Folio 2. Page 62. Verso
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Title
Folio 2. Page 62. Verso
Subject
Recipe or Medicine with Tamarinds and Hemlock.
Description
No 92
3 oz of Tamarinds- pour on
1 pint of boiling water-
let them boil 2 or 3 Minutes-
strain it off- a good opener- proper
when recovering from a Putrid dis-
-order- {..}:No 24 during the disease
at an interval of one hour between
each dose- and for the convalescent
two doses every [┌24┐] other day-
one ounce of-
No 57
Extract of stinking Hemlock with
the purple spotted stalk. 1 oz-
Form it into pills weighing 2 grains
each- adding as much of the pow-
-der of dried hemlock leaves
as the pills will easily take up-
Begin the use of this medicine
by taking a pill Night & Morn-
- in case of any Tumours in the breast
or any schirrous & c
-apply outward ly
3 oz of Tamarinds- pour on
1 pint of boiling water-
let them boil 2 or 3 Minutes-
strain it off- a good opener- proper
when recovering from a Putrid dis-
-order- {..}:No 24 during the disease
at an interval of one hour between
each dose- and for the convalescent
two doses every [┌24┐] other day-
one ounce of-
No 57
Extract of stinking Hemlock with
the purple spotted stalk. 1 oz-
Form it into pills weighing 2 grains
each- adding as much of the pow-
-der of dried hemlock leaves
as the pills will easily take up-
Begin the use of this medicine
by taking a pill Night & Morn-
- in case of any Tumours in the breast
or any schirrous & c
-apply outward ly
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Creator
Charlotte Starkie
Publisher
Gillespie Family
Date
1782 to 1808
Rights
Site licence
Format
Handwritten text on a page of a paper document
Language
English
Type
Paper Document
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No 92
3 oz of Tamarinds- pour on 1 pt of boiling water- let them boil 2 or 3 Minutes- strain it off- a good opener- proper when recovering from a Putrid disorder- No 24 during the disease at an interval of one hour between each dose- and for the convalescent two doses every other day- one ounce of-
No 57Charlotte has misspelt scirrhous. It is a hard slow growing malignant tumour.
One can only assume the presence of a breast tumour would be a death sentence as it would be untreatable at the time.
We have covered the deadly "benefits" of Hemlock.
At least the Hemlock would be an unpleasant but quicker way of dying.
Tamarindus Indica (Tamarind) is a leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is indigenous to tropical Africa.
One can only assume the presence of a breast tumour would be a death sentence as it would be untreatable at the time.
We have covered the deadly "benefits" of Hemlock.
At least the Hemlock would be an unpleasant but quicker way of dying.
Tamarindus Indica (Tamarind) is a leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is indigenous to tropical Africa.
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Paper document
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Citation
Charlotte Starkie, “Folio 2. Page 62. Verso,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/110.
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