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.
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London :: printed for Francis Kirkman and Richard Head,
[1667]
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Wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
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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 June 18, 2024.

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Another of that kinde.

MUch of the same nature was that of Judge, whose customary word to a material thing was, in that kinde. He being once to give a charge at the Affizes, beg thus: Gentlemen of the Jury, you oug•••• to inquire after Recusants in that kinde, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 such as do not frequent the Church in t

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kinde; but above all, such as haunt Ale∣houses in that kinde; notorious Whore∣masters in that kinde, Drunkards and Blas∣phemers in that kinde, and all notorious of∣fenders in that kinde, are to be presented in that kinde, and as the Laws direct in that kinde, must be proceeded against in that kinde; which set all the people into such a laughter of that kinde, that being charged by the Cryer to silence, they could not, till they had ended laughing and crying together: And a Gentleman after the Court arose, being asked how he liked the Judges charge, said, It was the best in that kinde, that e∣ver he heard.

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