Book of recipes, started by Anna, Lady Elcho (died 1649), and continued by her daughter Jean, Countess of Sutherland.
Scope and Contents
The book of recipes is continued by Anna, Lady Elcho’s daughter Jean, Countess of Sutherland (see her note on folio ii verso), Jean, Viscountess Maitland (see her references to the Countess of Lauderdale as her mother-in-law, folios 73 verso, 77), and others. See the notes and pedigree inserted by William McMath, 1879, who states that the volume came from Dunbar Castle (folios i verso, xii-xiii). The dates 1701 and 1735 occur at folios 70, 75 verso.
The recipes are all medical, except some household recipes, chiefly for making wine and ale, on inverted folios 4-10. They include prescriptions of Sir John Wedderburn, Bate, Wright, Burnet, and, probably, Chamberlen the Elder.
Dates
- Creation: 1st half of 17th century-1735, 1879, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
103 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
xiii + 80 + 10 inverted + 20 blank folios.
Other Finding Aids
There is a list of the contents up to folio 39 at folio 111.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1943, by the Honourable Sir Hew Dalrymple, K.C.V.O., a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Library.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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