A looking-glass for a bad husband, or, A caveat for a spend-thrift : You that are guilty of that sinful crime of drunkenness, strive for to leave it off in time, lay up your money, do not it vainly spend, for in your greatest need, it will be your best friend, endeavour in your youth, lest in old age you want; for when that poverty doth come, friends will be scant, to the tune of, The poor man's comfort, or, Digby
Date range and publisher's names suggested by Wing (2nd ed., 1994).
Verse: "You that are bad husbands."
Printed chiefly in black letter in five columns.
In this edition there is one larger woodcut above the last two columns and the 'L' of 'London' in the imprint is under the 'mp' of 'company'. Another edition has a woodcut above each column of text and the 'L' of 'London' is under the 'H' of 'Harlots'.
Reproduction of original in: National Library of Scotland--Crawford Collections.
Wing (2nd ed., 1994), L360
ESTC R227249
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 3036:12)