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English Recipe Book, late 17th century. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
English Recipe Book, late 17th century
- Date:
- late 17th century
- Reference:
- MS.7849
- Archives and manuscripts
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About this work
Description
Collection of medical and cookery recipes, for the most part in a single hand of the later 17th century.
Various authorities are named, including Dr Burgess (f. 3), Dr Bentley (f. 5), the Earl of Kildare (f. 9v.), the Baron of Kinderton (f. 12), Dr Brookes (f. 16v.), Dr Stephens (f. 26), Dr Needham (f. 29), Dr 'Willoby' (a recipe for 'the midwife pill', f. 43), Dr Knot (f. 55), Dr Griffiths (f. 65v.), and Dr Warren (f. 71).
The principal compiler has penned an epigram on the first leaf: 'Spare not nor spend too much, bee this your care Spare but to spend, and onely spend to spare [text wanting] spends too much, may want and [text wanting] complaine [text wanting] spends best, that spares to spend againe'. Cf. MS.8575.
Publication/Creation
late 17th century
Physical description
72 ff. 1 volume: 185 x 145 mm. Some water damage to leaves. Limp vellum covers
Acquisition note
Purchased at Sotheby's sale, 19 Dec. 2000, Lot 13.
Ownership note
Ownership inscription (f. 72): 'Theodosia Henshaw her Booke' [?Theodosia Henshaw, mother of Theodosia Henshaw, b. c. 1700, Middlewich, Cheshire, International Genealogical Index].
Finding aids
Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
Location of duplicates
This recipe book has been digitised and images are linked to the catalogue record. In addition, a microfilm copy is held as AMS/MF/208.
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Location Status Access Closed stores
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Identifiers
Accession number
- acc. 888