Includes recipes from Lady Corke (probably Elizabeth Clifford, d.1690/1, wife of 2nd earl) (f.132); from Lord Justice Willes (1685-1761) (f.10); from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1760 (f.130); and a prescription from Mr Hall of Manchester, April 1758 (f.7)
An anonymous collection of cookery, household and medical recipes, mid-17th to later 18th century
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS 506
- Dates of Creation
- ca.1650-ca.1800
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (134 ff.) Erratic contemporary pagination; modern foliation; restored and bound by the Borthwick Institute, York, loose items being bound in, October 1981. In various hands.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Nothing is known of the compilers of this collection, but of the contributors, Elizabeth, Lady Clifford, born at Skipton in 1613, married Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork in 1634, and Sir John Willes, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, was caricatured by Hogarth
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Purchased from McKirdy, November 1980
Note
In English
Custodial History
In the possession of W. S. Ogden, 1882 (f.1)