Collection of medical, cosmetic, culinary and household recipes, Late sixteenth - early seventeenth century
Scope and Contents
A collection of medical receipts with A Short Method to Cure Wounds Made With Gunshot, f. 81. Directions what to do 'For Rupture' (f. 61, in a later hand, c 1610?) are signed 'Richard Burrell M[aste]r in Chyrurgya'. Ff. 1-5 are wholly or partly torn away. F. 55v.: 'To Mr. John Daniell', 'Jos. Troutbecke', 'To his very loving son Cap. Ellis in Edenbourow' and scribblings (all late 17th century).
Dates
- Creation: Late sixteenth - early seventeenth century
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
86 leaf/leaves
Language of Materials
English
Latin
External Documents
Custodial History
In the library by the mid 1750s.
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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