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Great Plague of London and medical and cookery recipes.- Syford (Mary, b. 1635, married 27th June 1659, fl. 1635-65) Medical and cookery recipes, manuscript in several hands, 166pp. (including pastedowns), inscribed "Mary Syford her Booke" on front pastedown, reverse entries (later inscription dated 1750), browned, a few ff. slightly soiled and stained, contemporary calf, blind-stamped double borders, corners and edges slightly worn, upper joint split, remains of paper label on spine, 150 x 96mm., 1665 & [17th century]. ⁂ "what peopl dyed of ye plague in ye several weekes in ye year of ye Lord: 1665... august y 27 6102." An outstanding recipe book with two recipes against the plague and a page devoted to the amount of deaths by plague in the year 1665, probably taken from the published Bills of Mortality, used by Captain Graunt and Sir William Petty in their statistical work. Recipes include: "For the thooth ache"; "The felon plaistir or for any green wound"; "Mr. Scarlets receit for ye: green sickness"; "an eye water my Grandfather Gooddiers receit"; "A Plauge water"; "a plaister to caus a woman to go out her turn with child... B. Fox"; "my Lady Kiligrues medecin for a sore brest"; "Docter burgesses receit against the plague"; "Mr Loss of dorchester his receipt to make chinah broth good for a consumption"; "The Irish aquavitae"; "To preserve cheries"; "To preserve red roses"; "To make iely of pippins" etc.