Recipe books at the Folger Shakespeare Library

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List of receipt books

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Receipt Books

Call Number	Author(s)/Creator(s)	Title	Year(s)	Origin	LUNA Record	Image
Bd.w. A1767		Miscellaneous collection of receipts [manuscript]	1688 (?)		LUNA Digital Images
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
V.a.8	Cromwell, L., 17th cent.	Cookbook of L. Cromwell [manuscript].	17 th century		LUNA Digital Images
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
V.a.21		Pharmaceutical and cookery recipes [manuscript].	1675 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.140	Baley, Walter, 1529-1592. Blundell, Richard, active 16th century.	Receipt book [manuscript].	1600 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.215	Packe, Susanna, fl. 1674.	Cookbook of Susanna Packe [manuscript].	1674		LUNA Digital Images
V.a.260		Miscellany [manuscript].	1613 (ca.) - 1756 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
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
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 and LUNA Digital Images
V.a.425	Longe, Sarah, fl. 1610.	Receipt book of Sarah Longe [manuscript].	1610 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
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
V.a.434	Smith, Ann, fl. 1698.	Cookbook of Ann Smith [manuscript].	1698	Reading	LUNA Digital Images
V.a.450	Pudsey, Lettice, fl. 1675.	Cookery book of Lettice Pudsey [manuscript].	1675 (ca.)	Seisdon, Staffordshire	LUNA Digital Images
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
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
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
V.a.600	Castleton, Grace Saunderson, Viscountess, d. 1667.	The Lady Grace Castleton's booke of receipts [manuscript].	17 th century		LUNA Digital Images
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
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.)
V.a.680		Receipt book [manuscript]	1690-1750 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.b.13		Cookbook [manuscript].	1678 (ca.) - 1689 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
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
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
V.b.366	Winch, Rebecca, d. 1713.	Receipt book of Rebeckah Winche [manuscript].	1666 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
V.b.380		English cookery and medicine book, [manuscript].	1677 (ca.) - 1711		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
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
W.a.318	Pennyman, Dorothy, 1698 or 9-1754, compiler.	Cookery and medicinal recipes [manuscript].	1730 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.a.332	Goodenough, Ann, fl. 1700-1775.	Cookery book of Ann Goodenough [manuscript].	1700 (ca.) - 1775 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
W.b.79	Knight, Mrs., fl. 1740.	Mrs. Knight's receipt book [manuscript].	1740		LUNA Digital Images
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
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
W.b.668	Kirk, Rachel	Mrs. Rachel Kirk Book 1707. [manuscript]	1707		LUNA Digital Images
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.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.d.738	Perssehouse, Richard.	Bifolium miscellany of medical, domestic, and veterinary receipts [manuscript], Belhall	1643		LUNA Digital Images
X.d.742		Autograph receipt for a medical broth for purifying the blood..., [manuscript], c1690.	1690 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
X.d.743		Autograph receipt "For the gout" [manuscript], c1690.	1690 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
X.d.745		Autograph receipt for making gooseberry and currant wine [manuscript], c1690.	1690 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
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.d.750	Mosay, M., creator.	Receipt for sciatica	1700 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
X.d.751		Receipt for scurvy grass ale [manuscript], ca. 18th century.	18 th century (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
Y.d.77 (1)		Recipes [manuscript].	1765 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
Y.d.77 (2)		Recipes [manuscript].	1765 (ca.)		LUNA Digital Images
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.682	Smith, Mary, compiler.	Receipt book [manuscript], 1663.	1663
V.a.683		Receipt book [manuscript].	1709-1727 (?)
V.a.684	Hutson, Beulah	Receipt book [manuscript]	1680 (ca.)
V.a.685		Receipt book [manuscript]	18th century (ca.)
V.a.686		Manuscript cookery book [manuscript]	1680 - 1720 (ca.)
V.b.399		Culinary manuscript compilation, [manuscript] ca. 1680-1690	1680-1690 (ca.)
V.b.400		Receipt book [manuscript].	17 th century (late) - 18 th century (early)
W.a.521	Spearman, John, author.	English receipts & notes on celestial and terrestrial globes [manuscript], 1689 - 3 Dec. 1703.	1689 - 3 Dec. 1703
n/a		Manuscript cookery book [manuscript]	1707 (ca.)

*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.