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  • Wellcome MS 8903: English manuscript book of medicinal and culinary recipes owned by Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville (1654-1744). The volume is closely associated with the contemporary Ann Fanshawe recipe manuscript held by the Wellcome Library (MS.7113). 

    Wellcome MS 8468: English culinary and medical recipe book, 18th century.  Collection of cookery and medical recipes transcribed by several members of the Sheldon family, of Weston, Warwickshire. 

    Wellcome MS 311 A booke of medicines. With other medical receipts, and a number of cookery receipts by Joan Gibson and by a second Joanna Gibson, 1634-1717

    Wellcome MA 363: Mrs Hughes her receipts of her whole Booke written in the yeare 1637, in English and Spanish.

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