Early 18th. Manuscript Recipe Book

Early 18th. Manuscript Recipe Book
Lenthall (Elizabeth [& Mary])
Elizabeth Lenthall Wife of John Lenthall Her Book 1706
Within this Book are Choise Receipts almost upon all Occasions Collected carefully from very (?) Phisicians and Several Persons of Note in whosoever Custody the Book comes into take as much care of it as the syte of your Eye This will be a friend to you as true as me 1713
A collection of 52pp. bound leaves 2pp lose, folded, manuscript in probably more than one hand, contemporary vellum, soiled and worn, modern bookplate tipped-in to front pastedown, 4to., [Mary & Elizabeth Lenthall at Howgreen Stapleford Abbott Essex 1730]

***Contains a list of contemporary plays to verso of ‘title’ which includes many of Shakespeare, c. 25pp, cookery recipes i.e. Portugall Beefe or Beefe Royalle; A Receipt to make Horse Balls; To Picle Oysters; Puff Pasts, To Stew a Carpe; To Make Elder Wine; c. 25pp + of Medicinal remedies and recipes i.e. To Keep the Small Pox from Pitting; Doc tr Henakins Receipt ….to purify the Blood; For Weaklings; Reipts for the Stone, vapors , Dropsey etc., there are also formula f to make ink, paint and make wigs. The last page verso is a list of household contents and other annotations.