English Commonplace Book, early 19th century

Pocket book containing medical and other recipes, press cuttings, accounts and other commonplaces, apparently compiled by a farmer from the West Riding of Yorkshire, A number of entries relate to horse-racing and drinking; several recipes are for curing gout.

c. 1801-1811

57 ff. 43-57 blank. Partly printed. 1 vol., 90 x 105 mm., Reverse-calf binding, decayed.

Purchased from A R Heath, 1999.

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts