Receipt book, mostly medical, with number of cookery receipts
TitleReceipt book, mostly medical, with number of cookery receipts
ReferenceMS499
Date
1644 - 1691
Creator Madame Pyne
Production date 1644 - 1691
Scope and ContentDr. C.J.S. Thompson, to whom the book belonged, called it the receipt book of Margery Pyne. This name is not in the book, although the name of Madame Pyne appears several times. Oxford, sa.
Mostly medical, but with a number of cookery receipts interspersed.
P.11 A recipe against witchcraft.
P.28. A medsome wherewith Mr Heborne, a priest...cured many of ye plague in the great sickness at London, 1604.
P.51. Against Convulsion fitts, Take the powder of a dead mans scull... / Against a Burne or Scald..., apply the [juice] of the dung of a horse at grasse...
P.52. The Plague Water.
P.54. The 'Vatican' Pills commended by Dr Sheldon...made by apothecary at the sign of the three black lyons, in the Old Baily, his name is Smith; Sir Robert Filmer's Pills (the political writer, knighted by Charles I).
P.56. Sausages without skinnes made of Pork or Veale, from Lady Harbert to Dr Browne, 1644, Oxford.
P.74. Oyntment for the Ricketts, dated 1652.
P.111. The use of the Philosophers Egg sold at the Golden Helmet in Fenchurch Street (for the plague).
P.144. Dr More's advice for ye jaundice (as used by Sir Chr. Wren).
P.212. Mrs Carter at Abingdon, 1691.
Other names appearing throughout the manuscript include Dr Needham, Dr Gilpin, Mr Boyle, Dr Goodall, Dr Moore, Dr Glisson (p.217), Dr Willis.
Mostly medical, but with a number of cookery receipts interspersed.
P.11 A recipe against witchcraft.
P.28. A medsome wherewith Mr Heborne, a priest...cured many of ye plague in the great sickness at London, 1604.
P.51. Against Convulsion fitts, Take the powder of a dead mans scull... / Against a Burne or Scald..., apply the [juice] of the dung of a horse at grasse...
P.52. The Plague Water.
P.54. The 'Vatican' Pills commended by Dr Sheldon...made by apothecary at the sign of the three black lyons, in the Old Baily, his name is Smith; Sir Robert Filmer's Pills (the political writer, knighted by Charles I).
P.56. Sausages without skinnes made of Pork or Veale, from Lady Harbert to Dr Browne, 1644, Oxford.
P.74. Oyntment for the Ricketts, dated 1652.
P.111. The use of the Philosophers Egg sold at the Golden Helmet in Fenchurch Street (for the plague).
P.144. Dr More's advice for ye jaundice (as used by Sir Chr. Wren).
P.212. Mrs Carter at Abingdon, 1691.
Other names appearing throughout the manuscript include Dr Needham, Dr Gilpin, Mr Boyle, Dr Goodall, Dr Moore, Dr Glisson (p.217), Dr Willis.
Extent230 pp.
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyPurchased from Dr C.J.S. Thompson.
SubjectCulinary recipes, Medical recipes, Manuscripts
Levelfile