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- Mid 17th cent. - mid 18th cent.; 1816 (Creation)
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5 volumes plus 1 file of loose papers
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GB 0120 MS.7997-8002 Mid 17th cent. - mid 18th cent.; 1816 Collection (fonds) 5 volumes plus 1 file of loose papers Faussett family
Godfrey family
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Recipe books of the Godfrey-Faussett family of Heppington, Nackington, Kent. MSS.7997-7999 bearing the book plate of the Revd. Bryan Faussett (1720-1776), the son of Bryan Faussett and his wife Mary Faussett née Godfrey. The volumes contain mainly culinary recipes, with a few medical recipes, and some veterinary recipes in MS.7998. There is great overlap in the contents of MSS.7997-7999, with recipes copied word for word, but it is difficult to ascribe a chronology to the volumes as few dates are given and the hands used date from roughly the same period. Five different hands appear: two unidentified hands in MS.7997; one unidentified hand and Mary Faussett in MS.7998; and Catherine Godfrey and Mary Faussett in MS.7999. Mary Faussett née Godfrey (1695-1761) received MS.7999 from Catherine Godfrey (fl.1699), possibly her mother, and MS.7998 presumably from another relative. Mary later copied identical recipes into the volumes (e.g. recipe for vinegar, MS.7998, p.121 and MS.7999, p.118), perhaps in order to pass the collection on to daughters or other family members.
The volumes were numbered artificially and indexed at a later date. Recipes which are repeated in other volumes are annotated with the relevant volume and page reference. MSS.8000-8001 are more informal volumes of recipes, while MS.8002 is a collection of loose recipes.
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
English, with some Latin
MSS.7997-7999 are available for consultation on microfilm AMS/MF/211.
Published (in microfilm form) in Women in Medicine: Remedy Books, 1533 - 1865, ed. Sara Pennell (Woodbridge, Connecticut: Primary Source Microfilm, 2004).
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Jul 2008 Receipt books Veterinary medicine Systems of medicine Traditional medicine Medical sciences Medical profession Medical personnel Physicians Women physicians People People by occupation Personnel Financial records Documents Information sources Recipes Literary forms and genres Literature Food preparation Cookery Dyes Home economics education
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Recipe books of the Godfrey-Faussett family of Heppington, Nackington, Kent. MSS.7997-7999 bearing the book plate of the Revd. Bryan Faussett (1720-1776), the son of Bryan Faussett and his wife Mary Faussett née Godfrey. The volumes contain mainly culinary recipes, with a few medical recipes, and some veterinary recipes in MS.7998. There is great overlap in the contents of MSS.7997-7999, with recipes copied word for word, but it is difficult to ascribe a chronology to the volumes as few dates are given and the hands used date from roughly the same period. Five different hands appear: two unidentified hands in MS.7997; one unidentified hand and Mary Faussett in MS.7998; and Catherine Godfrey and Mary Faussett in MS.7999. Mary Faussett née Godfrey (1695-1761) received MS.7999 from Catherine Godfrey (fl.1699), possibly her mother, and MS.7998 presumably from another relative. Mary later copied identical recipes into the volumes (e.g. recipe for vinegar, MS.7998, p.121 and MS.7999, p.118), perhaps in order to pass the collection on to daughters or other family members.
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System of arrangement
The volumes were numbered artificially and indexed at a later date. Recipes which are repeated in other volumes are annotated with the relevant volume and page reference. MSS.8000-8001 are more informal volumes of recipes, while MS.8002 is a collection of loose recipes.
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Conditions governing access
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Conditions governing reproduction
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English, with some Latin
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MSS.7997-7999 are available for consultation on microfilm AMS/MF/211.
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- Medical sciences » Veterinary medicine
- Systems of medicine
- Systems of medicine » Traditional medicine
- Medical sciences
- Medical profession
- Medical profession » Medical personnel
- Medical profession » Medical personnel » Physicians
- Personnel
- Documents
- Information sources
- Literary forms and genres
- Literature
- Home economics education » Food preparation
- Home economics education
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English