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Collection of medical and cookery receipts.
Inscribed inside the upper cover: 'Bridgett Parker october the 20th 1663'.
Beginning at the second leaf, starting from the other end of the volume, and written on the rectos only, are 3 pages of rhymed couplets (28 lines) by a different but probably contemporary hand. Beginning: "Pray pardon us that wee so late With lazy sighs bemoane thy fate" Ending: "Doe not deare soule this sacrifice refuse That in thy grave I doe interre my muse." [From the funeral elegy 'Obsequies to the Lord Harrington' by John Donne (1572-1631)].
Contains an index of recipes at the end of the collection. Contains the following recipes: For ye green sickness or fits A Rare Balsom For ye palsy; A Water for A stitch Consumsion plaug surfit: Ague or any other ordynary deseas. Janes treakle; A Poultis For A soar Brest A Balsom; A very Good Reseight for the faleing Sicknes A Most Rich Cordiall Water of the Countese Rutlands; This is A salve for Al manner of Soars A Jelly for A Consumpsion; To Coller beef Coson Frer How to Make Hippocris; Cosen Freres repseit this is ye best way How to preserve Orringes To Preserve orangs another way; To make Ballsom Lucatellus way A watter of exelent vertue to bring againe the sight of ye eyes to them yt hath lost it or is deminished by sicknes or accedent An exelent moath watter for the scurvy mis clark; To Make Almond milke to wash the face For ye greene sicknes or fits proseeding from obstructions Mis Mills yelow salve or flouer of oyntment; The vertue of this salve An exelent seare cloth for all old paines & aches A Reseipt for a scald head; A water for a fistula mis mills An other Mr gataward A Purg to Dry up Humours mis mills For any heat or paine in ye head or distraction coming for want of sleep or ##ek mis mills A perfume to Burne; To make aqua mirabilius Lady Long To make Black chery Brandy Chery Brandy Mr Fountains way; The mead Drink of Sr John Lolands A water for any old stich ach or wind Popy watter for a surfet For the worms; My Grmothers green salve To kill ye canker in ye nose To Raise ye small pox if falen For ye wind China broth for consumtions weak stomack to strenghten & comfort To keep ye throat #ed in ye smal pox; To make Cowslip wine Elixer Salutis good for colicks Dropsys pallsys or any cold deseases Lady St. Johns An aproved medison for ye stone; A Dyet Drink for gouts Rumatisms & Scurvey Mr Reynolds A plaster for ye eyes; An exelent surop for a consomption Lady Wilkinson A method for the cure of ye Jandise aproved Lady Wilkinson The Purge to be taken for 3 mornings togather; The Julip for shortnes of Breath Lady Wilkinson Mis Barnadsstons oyntment for a burn & to heal it To cure St. Anthonys fire; Mis cols reseit to cure the Jandice The opening Drinke for ye Ricketts The Thistoloe Drink which has cured when nothing elce would Mr kay; A reseit to dry up the rhume in sore eyes yt have ## of a #ontine#an# To cure the Jandice Mr wale My sister Parkers way Surop of Quinces a great cordial for ye heart & exeeding good for a consumption yt has a loosnes with it wch may also be given to a woman in childbed or with child l Jones; Dr Jordens reseit for an ulser or sore in the stomack Lady Elnets resepts To Make hollow biskitt; To Make eggs pys; To Preserve clere Plums Barly watter for a hective To Make Straw Cheeses; To draw Graney Red marmelett of Quinces; To make Elder wine Lady Jones To make conserve of Red Roses the Best way To make the popy watter good for surfits & to bring of any thing yt ofends the stomack if presently taken after ye colick; A plaster for Achs or pains co Knight For a dropsy; Lime Drink for a dropsy Mr. Hold A rare glister for worms Mrs holder A watter for fits. Cosen frere; To Preserve walnuts Phisickaly My sis Parkers cure for a rupture; Sal volat olers for vaporus palsy For a burn Sis Hatley Lavender water for the Palsy for coldnes of ye sinews & cramps; To make ye Red Powder cosen Scot; The vertus of both these powders The Red powder cosen Frers way 1698; Clary watter for a weak Back An Exelent Pill for those yt make black watter & for a heat or ulsoureus humour in ye Kidneys & to clense ye veines For a Bruise or cut or deep wound to keep it from gangreening & to dry up any humours co #eat.; The Lady Alyens water good for feavours smale pox measels faintnes & to comfort ye spirits & to drive out any infection good against ye plague To Stay ye courses Lady Elnes To stay you Sister Parker; For ye heart Burne cos Hodler To Stay ye Whites Mrs Latham; A Rare Italian Plaster made by Senior Jean oarano Palmer The way to make it; The vertues of ys plaster For ye Jaudices Mr Grifith A medisen to provoke urine Lady Reed For the twisting of ye guts sis Parker; For a canser in ye Breast Surop of Garlick for an old cough and is very good for a consumption yt comes of cold Rhumes To Make Surop of Balsum good; For a Burn a very good oyntment Mrs Aledg Dr Shuts glister for a loosnes; For an Ague cosin Holder For convoltion fits in children an aproved remedy mr Ratia A smoake for Rhumes in ye Eyes Lady Da A pectar## Drink for ye Longs it causeth a clear voice long wind resistheth hours coughs asthmaes Dr Jorden; The lime water The vertues are as follows; The Lead Plaister; A rare wound Drink Lady Brockman; The vertues of it The manour of working is this; Docter Hatleys reseit for ye Jandice Mr Symsons reseits for a Bruise For a sore throat; An other gargle A worm Powder Mr Watson Mrs Fishor reseit to cure ye Kings Evill aproved; For St Anthoneys fire Dr cosens Orring Marmelet. Mrs Alexsanders; Mrs Fists purg Doctor #tlis A recept of Mrs Rivets to Keep women from miscaridg; To Preserve Garlick for a whesing at ye Lungs & a cough For a Rumitisme yt cured my cozen scoti maid wn ye use of all her limbs was gon To make a seed cake; Mrs Holders yelow salve wch both drans & Heals any wounds or sors or cuts Mrs Affleys sear cloath for aches weak backs to breath out any sharp humours strenghten week limbs & good for inflamations a berit isues or any other parts where y humours cant vent but enough it is good for bruises bathing th##r ye place ## handy; Mrs Martyns reseit for a burn wch cures tho never soe bad Mrs w#ims green oyntment for sprains bruises green wounds sores & For any old Ach stich or pain good in feavors for wind or plurisie grips in children; Against ye megreim in ye head Mis winch To dry up a sore leg tho never soe bad For a sore mouth or thursh To Tum the rhume from the eyes Another; A medicine for ye plague For ye Heart Burn For one yt maks a Black watter; For A humer itch & com out in watery pimples Another The black salve; Mrs Dods reseit for a sore mouth in children wch has cured ym when given over by physicions An Excellent salve to dress within a wound old or new For A milk sore in a brest or to take out the ague [Untitled]; Dr Jorden glister for the worms A rare Reseit for the worms Mis Gatan To make a green oyntment for sore #g#be Dr Kenelm Digbys drink for cancers or thistolus if taken in time cures For ye Jandice; A rare Powder to help women in Travill Sr go #tolands mead drink for a cough of ye lungs & a consumption Surop of netles for the chine cough & for a consumption mis gage To make mead mr Ba#ly; To make a creame cheese To make Gingeer Bread mis Rey Lip salve mis fountain; To Ice a cake woodstreet way Snaile water for a hectike feaver & cough To make Harts horne Jely Surop of Galinggal to expel gravil & vomit out of ye Kidneys Dr digs; Lip salve Pills for vapours & fits To make Lemon cream mis hamden; To Make Ginger Bread An exelent wash to keep ye face smoth To keep ye hands white; To make Quince wine To make orang caks for wind To Make a custard Pasett; To Make a color of Beef To make tea good for ye dropsy or gout or any moist humour

Parker, Bridget

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