https://huntroyd.co.uk/files/original/4/86/F2P40V.JPG c3be576bc7b9027304296837a1edb9e6 https://huntroyd.co.uk/files/original/4/86/F2P40V.1.JPG b7fd578872a376151635569759f89a04 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. Folio 2. The Medicine Pages. Subject The topic of the resource The "medicines" of Folio 2. Description An account of the resource Page 32 was the final recipe page in the folio. The folio was then turned upside down and writing started from the other end.  In a normal book this would be Page 78. Page 78 is the rear cover of the folio. The pages will still follow on from Page 32 but we will show them the right way up to make it easier to read. <h2 style="color: red; text-align: center;">DANGER!<img src="https://huntroyd.co.uk/files/original/skull.jpg" alt="DANGER" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="276" height="260" />Do NOT under any circumstances try out any of these "medicines". The plants and ingredients may be toxic or fatal.</h2> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gillespie Family 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 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Paper documents Relation A related resource The Huntroyd Receipts. Folio 2. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gillespie Family 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" /> Compound Tinture of Sena Sena, one ounce, rhubarb, coriander seeds & Cream of Tartar, each half an ounce- infused in a pint & a half of Brandy for a week strain it & add 4 ounces z of fine Sugar- the dose is from one to 2 or 3 oz- it answers all the purposes of Daffys Elixir- Ipecasuanha Wine is a safe dosing the dose from one ounce to an ounce and a half- <ul> <li>A pound contains twelve ounces</li> <li>dram- three Scruples</li> <li>A scruple- twenty Grains</li> <li googl="true">A Gallon- eight pints</li> <li>A pint- sixteen Oz</li> <li>An ounce- eight drams</li> <li>A spoonful is the measure of half an ounce</li> </ul> Daffys Elixir is a Quack Medicine and was sold as a universal cure, even if it started its life a a cure for toothache and for teething babies.  A chemical analysis carried out in the 1940s of the contents of an unopened bottle that had been excavated, found it consisted of Alcohol, with Senna as a chief ingredient.  It was a laxative rather than anything else.  The so called “Original Daffys Elixir” was widely faked, if you can actually fake a fake medicine.      It looks as if the list is a cook's guide for people who are not familiar with weights and measures.   Educated people would have learned all this at school and be familiar with them.  Charlotte's receipt book was intended to be an assemblage of items which are stating- "I am the owner of the household and this is how it is all to be done". 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 Folio 2. Page 40. Verso Subject The topic of the resource Recipe or Medicine for Compound Tinture of Sena Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Gillespie Family Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Site licence Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource Compound Tinture of Sena Sena, one ounce, rhubarb, coriander seeds & Cream of Tartar, each half an ounce- infused in a pint & a half of Brandy for a week strain it & add 4 ounces z of fine Sugar- the dose is from one to 2 or 3 oz- it answers all the purposes of Daffys Elixir- Ipecasuanha Wine is a safe dosing the dose from one ounce to an ounce & a half- <ul> <li>A pound contains twelve ounces</li> <li>dram- three Scruples</li> <li>A scruple- twenty Grains</li> <li googl="true">A Gallon- eight pints</li> <li>A pint- sixteen Oz</li> <li>An ounce- eight drams</li> <li>A spoonful is the measure of</li> </ul> half an ounce Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charlotte Starkie Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1782 to 1808 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Handwritten text on a page of a paper document Type The nature or genre of the resource Paper document Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gillespie Family brandy coriander cream of Tarter daffys elixir ipecasuanha rhubarb sena