If any one shall find fault, that I have inserted many English Phrases that are not properly Pro∣verbs, though that word be taken in its greatest latitude and according to my own definition ofĪ Proverb, & object that I might as well have admitted all the idioms of the English tongue I answer, that, to say the truth, I cannot warrant all those Phrases to be genuine Proverbs to which I have allowed room in this collection for indeed I did not satisfie my self in many: but because they were sent me for such by learned and intel∣ligent persons, and who I ought to presume un∣derstand the nature of a Proverb better then my self, and because I find the like in Collections of forreign Proverbs both French and Italian, I chose rather to submit them to the censure of the Reader, then my self pass sentence of rejection on them.Īs for the method I have used, in the Pre∣face to the former Edition I have given my rea∣sons why I made choice of it, which to me doe still appear to be sufficient. As for locall Proverbs of lesser extent, proper to some Towns or Villages, as they are very numerous, so are they hard to be procured, and few of them, could they be had, very quaint or significant. of Polesworth in Warwickshire, deceased M r Newton of Leicester, M r Sherringham of Caius College in Cambridge S r Philip Skippon of Wrentham in Suffolk Knight, M r Andrew Paschall of Chedsey in Somer∣setshire, and M r Francis Brokesby of Rowley in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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from Francis Jessop Esq of Broom-hall in Sheffield parish Yorkshire, M r George Antrobus Master of the free School at Tam∣worth in Warwickshire, M r Walter Ashmore of the same place. And I believe that not very many of the Proverbs ge∣nerally used all England over, or far diffused over any considerable part of it whether the East, West, North or midland countreys, have esca∣ped it I having had communications from ob∣servant and inquisitive persons in all those parts, viz.
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All which, amounting to some hundreds, besides not a few of my own observation, I present the Reader with in this second Edition: I dare not yet pretend it to be a compleat and perfect Catalogue of all En∣glish Proverbs: but I think I may without ar∣rogance affirm it to be more full and comprehen∣sive Whereupon having noted many such, they were pleased for the perfecting of the work frankly to communicate them to me. THe former Edition of this Collection of English Proverbs falling into the hands of divers ingenious persons, my worthy friends, in several parts of this Kingdom, had (as I hoped it would) this good effect, to excite them, as well to examine their own memories and try what they could call to mind themselves that were therein wanting, as also more carefully to heed what occurred in reading, or dropt from the mouths of others in discourse. and Fellow of the Royal Society.ĬAMBRIDGE, Printed by John Hayes, Printer to the Uni∣versity, for W. The Second Edition Enlarged by the Addition of many hundred English, and an Appendix of Hebrew Proverbs, with Annotations and Parallels.īy J. Whereunto are added Local Proverbs with their Explications, Old Proverbial Rhythmes, Less known or Exotick Proverbial Sentences, and Scottish Proverbs.
Page Page A COLLECTION OF English PROVERBS Digested into a convenient Method for the speedy finding any one upon occasion WITH Short ANNOTATIONS.
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