Hannah Woolley's Chapter 1: Queen Like Closer Frontispiece
Welcome to FabulousFusionFood's The Queen-like Closet by Hannah Woolley, section 1 — This is the first section of the Stuart volume, The Queen-like Closet by Hannah Woolley. The version presented here is from 1672, but the book itself dates back to 1670. Here you will find a facsimile of the original title page as well a the introduction and table of contents. I have used a special font to present the recipes in as close a form to the original as possible. I am also working on providing modern redactions for each and every recipe presented here. Enjoy...
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You will encounter many unfamiliar culinary terms and usages in this work. Where the recipe has been redacted into modern form, these are either defined in the redaction or a link to a definition is given. However, may of the terms can also be found by browsing or searching the glossary of cooking and food terms pages on this site.
The text presented here is derived directly from the original manuscript, rendered in an late Stuart-style font. The font is embedded in this page to ensure, as far as possible, that the text renders correctly for you.
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These pages have been written to be as close to the font styles of the late and mid 17th century original as possible, within the limitations of HTML. The font style is therefore Gothic and the long-s symbol 'ſ' has been used in the text wherever it features in the original, as well as overbars and other symbols to represent abbreviations and the ligatures that link the c–t characters.
You will encounter many unfamiliar culinary terms and usages in this work. Where the recipe has been redacted into modern form, these are either defined in the redaction or a link to a definition is given. However, may of the terms can also be found by browsing or searching the glossary of cooking and food terms pages on this site.
The text presented here is derived directly from the original manuscript, rendered in an late Stuart-style font. The font is embedded in this page to ensure, as far as possible, that the text renders correctly for you.
The Queen-like Closet: Part 1
The Queen-like Cloſet Or RICH CABINET: Stored with all manner of RARE RECEIPTS FOR Preſerving, Candying and Cookery. Very Pleaſant and Beneficial to all Ingenious Perſons of the Female Sex. By Hannah Wolley. The Second Edition. LONDON Printed for Richard Lowndes at the White Lion in Duck-Lane, near Weſt-Smithfield, 1672. TO THE Truly Vertuous AND My much Honoured Friend Mrs. GRACE BUZBY, Daughter to the Late Sr. HENRY CARY, Knight Banneret; And WIFE to Mr. ROBERT BUZBY, Gentleman, and Wollen Draper of LONDON Your Kind and Good Acceptance of my Endeavours in Work for You, and that Eſteem You have for what elſe I can do, make me bold to preſent this Book to You; which by that time You have peruſed, I doubt not but You will deem it worthy of the Title it bears; and indeed it was never opened before: If it may yield You any Delight or Benefit, I ſhall be glad; for as You have a true Love and Eſteem for me, so I have a very great Love and Honourable Eſteem for You; and ſhall always be Your moſt Obſervant servant, HANNAH WOLLEY. 
To all Ladies, Gentlewomen, and to all other of the Female Sex who do delight in, or be deſirous of good Accomplishments. Ladies and Gentlewomen, I Preſume thoſe Bookes which have paſſed from me formerly, have got me ſome little credit and esteem amongſt you. But there being ſo much time paſt since they were Printed, that methinks, I hear ſome of you ſay: I wiſh Mrs. Wolley would put forth ſome New Experiments and to ſay the Truth, I have been importun'd by divers of my Friends and Acquaintance to do ſo. I ſhall not give an Apiſh Example every Day or Week to follow ridiculous and foolish Fancies, nor could I be too like the Spaniard, always to keep in one Dreſs : I am not aſhamed, nor do I diſown what I have already Printed, but ſome of you being so perfe in your praises, and I very deſirous ſtill to ſerve you, do now preſent you with this Queen-like Closet : I do aſſure you it is worthy of the Title it bears, for the very precious things you will find in it. Thus beſeeching your kind Acceptance of this Book, and of my earneſt Deſires to you, I take my Leave, but ſhall always be to all who have eſteem for me, Their Faithful and Humble Servant, Hannah Wolley. 
Ladies, I do here preſent you (yet) That which ſure will well content A Queen-like Cloſet rich and brave; (Such) not many Ladies have: Or Cabinet, in which doth ſet Jems richer than in Karkanet; (They) only Eies and Fancies pleaſe, Theſe keep your Bodies in good eaſe; They pleaſe the Taſte, also the Eye; Would I might be a ſtander by: Yet rather I would wiſh to eat, Since 'bout them I my Brains do beat: And 'tis but reaſon you may ſay, If that I come within your way; I ſit here ſad while you are merry, Eating Dainties, drinking Perry; But I'm content you ſhould so feed, So I may have to ſerve my deed. Hannah Wolley. These things following are ſold by Richard Lowndes Book-ſeller, at the White-Lion in Duck-Lane near We-Smithfield. A Cordial Powder, which doth infallibly Cure the Rickets in Children, and cauſeth an eaſie produion of Teeth. Dr. Lionel Lockyer's Univerſal Pill, curing any Diſeaſe curable by Phyſick; it operates gently and ſafely, it being very amicable to Nature in purifying the whole Body throughout, and then ſubduing all Diſeaſes, whether internal or external, as hath been experimented by perſons of all ſorts and ſexes, both young and old, with admirable succeſs. Mr. Matthew his Diaphoretick and Diuretick Pill, purging by Sweat and Urine: This Pill being compoſed of Simples of a very powerful operation, purged from their churliſh and malignant quality by an excellent Balſam of long preparation, is by it made ſo amicable to Nature, that it hath upon ample experience been found effeual for curing all common Diſeaſes. Mr. Edmund Buckworth's famous Lozenges, for the Cure of Conſumptions, Catarrhs, Aſthma's, Phtiſick, and all other Diſeaſes incident to the Lungs, Colds new and old, Hoarſneſs, Shortneſs of Breath, and Stuffings of the Stomach; alſo a sovereign Antidote againſt the Plague, and all other contagious Diſeaſes. The famous Spirit of Salt of the World, well known for a ſovereign Remedy againſt moſt Diſeaſes; Truly and only prepared by Conſtantine Rhodocanaces, Grecian, one of His Majeſties Chymiſts. |
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