https://huntroyd.co.uk/files/original/6/133/laxative_absorbant.jpg 31f52927a50d7fa6720c5b5820cf31f5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Huntroyd Receipts. Loose slips. Description An account of the resource These pages and slips of paper form a further selection of items that were inserted loosely inside the folios. Some were pinned inside but with the passage of time the pins have fallen out and become lost. Some are folded tightly and at some stage were carried around in a bag, perhaps, and are dog eared and worn along the creases and slightly dirtied. Some are jottings on the backs of  invoices and one is an envelope revealing the date 1808 which is our cut-off date for the collection. They are not necessarily written by Charlotte and different writing styles are apparent. They are a wonderful addendum to the whole book. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Folios 1 and 2 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1782 to 1808 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Site licence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten loose item Type The nature or genre of the resource Paper document Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Gillespie family Subject The topic of the resource Medicines and receipts or recipes. Items of interest. <img src=" https://huntroyd.co.uk/files/original/BANNER.JPG" alt="alt text on image " style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="800" height="any" /> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. To add skull image <img src="https://huntroyd.co.uk/files/square_thumbnails/skull.jpg " alt="alt text on image " style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="any" height="any" /> Text Any textual data included in the document Less formal version of text of document but not a transcription. This box is more fluid in useage. Can look pretty. Glossary <img src="admn image link " alt="alt text on image " style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="600" height="any" /> Laxative absorbant mixture Put one dram of magnesia alba in a mortar with 10 or 12 grains of the best Turkey rhubarb and add to them 3 ounces of common Water; simple cinnamon water & syrup of sugar, of each one ounce. As most diseases of Infants are accompanied with acidities, this mixture may either be given with a anti-acid to correct these, or to open the body a table Spoon may be taken - for a dose & repeated three times a day- So for a very young Child half a spoonful will be sufficient. When the mixture is intended to purge the dose may be increased or the quantity of rhubarb doubled. This is one of the most generally useful medicines for Children with which I am aquainted We have some information about the paper production used in this slip. The illustration below shows this watermark and dates it to 1790 but the coat of arms is absent so presumably this is a cut half sheet. <img src="https://huntroyd.co.uk/files/original/durham_and_co.jpg " alt="alt text on image " style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="600" height="any" /> William Mustoe of Postlip Mill, in his will (7) made 8 April 1698, described himself as a miller. Neither his inventory (8) or that of a later William Musto (miller) of Postlip (9) give any indication of. paper making, however as late as 1722 a Mr. Nusto was at Postlip (10); in 1726 Mr. Durham was paying rates at Coates, possibly for a house, and in 1728 for Upper Mill as well. (11) The Winchcombe parish registers show that William, son of John and Lidia Durham of Coates was buried 20 October 1725. Tn 1752 (12) John Durham gave expert evidence that he was 'acqainted with the manner and methods .., of manufacture and ... hath been for upwards of 33 years ... and before that was apprentice‘. This suggests that John Durham became a papermaker in 1719 after an apprenticeship. Where he was prior to 1719 or between then and 1725 is unknown. . In 1733 it was reported ‘the Annual Feast will be kept at Winchcombe ... by Mr. John Durham and Comp. of Postlip Hall, for entertaining all the Servants belonging to the Paper-Works, erected by the said Mr. Durham etc... according to the Yearly usual Custom ...‘ (13). By 1734 Mr.Durham was paying rates on Upper (SP 008271) and Lower Mills (SP 018277), as well as on the property at Coates (11) and in l745 on Middle Mill (SP 013272) in addition. At this point it is worth pointing out that Middle Mill and Lower Mill were actually in the hamlet of Coates rather than Postlip and this hamlet extended along the River Isbourne up to Castle Street, so that as late as 1872 Coates Mill was in Castle Street, very near to the Sudeley Mill. In 1746 accounts of the overseers (11) includes the signature of John Durham. In the 1752 court previously referred to (12) evidence was given by both John Durham and also John Burnham, papermaker of Postlip. References to John Burnham occur at various dates between 1760 and 1780 (1%). In his will he described himself as a stationer and left much of his property to his friend William Durham. (15) . Examination of parish registers, wills and other records enable us to build up a family tree for the Durhams (Fig.2) but where the first John Durham came from is not certain, though it may have been from Willersey. He died in 1760 and was followed by his son William Durham. William seems to have had his brother-in-law Thomas Merryman as a partner for a period and in 1763 they jointly insured (16) various buildings etc. describing themselves as ‘paper- makers, millers and maltsters‘. William appears alone in a later policy (17) and later still he is replaced by a William junior (18) papermaker, although William senior was still alive (19). These fire insurance policies are of particular interest since they detail the buildings involved. A William Durham of Postlip, papermaker, maltster and farmer, took as partner James Stevens, of the same place, papermaker, by an indenture made 14 February 1783 (20) and there is a later reference (21) to ‘one of the most considerable paper manufactories ... Messrs. Durham and Stevens‘ as well as ‘Fine writing paper is made at Postlip, Quenington and Abbenhall‘. Perhaps this James Stevens is the J. Stevens who was interested in a paper mill at Rodmore (S0 581027). In 1796, John Durham of Coates, papermaker,made his will giving ‘unto my father William Durham the Elder, late of Postlip ... now of Newnham ... all my person-als‘. This John died in 1799 and apparently William senior resumed control of the mills since he wrote a letter from Postlip, 17 March 1799 regarding laying mills still to keep down the price of rags. Reference: F.J.T. Harris & J.L.Angel. A HISTORY OF PAPER MAKING IN AND NEAR WINCHCOMBE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND. Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology Journal pages 9-65. 1975. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper document Paper document Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Slip 4. Page 1. Recto Subject The topic of the resource Recipe or Medicine for Laxative absorbant mixture. <img src=" https://huntroyd.co.uk/files/original/Postlip_Mill.jpg" alt="alt text on image " style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="800" height="any" />Postlip Paper Mill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charlotte Starkie Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Gillespie Family Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1782 to 1808 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Site licence Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten loose item written on slightly blue paper. The sheet is Watermarked- Durham & Co. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Paper Document Description An account of the resource Laxative absorbant mixture Put one dram of magnesia alba in a mortar with 10 or 12 grains of the best Turkey rhubarb and add to them 3 ounces of common Water; simple cinnamon water & syrup of sugar, of each one ounce. As most diseases of Infants are accompanied with acidities, this mixture may either be given with a anti -acid to correct these, or to open the body a table Spoon may be taken - for a dose & repeated three times a day- So for a very young Child half a spoonful will be sufficient. When the mixture is intended to purge the dose may be increased or the quantity of rhubarb doubled. This is one of the most generally useful  medicines for Children with which I am aquainted children cinnamon water dram Durham & Co Laxative magnesia alba purge turkey turkey rhubarb watermark