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Receipt book

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Date
ca. 1700
Location
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Media format
Manuscript text
Extent
159 leaves

Language
English
Genre
Reference
Literary
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Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 230590
Folger call number: E.a.4
Folger holdings ID: 288953
Summary
Originally an unfinished Latin commonplace book, with brief quotations under such headings as Virtus, Mors, Philopohia; later, and perhaps over a long period, filled with recipes, including medical formularies, in many hands
Notes
General notes

Missing first few leaves In English with Latin headings It has been claimed that the Latin entries are in John Locke's hand, but Peter Laslett (Trinity College, Cambridge) thinks not The book appears to have come from the Masham Family of Oates (Essex), where John Locke lived Also available on microfilm and as a digital reproduction

Also known as
Extended title: Receipt book ca. 1700
Alternate titles: Commonplace book, ca. 1700
Related names
attributed name: Locke, John, 1632-1704
former owner: Masham family of Oates (Essex)

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