Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of about 59 satirical poems and songs by John Wilmot Earl of Rochester, John Oldham, John Dryden, Aphra Behn, and others. Poems include Rochester's Satyr Against Man, Upon Nothing, and Tunbridge Wells; Dryden's ...
Description:
Binding: full sheep.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century
Dos-a-dos are several dozen primarily cooking recipes, for such dishes as barley broth, cherry wine, and lemon cream; as well as instructions on fishing. At the beginning of the manuscript are recipes for making ink and treating chilblains.
Description:
Armorial bookplate inside front cover.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Intellectual life --17th century and Great Britain --Politics and government --1603-1714
Subject (Name):
Barnes, Joshua, 1654-1712 and Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692
Subject (Topic):
Anti-Catholicism --England, Cooking, English, English poetry --17th century, Fishing --England, Latin poetry, Political poetry, English, Traditional medicine --Great Britain --Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, and Verse satire, English --17th century
