Receit for the scurvy or leprosy, ca. 1780

MLMSS 9893

fonds

ca. 1780

1001606

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript

The author of the recipe is unknown, however it dates from around the time of James Cook, and is one of many remedies recommended as a cure for scurvy at the time.

Purchased by the vendor in London from British dealer Clive Farahar

Manuscript ‘receit’ i.e. recipe, written in brown ink on a single sheet of wove paper with armorial watermark, 20 x 15.5 cm. The recipe combines sulphur of brimstone, brown sugar, butter and porter, boiled together, the liquid to be taken by mouth and the sediment applied to the body.

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