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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Title: 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.
Author: Poor Robin.
Publication: London :: printed for Francis Kirkman and Richard Head,; [1667]
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Subject terms: Wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.
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The Taylor and Weaver.

A Taylor and a Weaver being at a Far∣mouts house together, had a hot Custard set before them: the Taylor being hungry, very nimbly took a spoonful thereof and put it in his mouth, which so much scalded it, that it made his eyes to run over with water: the other looking on him, asked him why he wept? he not being willing to be known that he had burnt his mouth, told him that he had but one Unkle in all the world, and he was hanged, and whensoe∣ver he thought of him it made him to weep. The Weaver thinking he had said true, put a spoonful in his mouth, and burnt it also, that his eyes likewise water'd: the Taylor perceiving it, spake to the Weaver, and said, Tell me wherefore do you cry? The Wea∣ver perceiving how he was beguil'd, Marry, said he, I weep because you were not hanged when your Ʋnkle was.