Recipe books at the Folger Shakespeare Library

List of recipe books at the Folger Shakespeare Library

This page contains a list of all early modern English manuscript recipe books at the Folger Shakespeare Library. It is updated frequently. Recipes also appear written in printed books and interspersed in letters and other manuscripts. At some point we hope to create another page which lists those additional recipes.

Transcriptions for the following recipe books are searchable (using original spelling) in Luna: Folger Manuscript Transcriptions Collection: Bd.w. A1767, V.a.140, V.a.20, V.a.215, V.a.260, V.a.364, V.a.401, V.a.425, V.a.430, V.a.434, V.a.450, V.a.456, V.a.490, V.a.563, V.a.600, V.a.619, V.a.7, V.a.8, V.b.13, V.b.272, V.b.363, V.b.366, W.a.283, W.a.332, W.b.103, W.b.653, W.b.668, W.b.79, X.d.24, X.d.602, X.d.738, X.d.742, X.d.743, X.d.745, X.d.746, X.d.750, X.d.751, Y.d.77 (1), Y.d.77 (2). Vetted transcriptions are being added on a regular basis and we will try to keep this site as up to date as possible. Because of formatting limitations they are not perfect, but will hopefully get you to the relevant digital image.

*Editors note: dates have been altered somewhat from Hamnet records for functionality of the table. For example, a date original cataloged as "ca. 1700" has been rendered as "1700 (ca.)"; "[1700?]" has been rendered as "1700 (?)", etc. See Hamnet for authoritative dating.

Call Number	Author(s)/Creator(s)	Title	Year(s )	Origin	LUNA Record	Transcribed on LUNA	Image
Bd.w. A1767		Miscellaneous collection of receipts [manuscript]	1688 (?)		LUNA Digital Images	X
E.a.4		Receipt book [manuscript]	1700 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
E.a.5	Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London	Medical miscellany [manuscript]	1634 (ca.)	London	LUNA Digital Images
V.a.7	Buckhurst, Jane, of Sutton Valence, author	Cookbook of Jane Buckhurst [manuscript]	1653	Sutton Valence, Kent	LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.8	Cromwell, L., 17th cent.	Cookbook of L. Cromwell [manuscript]	17 th century		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.19		Cookbook [manuscript]	17 th century		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.20	Hall, Constance, fl. 1672.	Cookbook of Constance Hall [manuscript]	1672		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.21		Pharmaceutical and cookery recipes [manuscript]	1675 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.125		A book of verses collected by me, R. Dungarvan (with recipes) [manuscript]	1630 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.140	Baley, Walter, 1529-1592. Blundell, Richard, active 16th century.	Receipt book [manuscript]	1600 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.215	Packe, Susanna, fl. 1674.	Cookbook of Susanna Packe [manuscript]	1674		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.260		Miscellany [manuscript]	1613 (ca.) - 1756 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.361-362		A book of receipts which was given me by several men for several causes, griefs and diseases . . . [manuscript]	1625 (ca.) - 1700 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.364	Webster, Nicholas, fl. 1650	Certain profitable and well experienced collections for making conserve of fruits . . . as also of surgery, approved medicines . . . [manuscript]	1650 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.387	Packer, Katherine, fl. 1639	A boocke of very good medicines for seueral deseases, wounds, and sores both new and olde [manuscript]	1639		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.388	Corlyon, Mrs., fl. 1660	A booke of such medicines as have been approved by the speciall practize of Mrs. Corlyon [manuscript]	1606 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.396	Patrick, Penelope, 1646-1725	Receipt book of Penelope Jephson [manuscript]	1671, 1674/5		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.397	Brown, Katherine, fl. 1650-1662, compiler	Medicinal and cookery recipes [manuscript]	1650 (ca.)- 1662 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.398	Slee, Andrew, 1629 or 1630- compiler	Medicinal recipes compiled by Andrew Slee [manuscript]	1654		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.401	Staveley, Jane, 17th century	Receipt book of Jane Staveley [manuscript]	1693-1694		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.425	Longe, Sarah, fl. 1610	Receipt book of Sarah Longe [manuscript]	1610 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.429	Kendall, Rose, active 1682. Cater, Anne, 1651 or 1652-. Clarke, Elizabeth, active 17th-18th century. Bold, Anna Maria, 1708-	Cookery and medicinal recipes [manuscript]	1675 (ca.) - 1750 (ca.)	Bedfordshire. Yorkshire. Lancashire.	LUNA Digital Images
V.a.430	Granville family	Cookery and medicinal recipes of the Granville family [manuscript]	1640 (ca.) - 1750 (ca.)	Worcestershire. Cadiz.	LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.434	Smith, Ann, fl. 1698	Cookbook of Ann Smith [manuscript]	1698	Reading	LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.450	Pudsey, Lettice, fl. 1675	Cookery book of Lettice Pudsey [manuscript]	1675 (ca.)	Seisdon, Staffordshire	LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.452	Sheppey, Thomas, fl. 1675	A book of choice receipts collected from several famous authors a great part in monasteries and often experimented as to a great number of them [manuscript]	1675 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.456	Baumfylde, Mary, fl. 1626	Medicinal and cookery recipes of Mary Baumfylde [manuscript]	1702-1758		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.458		Medicinal, household and cookery recipes [manuscript]	1650 (ca.) - 1700 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.468	Fowler, Elizabeth, fl. 1684	Cookbook of Elizabeth Fowler [manuscript]	1684		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.490	King, John, 1696-1728	Medicinal and cookery recipes [manuscript]	1625 (ca.) - 1725 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.540	King, John, 1696-1728	Pattern and medical receipt book of Thomas Bathings [manuscript]	1708 - 1710
V.a.544 item 2		Cookery and medicinal recipes [manuscript]	1688 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.561		Cookeries [manuscript]	17 th century (late)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.562		Cookery and medicinal recipes [manuscript]	17 th century		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.563		Medicinal, household and cookery receipts [manuscript].	17 th-18 th centuries		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.600	Castleton, Grace Saunderson, Viscountess, d. 1667	The Lady Grace Castleton's booke of receipts [manuscript]	17 th century		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.612	Carr, Anne, active 1674, compiler	Choyce receits collected out of the book of receits, of the Lady Vere Wilkinson [manuscript] / begun to be written by the Right Honble the Lady Anne Carr, Jan. 28 1673/4	1674-1770		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.619	Baker, Margaret	Receipt book of Margaret Baker [manuscript]	1675 (ca.)?		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.621	Bacon, Catherine, 1660-1757, author	Receipt book of Catherine Bacon [manuscript]	1680s ca. -1739		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.630		Manuscript cookery book [manuscript]	1675 ca. - 1686 ca.		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.669		Cordial waters simple waters and syrrups [manuscript]	1680 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.677		Receipts in Cookery &c: [manuscript]	1660-1685 (ca.)	Somerset?	LUNA Digital Images
V.a.680		Receipt book [manuscript]	1690-1750 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.682	Smith, Mary	Culinary and medicinal recipe book of Mary Smith [manuscript]	1662 (ca.)	England?	LUNA Digital Images
V.a.683		Miscellaneous Receipts [manuscript]	1709-1727?	England?	Luna Digital Images
V.a.684	Hutson, Beulah	Receipt book [manuscript]	1680 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.697		Receipt book [manuscript]	1660s (ca.) - 1680s (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.b.13		Cookbook [manuscript]	1678 (ca.) - 1689 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.b.14	Dawson, Jane, 17th cent.	Cookbook of Jane Dawson [manuscript], late 17th century	17 th century (late)		LUNA Digital Images
V.b.129	De Feckenham, John, 1515?-1585, compiler	This book of sovereign medicines against the most common and known diseases ... collected of Master Doctor Feckenham, late Abbot of Westminster [manuscript]	1600 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.b.272		Receipt book [manuscript]	1700 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.b.273		Receipts in cookery and medicine [manuscript]	1700 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.b.286		Pharmaceutical recipes [manuscript]	1690 (ca.), 1750 (ca.) - 1870 (ca.)	Derbyshire. Nottinghamshire	LUNA Digital Images
V.b.301	Randolph, Grace, 1674-1750	Cookbook of Grace Blome [manuscript]	1697	Kent	LUNA Digital Images
V.b.316	M. W.	Cookery and medicinal recipes of M.W. [manuscript]	1700 (ca.) - 1850 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.b.342	Hookes, Mary, fl. 1680	Receipt book of Mary Hookes [manuscript]	1675 (ca.) - 1725		LUNA Digital Images
V.b.363		Receipt book [manuscript]	1679 (ca.) - 1694		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.b.366	Winch, Rebecca, d. 1713	Receipt book of Rebeckah Winche [manuscript]	1666 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.b.380		English cookery and medicine book, [manuscript]	1677 (ca.) - 1711		LUNA Digital Images
V.b.399		Culinary manuscript compilation [manuscript]	1680-1690 (ca.)	England	Luna Digital Images
V.b.400		Receipt book [manuscript]	17 th century (late) - 18 th century (early)		LUNA Digital Images
W.a.87		Cookbook [manuscript]	18 th century (early)		LUNA Digital Images
W.a.111		Cookbook [manuscript]	1706 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.a.112	Eyre, Margaret, b. 1686?	Cook-book of Margaret Turner [manuscript]	1709 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.a.113	Langley, Elizabeth, fl. 1757	Cookbook of Elizabeth Langley [manuscript]	1757 (?) March 17		LUNA Digital Images
W.a.136	Smith, Elizabeth, fl. 1749-1800	Receipt book of Elizabeth Smith [manuscript]	1749 - 1800 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.a.283	Stevens family. Warwick family.	Receipt book [manuscript]	1704 (ca.) - 1787	Oxfordshire. Warwickshire.	LUNA Digital Images	X
W.a.302	Webb, Jane, fl. ca. 1725-ca. 1750	Cookery book of Jane Webb, compiled by several people [manuscript]	1725 (ca.) - 1750 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.a.303	Mallett family.	Cookery and pharmaceutical recipes of the Malet family [manuscript].	1700 (ca.) - 1740, 1882	Northamptonshire	LUNA Digital Images
W.a.311	Johnston, Mrs., compiler	Receipts for cookery and pastry work [manuscript]	1700 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.a.315	Stone, Dorothy, fl. 1725	Receipt book of Dorothy Stone [manuscript]	1725 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.a.317		Cookbook [manuscript]	1700 (ca.) - 1775 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
W.a.318	Pennyman, Dorothy, 1698 or 9-1754, compiler	Cookery and medicinal recipes [manuscript]	1730 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
W.a.332	Goodenough, Ann, fl. 1700-1775.	Cookery book of Ann Goodenough [manuscript]	1700 (ca.) - 1775 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
W.b.79	Knight, Mrs., fl. 1740	Mrs. Knight's receipt book [manuscript]	1740		LUNA Digital Images	X
W.b.98		Cookbook [manuscript]	1725 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.b.100		Cookbook [manuscript]	1720 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.b.102	Puleston, Mary, d. 1764, compiler	Cookbook of Mary Puleston [manuscript]	1764 (before)		LUNA Digital Images
W.b.103	Payne, Valert, 18th cent.	Cook-book of Valert Payne [manuscript]	18 th century		LUNA Digital Images	X
W.b.456	Vesey, Lettis, fl. ca. 1725	Cookery book of Lettis Vesey [manuscript]	1725 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.b.653		Cookbook [manuscript]	1720 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
W.b.668	Kirk, Rachel	Mrs. Rachel Kirk Book 1707 [manuscript]	1707		LUNA Digital Images	X
X.d.24	Cruso, Mary, fl. 1689.	Cookbook of Mary Cruso and Timothy Cruso [manuscript], 1689 September 5.	1689 September 5		LUNA Digital Images	X
X.d.457	Staveley, Jane, 17th century	Receipt book of Jane Staveley [manuscript]	1693-1694		LUNA Digital Images and LUNA Digital Images
X.d.469		Medical recipes [manuscript]	1625 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
X.d.602		Recipes for ale [manuscript]	17 th century		LUNA Digital Images	X
X.d.738	Perssehouse, Richard.	Bifolium miscellany of medical, domestic, and veterinary receipts [manuscript], Belhall	1643		LUNA Digital Images	X
X.d.742		Autograph receipt for a medical broth for purifying the blood..., [manuscript], c1690	1690 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
X.d.743		Autograph receipt "For the gout" [manuscript], c1690	1690 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
X.d.745		Autograph receipt for making gooseberry and currant wine [manuscript], c1690	1690 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
X.d.746		Autograph receipt for making a plaister using oyl of olives, half and ounce of opium dissovled in a little brandy, whale ambergris, and other herbs. "this is above all wishing the good efforts of this to my good friend J. W." [manuscript], c1690	1690 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
X.d.750	Mosay, M., creator	Receipt for sciatica	1700 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
X.d.751		Receipt for scurvy grass ale [manuscript], ca. 18th century	18 th century (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
Y.d.77 (1)		Recipes [manuscript]	1765 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
Y.d.77 (2)		Recipes [manuscript]	1765 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images	X
V.a.672	Spurgeon, Leonard	English 17th century manuscript book of recipes, remedies and household notes [manuscript]	1656 (ca.)
V.a.674		English cookery and medicine, [manuscript]	1670
V.a.675	Lyford, Mary	Medical and cookery recipes [manuscript]	1665 (ca.)
V.a.677		Manuscript cookery book [manuscript]	17 th century (late)
V.a.678		Manuscript cookery book [manuscript]	17 th century (late) - 18 th century (early)
V.a.681	Shirley, Dorothy, 1683-1721, compiler	Receipt book [manuscript], ca. 1693/4	17 th century (late) - 18 th century (early)
V.a.685		Receipt book [manuscript]	18th century (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.686		Manuscript cookery book [manuscript]	1680 - 1720 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.704	Thayer, John	Receipt book [manuscript]	1600s (ca.)
V.b.381		Receipt book, [manuscript]	1690s (ca.)
W.a.521	Spearman, John, author	English receipts & notes on celestial and terrestrial globes [manuscript], 1689 - 3 Dec. 1703.	1689 - 3 Dec. 1703
W.a.527		Receipt book [manuscript]	1710 (ca.)
acc. no. 270959	Halliday, Molly	Receipt book [manuscript]	1660-1720
acc. no. 271103	Napkyn, Hugh	A booke conteyning divers excellent & approoved remedyes in phisique and chyrugery [manuscript]	1630s
acc. no. 271199		Receipt book [manuscript]	18th century
acc. no. 271237	Bragge family	Receipt book [manuscript]	1688 (ca.)
acc. no. 271242		Receipt book [manuscript]	17th century
acc. no. 271390	Banner, Susanna	Receipt book, 2 vols. [manuscript]	1707
acc. no. 271399	Handley, Hanah	Receipt book [manuscript]	1695 (ca.)
271774	Jackson, Sarah	Receipt book of Mrs Sarah Jackson [manuscript]	1688 - 1755 (ca.)
271794		Receipt book [manuscript]	1740 - 1770 (ca.)
D9367	Jordason, Elizabeth	Receipt book [manuscript]	1734
D9371		A Collection of excellent Medicines, Balsames, Plaisters Salves, &c: the contents Whereof are exprest in the next page [manuscript]	1715 (ca.)
271790	Hoo, Susanna	Receipt book [manuscript]	1654
new acq	Hitch, Miss	Receipt book [manuscript]	1730 (ca.)
new acq	Jodrell, Ann	Receipt book [manuscript]	1776 (ca.)