The praise of York-shire ale : wherein is enumerated several sorts of drink : with a discription of the humors of most sorts of drunckards : To which is added, a York-shire dialogue, in its pure natural dialect, as is now commonly spoken in the north parts of York-shire : With the addition of some observations, of the dialect and pronuntiation of words in the East Ryding of York-shire : Together with a collection of significant and usefull proverbs
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Type of record: Book
Title: The praise of York-shire ale : wherein is enumerated several sorts of drink : with a discription of the humors of most sorts of drunckards : To which is added, a York-shire dialogue, in its pure natural dialect, as is now commonly spoken in the north parts of York-shire : With the addition of some observations, of the dialect and pronuntiation of words in the East Ryding of York-shire : Together with a collection of significant and usefull proverbs
Other titles: York-shire dialogue
Classmark: YAS 0277
Creator(s): Meriton, George (1634-1711)
Publisher: Printed by J. White, for Francis Hildyard
Publication city: York
Date(s): 1697
Language: English
Size and medium: [4], 124 p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/482418
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991006216039705181
Collection group(s): Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
Description
The "Dialogue" has a separate title-page.
Pagination slightly irregular.
"An alphabetical clavis, unfolding the meaning of all the York-shire words made use of in the foregoing dialogue" : p. 89-124.
Sig.D5 is signed E3.
Additional description
Binding has spine title: Praise Yorksh. ale. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Brooke F.S.A. 'Meriton', the author, handwritten next to "by G.M. Gent." on title page. Bookseller's pencilled notes on front free endpaper: [illegible]... In [Thorpes?] catalogue for 1824, no.6901, there is an edition of 1685 without the dialogue [illegible] IV p190
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