Folio 2. Page 67. Recto
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Title
Folio 2. Page 67. Recto
Subject
Medicine, and cordial, for treatment of burns etc. Included is another another lead poison.
Description
Cordial
Water 1 pint- Brandy 1 Spoonful-Lavender drops 2 Tea Ditto; D:J
No 64
Nutritum & the gold of an egg - Nutritum is made thus- rub well
together 2 Drams of white lead,
half an ounce Vinegar &
three of Common oil,.
for a Burn',- or an egg beat up
with a little sweet oil-
No 65
4 oz white wax. 2 spoonfuls oil if the burn is violent and deep the orifice
to be covere’d with No 64 spread
over it & No. 65 laid over it - {..}
24
one ounce of cream of Tarter divided into
eight equal parts- a cooling opener
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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Cordial
Water 1 pt- Brandy 1 Spoonful- Lavender drops 2 tea ditto D:JNo 65
4 oz white wax. 2 spoonfuls oil if the burn is violent and deep the orifice to be cover’d with No 64 spread over it & No. 65 laid over it -24
one ounce of cream of Tarter divided into eight equal parts- a cooling opener
No 64
Nutritum & the gold of an egg - Nutritum is made thus- rub well together 2 drams of white lead half an ounce Vinegar & three of Common oil ,.for a Burn',- or an egg beat up with a little sweet oil-
No 64 is from (Page 202, A Table of Medicines. Wesley. J.) 65 is from the same source.
White lead is the basic lead carbonate.White lead occurs naturally as a mineral. It was formerly used as an ingredient for lead paint and a cosmetic called Venetian ceruse.
Needless to say White lead is associated with lead poisoning and its use is banned.
White wax is beeswax.
White lead is the basic lead carbonate.White lead occurs naturally as a mineral. It was formerly used as an ingredient for lead paint and a cosmetic called Venetian ceruse.
Needless to say White lead is associated with lead poisoning and its use is banned.
White wax is beeswax.
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Charlotte Starkie, “Folio 2. Page 67. Recto,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/115.
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