Now newly composed and written by that well-known gentleman, Poor Robin, knight of the burnt island, and well-willer to the mathematicks. Together with the true and lively effigies of the said author. Licensed Feb. 2. 1666. Roger L'Estrange." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A66707.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.
Contents
- illustration
- title page
- To the Intelligible Reader.
-
Will. Summers in Commendation of this Book. - Scoggin on the Book.
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Dick Tarlton on the Compleat Jester. -
Pasquil upon the following Jests. -
Long-Meg of Westminster
on the Book. -
Hobson, the merry Londoner, in praise of this Book. -
Archy in praise of this Book. -
Poor Robin on himself. -
POOR ROBIN'S JESTS: OR, The compleat Jester.
- The Lady and Tenant.
- Another.
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Will. Summers
and Cardinal Woolsey. -
King
Henry the Eighth. - This Scholar deserv'd Wine.
- An impertinent Host.
- The Cut-purse and Watch.
- The Gallant Cut-purse.
- One cured of his money.
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Sir Harry Vane. - The Jesuite and Fryar.
- Three Wishes produced but a Ladle.
- A providential Father.
- The Vintners Boy.
-
- Good to save something for last.
- Too true, the more's the pitty.
- Nothing ask'd, nothing given.
- Children and Fools tell truth.
- A double mistake.
- Some seeking to praise, dispraise.
- A Taylors Hell.
- Anger without cause.
- A costly truth.
- A witty theivish answer.
- More afraid then hurt.
- A mistake.
- Another.
- Wit without Book.
- Of Witches.
- Of the Wall.
- An alone Jest.
- The Spaniards wooden God.
- A friend at need.
- Who are Debters.
- A wise question of a Mahumetan.
- A hungry Banquet.
- Health before Wealth.
- The building of Cripple-gate.
- The Fryars Doctrine.
-
Earl Gowry - A shirking shift.
- A Parson out-witted by a Woman.
- The Country-man and Mastive Dog.
- Much adoe about nothing.
- Truth mistaken.
- A shrewd mistake.
- A witty retort.
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Mr. Beaumontand Mr. Fletcher. - Valorous Love.
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Of Mr.
Johnson. - Another.
- A Poetical Jest.
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A good Jest
d'you see? -
Another of that kinde. -
Queen Maryand Heywood. - French arms and French harms.
- A gall'd Horse will wince.
- A new way to get Mony.
- All covet, all loose.
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Cromwel and the Scotch Parson. - No Plague greater then a curst Wife.
- A Bull.
- The Gallant and Gentlewoman.
- The Sick-man.
- Hanging ends all trouble.
- The Country-man and his Ass.
- A Bull.
- The Country man and his wife.
- The Maids mischance.
- A Painter.
- The Scold.
- No life to Leachery.
- Saving in this case the greatest gains.
- A Bull.
- The young man and his father.
- The Cuckolds Cap.
- The Country-man and Fryar.
- The Fryar and the Pope.
- The Arch-bishop and Country-man.
- The Noble-mans Arms.
- A Bull.
- Another.
- A merry old man.
- A Bull.
- The hungry Traveller.
- The Taylor and Weaver.
- The skilful Physitian.
- The Gardiner and his wife.
- A Tinkers Character.
- Of early rising.
- Of Roger Bale.
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Of
Wood the great eater. - The Parson and his man.
- Of Musitians.
- A cunning Lass.
- The slender-witted Gentleman.
- Easier to come down then go up.
- The Fryar and Woman.
- The Dominican and Franciscan Fryars.
- The learned Conies.
- A poor Scholars pittance.
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Of Dr.
Mathews. - The turning Doctor.
- Physitians and Lawyers.
- A Musitian.
- A mistake.
- The Knight and Gentleman.
- The Yeoman and Gallant.
- Jack Franck.
- A witty answer of a Jester.
- A mistake.
- The Printers man.
- Of the same.
- A Fishmonoger a Member.
- A vindication.
- Country-man and Faulkner.
- A mistake
- Double meaning.
- The Maid a Washing.
- The Devil upon Dun.
- The Justice and fellow.
- A wise reply.
- The Maid and Physitian.
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King
Edward the Sixth. - The Cooper and his Wife.
- The French for a Cuckold.
- R.H.
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The Traveller and King
Henry the Eighth. -
The Captain in
88. - The Justice of Peace and Constable.
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The Country-man and Astrologer
W.L. - The Country-man and Doctor.
- The fellow and his Dogs.
- A Noble-man and his Page.
- The poor Man and hasty Cook.
- A wise reason of a Fool.
- A rich Heir.
- A witty answer of a Fool.
- Another.
- A witty answer of a mad-man.
- The Fool and Dog.
- Good to watch as well as pray.
- The valorous heart.
- The Lawyer and his Clyent.
- Mony gains the Victory.
- Nothing without mony.
-
The case is alter'd, quoth
Ployden, how that Proverb came up. - The Parents and different Childe.
- The Gentleman that was in earnest.
- The Turkey-Pye.
- A Fart.
- Dead and Alive.
- The Gentleman and Boy.
- The Novice Prentice.
- The Bastayd Boy.
- Like Mother, like Daughter.
- The Wench with-Child.
- A loud Lie.
- The Country-man and Scrivener.
- The Man and his Hare.
- The Gentleman having sore Eyes.
- The Scottish Parson.
- Another.
- Ben Johnson.
- Another of him.
- Another.
- Two Poets.
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Master Randolph. -
Another of Master
Randolph. - John Taylor.
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Sir Thomas Moor. - Another
- Another
- Another.
- Another.
- Another.
- Another.
- A Noblemans health.
- A Deformed wit.
- The toothless Miser.
- A New-fashion'd Coat of arms.
- The Thiefes question.
- A Rougish trick to a Stranger.
- The Country-man.
- Of one spitting in the fire.
- A deep Question.
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Of Madam
Carlton. - Another of Her.
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Hugh Peters
and Oliver. -
Pride
and Hewson. - The Parson and the good Wife.
- The Parson and Church-Warden.
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Dr. Adams,and Dr. Low. -
Dr. Heylin. -
Dr. Donne. -
Of Pope Adrian. -
The Pope and St.
Peter. - The Spanish Bishop, and Shepherd.
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Bishop Bonner. - The Spanish-Fryar.
- The Bishop and his Chaplain.
- Reason for this.
- A useless Library.
- Peter Martyr.
- The Bishop and Student.
- A Request answered.
- The Abbot, and the Messenger.
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King
Henry the eighth, and the Abbot. -
Another of King
Henry the eighth, and the Ab∣botof Glastenbury. -
King Henrythe Eighth, and Will. Summers. - Another.
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King
Henry the eighth and the Prior ofDun∣mow. -
King
Henry the thirds base Son. - The Portugal Fryar.
- An Atheistical speech of a French-man.
- The Irish Lord and Tory.
- The winking Parson.
-
Cardinal
Wolsey and the Nobleman. - The Welshman that fasted against his will.
- A good Jest of a Welshman.
- Another.
- Dulman and the Lords Ape.
- Welshmens prerogative.
- Of a Welshman.
- Another.
- Another.
- Of a Milk-woman.
- The impertinent babler.
- Doctor Trigg and the wench.
- On spitting in the face.
- Another.
- The Master and man.
- Whereabouts Cuckcolds horns grow.
-
On one named
Sampson. - The Lord and his Steward.
- On Claret.
- A Witty clash of words.
-
On Mr. Stone. -
On a Recorder of
London. - On a foolish Book.
- Of Gaming.
- The wordless Song.
- Of going to Bedlam.
- An Ignoramus.
- Every one to his Trade.
-
King
James and the Welshman. - Of the French Kings Letter.
- The Taylors man.
- How Taylors came to be of the bloud-Royal.
- Of a Taylor.
- Another of Taylors.
- Another.
- The Gentleman and Beggar.
- Another.
- The Loving Wife.
- Of a Witch.
- The unbelieving Cuckold.
- The Judge and his Tenant.
- Marrying a Scold worse then hanging.
- The Fool best liked.
- On disturbing the Players.
-
Of Harry Martin. - A sharp nip.
- A watchful Mayor.
- Of speaking Latine.
- The riotous Gallant.
- A witty Jest.
- A sharp retort.
- The Lawyer and his man.
- A fair woman, a Heavenly Creature.
- The upstart Gentleman.
- Of a vain boaster.
- Another.
- A chast Gentleman.
- Nothing without mony.
- The Traveller and Cobler.
-
On Mr.
Prat. -
On John Brown. - The Gentleman and Musitian.
-
The gra
eless Son. - The modest Captain.
- Fool-hardiness.
- Of Lent.
- Dreams Fables.
- Put always the Cart afore the Horse.
- Of an old man.
- A quick answer, to a vain Boaster.
- Great bribes, do great matters.
- Nothing like money.
-
The Serving-man and Mr.
Jordan. - Of dying in Debt.
- Of telling a Lye.
- Of a Calves head.
- The Country-fellow and Ship.
- The Drunkards cause of spewing.
- Of greedy eating.
-
Woodcock
and Swallow. - The Gentleman and Mare.
- Of picking a bone.
- The Gentleman and Butcher.
- The Master and Maid.
- Another.
- An illiterate Church-warden.
- Of Mastery 'twixt man and wife.
- A Bull.
- A tale of a pack of Cards.
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