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A supplement to The queen-like closet, or A little of everything : Presented to all ingenious ladies, and gentlewomen. By Hannah Woolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1684- Books
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. By Adam Smith, LL. D. and F. R. S. Formerly Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Glasgow. In Two Volumes. ...
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The cook's guide: or, Rare receipts for cookery : Published and set forth particularly for ladies and gentlwomen; being very beneficial for all those that desire the true way of dressing of all sorts of flesh, fowles, and fish; the best directions for all manner of kickshaws, and the most ho-good sawces: whereby noble persons and others in their hospitalities may be gratified in their gusto's. Never before printed. By Hannah Wolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1664- Books
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Additions and corrections to the first and second editions of Dr. Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Nature and causes of the wealth of nations.
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.Date: 1784]- Books
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Papers selected from the Censor. Written by - H. Of which two were condemned to be burned by the common hangman.
H, -.Date: 1750- Books
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The queen-like closet; or, Rich cabinet : stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying & cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex. By Hannah Wolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1670- Books
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The ladies cabinet opened : vvherein is found hidden severall experiments in preserving and conserving, physicke, and surgery, cookery and huswifery.
Date: 1639- Books
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The true way of preserving & candying, and making several sorts of sweet-meats, according to the best & truest manner : Made publick for the benefit of all English ladies and gentlewomen; especially for my schollars.
Date: In the year, 1681- Books
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The treasurie of hidden secrets : commonly called, The good-huswives closet of prouision for the health of her houshold. / Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly enlarged, with divers necessary physicke helpes, and knowledge of the names and naturall disposition of diseases, that most commonly happen to men and women. Not impertinent for euery good huswife to vse in her house, amongst her owne familie.
Partridge, John, active 1566-1573Date: 1627- Books
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Domestic management, or the art of conducting a family; with instructions to servants in general. Addressed to young housekeepers.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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England's bloody tribunal: or, popish cruelty displayed. Containing a compleat account of the lives, religious principles, cruel persecutions, sufferings, tortures, and triumphant deaths, of the most pious English Protestant martyrs, Who have sealed the Faith of our Holy Religion with their Blood. Exhibiting A full View of Popery, with all its superstitious and horrid Practices; and tending to promote the Protestant Religion, by displaying the Errors of Popish Idolatry, and confirming the true Believer in the Faith of Our Blessed Redeemer, who was crucified for our Sins, and rose again for our Justification, and now sitteth at the Right Hand of God, making Intercession for us. To Which IS Added, A faithful Narrative of the many hortid Cruelties and Persecutions that have been inflicted by the Roman Catholics on the Protestants of Scotland, Ireland, France and Germany. With A particular Description of the various Tortares and Barbarities, that are practiced by the Inquisition in Different Parts of the World. Also The Lives of the Primitive Reformers, whose Effigies are given in the Frontispiece to the Work. Together With A full and plain Refutation of the Errors of the Romish Church, laid down in such a Manner as to enable the unlearned Protestants to confute the chief Arguments of the most artful Popish Priests and their Emissaries. By the Reverend Matthew Taylor, D. D. By the King's Authority.
Taylor, Matthew, D.D.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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The servant's directory, or house-keeper's companion: Wherein the Duties of the Chamber-Maid, Nursery-Maid, House-Maid, Landery-Maid, Scullion, or Under-Cook, Are fully and distinctly explained. To which is annexed a diary, or house-keeper's pocket-book for the whole year. With Directions for keeping Accounts with Tradesmen, and many other Particulars, fit to be known by the Mistress of a Family. By H. Glass, Author of The Art of Cookery made plain and easy.
Glasse, Hannah, 1708-1770.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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The young ladies school of arts. Containing a great variety of practical receipts, in gum-flowers filligree japanning shell-work gilding painting cosmetics jellies preserves cakes cordials creams jamms pickles canding made wines clear starching, &c. Also, a great many curious receipts, both useful and entertaining, never before published. By Mrs Hannah Robertson.
Robertson, Hannah, 1724-1800?.Date: M,DCC,LXX. [1770]- Books
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The treasurie of hidden secrets : Commonlie called, The good-huswiues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold. / Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly enlarged, with diuers necessary phisicke helpes, and knowledge of the names and naturall disposition of diseases, that most commonly happen to men and women. Not impertinent for euery good huswife to vse in her house, amongst her owne familie.
Partridge, John, active 1566-1573Date: 1608..- Books
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The young ladies school of arts. Containing a great variety of practical receipts, in gum-flowers, filligree, japanning, Shell-Work, Gilding, Painting, Cosmetics, Jellies, Preserves, Cakes, Cordials, Creams, Jamms, Pickles, Candying, Made Wines, Clear Starching, &c together with directions for breeding canary birds, and breeding, nursing, and ordering of the silk-worm. Also a great many Curious Receipts, both useful and entertaining, never before published. By Mrs. Hannah Robertson.
Robertson, Hannah, 1724-1800?.Date: 1784- Books
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Recipe to make a profit appear on a losing trade
Date: 1754]- Books
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Five hundred points of husbandry: directing what corn, grass, &c. is proper to be sown; what trees to be planted; how land is to be improved: with whatever is fit to be done for the benefit of the farmer in every month of the year. By Thomas Tusser, Esq; To which are added notes and observations explaining many obsolete terms used therein, and what is agreeable to the present Practice in several Counties of this Kingdom. A Work very necessary and useful for Gentlemen, as well as Occupiers of Land, whether Wood-Ground or Tillage and Pasture.
Tusser, Thomas, 1524?-1580.Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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The ladies cabinet enlarged and opened : containing many rare secrets, and rich ornaments of several kindes, and different uses. Comprized under three general heads. Viz. of [brace] 1. Preserving, conserving, candying, &c 2. Physick and chirurgery. 3. Cookery and houswifery. Whereunto is added, sundry experiments, and choice extractions of waters, oyls, &c. / Collected and practised; by the late Right Honorable and learned chymist, the Lord Ruthuen. With a particular table to each part.
Date: 1654- Books
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The British jewel, or Complete housewife's best companion; Containing I. A number of the most useful and uncommon receipts in cookery, with the manner of trussing poultry, rabits, hares, &c. illustrated with curious cuts, shewing how each is to be trussed. II. The best and most fashionable receipts for all manner of pastry, pickling, &c. with some general rules to be observed therein. III. Directions for making all sorts of English wines, shrub, vinegar, varjuice, catchup, sauces, soups, jellies, &c. IV. A table to cast up expences by the day, week, month or year. V. Every man his own physician; a valuable collection of the most approved receipts for the cure of most disorders incident to human bodies, from the most eminent English physicians. VI. The manner of preparing the elixir of life, turlington's balsam, Fryar's balsam, the court or lady's black sticking plaster, lip-salve, lady york's receipt to preserve from the small-pox or plague, &c. the royal patent snuff for the head and eyes; Dr. Braken's powder for the teeth, a secret for the cure of the tooth ach, a speedy method to destroy warts or corns, &c. VII. Directions for destroying rats, mice, eugs, fleas, &c. with a choice variety of useful family receipts. Together with a method of restoring to life people drowned, or in any other manner suffocated, to which is added the complete farrier, being the method of buying, selling, managing, &c. and of the diseases and cures incident to horses.
Date: 1769- Books
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The queen=like closet, or, Rich cabinet : stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying, and cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex. / by Hannah Wolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1672- Books
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The accomplish'd housewife; or, the gentlewoman's companion : containing I. Reflections on the education of the fair sex; with Characters for their Imitation. II. The Penman's Advice to the Ladies; or the Art of Writing made easy, and entertaining. III. Instructions for addressing Persons of Distinction, in Writing or Discourse. IV. An easy Introduction to the Study of Practical Arithmetic. V. Directions for copying Prints or Drawings, and Painting either in Oil or Water Colours, or with Crayons. VI. Directions for Marketting, with respect to Butcher's Meat, Poulterer's Ware, and Fish. Vii. A Bill of Fare for every Month in the Year. Viii. Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, &c. IX. Instructions for Carving and placing Dishes on the Table. X. All Sorts of Pickles, Made Wines, &c. XI. Remarks on the Nature and Qualities of the most common Aliments. XII. Recipes in Physick and Surgery. XIII. Remarks on the Causes and Symptoms of most Diseases. XIV. The Florist's Kalendar. XV. Familiar Letters on several Occasions in common Life; with Instructions to young Orphan Ladies how to judge of Proposals of Marriage made to them without the Consent of their Friends or Guardians. XVI. A Dictionary serving for the Translation of ordinary English Words into more scholastic ones. Concluding with some serious instructions for the conduct of the fair sex, with regard to their Duty towards God, and towards their Neighbours.
Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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The treasurie of commodious conceites, and hidden secrets : Commonly called, The good huswiues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold. : Meete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates. : Gathered out of sundry experiments lately practised by men of great knowledge.
Partridge, John, active 1566-1573Date: 1584..- Books
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The gentlewomans cabinet unlocked : Wherein is contained many excellent receipts for neat dressing of divers sorts of meats; as flesh and fish, with their proper sauces· Also directions for the best way of making pancakes, fritters, tansies, puddings, custards, cheesecakes. And such like fine knacks. And other delicate dishes, which are most frequently used in gentlemens houses.
Date: [1686-1688]- Books
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Reflections upon the evil effects of an increasing population, upon the present high price of provisions, particularly corn: Upon the Bounty Act, & Upon the Propriety of General Inclosures; In which a Mode is suggested Of relieving the present Necessities of the Poor, Upon the Principles of Equity. To Which is Added, an Appendix, Containing some Remarks upon the Subject of Tythes; Further Observations upon Population; and Animadversions Upon some late Publications on the Present Scarcity. By Edward Gardner.
Gardner, Edward, active 18th century.Date: 1800- Books
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The farmer's wife; or complete country housewife. Containing full and ample directions for the breeding and management of turkies, Fowls, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, &c. Instructions for fattening hogs, pickling of Pork, and curing of Bacon. How to make Sausages, Hogs-Puddings, &c. Full Instructions for making Wines from various Kinds of English Fruits, and from Smyrna Raisins. The Method of making Cyder, Perry, Mead, Mum, Cherry-Brandy, &c. Directions respecting the Dairy, containing the best Way of making Butter, and likewise Gloucestershire, Cheshire, Stilton, Sage, and Cream Cheese, &c. How to pickle common English Fruits and Vegetables, with other useful Receipts for the Farmer's Wife and Country House-Keeper. Full Instructions how to brew Beer and Ale, of all the various Kinds made in this Kingdom. Ample Directions respecting the Management of Bees, with an Account of the Use of Honey. To which is added the art of breeding and managing song birds in General: Likewise a Variety of receipts in Cookery, And other Particulars well worthy the Attention of Women of all Ranks residing in the Country.
Date: [1780?]