Lot 199
199
[RECEIPT BOOK]"The Land of Promise Flowing with Milke & Hony Containing A Feast of [?]such things...", an 8° (147 x 90mm.) 17th-century manuscript receipt book densely-written on 53 leaves, the first 12 leaves containing Biblical exegesis, the remainder approximately 100 recipes and remedies, written in at least 2 different hands (a few holes to first leaf with slight loss of letters), bound in contemporary vellum.

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[RECEIPT BOOK]"The Land of Promise Flowing with Milke & Hony Containing A Feast of [?]such things...", an 8° (147 x 90mm.) 17th-century manuscript receipt book densely-written on 53 leaves, the first 12 leaves containing Biblical exegesis, the remainder approximately 100 recipes and remedies, written in at least 2 different hands (a few holes to first leaf with slight loss of letters), bound in contemporary vellum.
Provenance
Ann de la Bere, Hester de la Bere, early signatures.

Lot Essay

Amongst the highly varied recipes and remedies are "A water good against the plague & male pox or measells...," "How to make Aquamirabilis," "for the Rickets," "To Make French Macaroons," "...to Make Cowslipe wine," "A Receipt for the worms," "The best way to make red cherrie wine," "For wind in guts or Stomach," and "For the speedy delivery in childbirth." Another suggestion is "for the passion of the heart tak on quart of clarett ... and take 3 or 4 spoonfulls at morning, at noone, and at night. This is aproved."

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