Description | At front: a catalogue of Henry Wise's library at Brompton Park [Middlesex], Feb 1711, 5 pages: followed by table of contents of recipes, and then 153 folios of recipes for food, drink and medicines, in various hands, with occasional naming of recipe owners, such as Lady Nottingham, Mrs Tilson, Duchess of Cleveland, Lady Temple, Mrs Ann, Lady Allen, Mrs Shales, Lady Steward, Doctor Cheyne (1719-1731 for prescriptions), Doctor Mead (prescription for Mrs Mary Wise), Sir Edward Blacket, Duchess of Northumberland, Mrs Bromley, Dr Hough, Dr Ratcliff, Mrs Aizlaby, Dr Palmer, Mrs Wills at back, abstract of accounts of Mr Wise and Mr Carpenter relating to the Royal Gardens, 1716-1718, 4 pages: inventory of household goods of Henry Wise, esquire, at Brompton Park, taken Nov 1718, 18 pages. Loose at front include Dr Cheyne's observations after trial of recipes (also in book), 1720. |