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Castleton, Grace Saunderson, Viscountess, d. 1667.

The Lady Grace Castleton's booke of receipts [manuscript].

Part I. When reading Part I, Part II is inverted and reversed.

17th century

page 74 || page 75

FSL collection

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Castleton, Grace Saunderson, Viscountess, d. 1667.

The Lady Grace Castleton's booke of receipts [manuscript], 17th century.

236 p. ; 19 x 15 cm.

Manuscripts - England - 17th century.

Cookbooks - England - 17th century - Manuscripts.

Medical formularies - England - 17th century - Manuscripts.

Clasps (Binding).

Castleton, Sarah Saunderson, Viscountess, d. 1717.

Part 1: 10, 15-24, 27-89, 91-93, 96-229 p.; Part 2 (beginning from rear of volume): 2, 14 p. Pages from part 1 removed: 11-14, 25-26 and 94-95; page 90 skipped in numbering; pages 138-139 and 178-229 blank; tear and repair to p. 172 made to lower right corner, affecting text.

In several hands, probably also of George Saunderson, Viscount Castleton's second wife, Sarah Evelyn, d. 1717.

Title from inside front cover "The Lady Grace Castleton's Bookes of receipts."

Partial list of contents for part 1 on first page of part 2.

Contains many cookery receipts including "Lobster pye," "To pickel Lobsters," Chocolatt cream," and "Black cherry cordiall water." Also includes a few medicinal receipts including one for "The oyle of St. Johns woort." Attributions to various receipts are made throughout.

Acquired from Forsyth's Hourglass, September 1988.

Upgraded 2016-02 EEW 1 link Luna local DFo

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2011. Beyond Home Remedy. DFo

Formerly Folger MS Add 940.

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