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 132 leaves : 195 x 168 mm bound to 200 x 170 mm + Paper, 132 leaves; [i], 1-131, original foliation in ink, modern in pencil, upper right recto. Selections divided by horizontal lines; quarto format. Written in cursive script primarily by Thomas Davies (Latin prayer and compiler's note, f. 5r; multiple signed or initialed notes, f. 38v-113r).

Full parchment; front joint cracking.

Written initially in London in 1739 (notes inside front cover) and continued probably in London until approximately 1762 (latest date in manuscript, f. 85v, 116v).

1739-1762? London Dealer note: "Kept by a doctor, a member of the Wyndham-Lewis family of Greenmeadow" (A. T. Philp & Son, in curatorial file). Handled by A. T. Philp & Son (Cardiff), probably in the 1950s or 1960s (manuscript description in ink on letterhead, in curatorial file). Sold at auction at Bonhams (London), 15 November 2017, lot 24. Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--Early works to 1800 Cooking, English--Early works to 1800 Books and reading--Early works to 1800 codices (bound manuscripts) recipes prescriptions Commonplace books Excerpts Manuscripts, English--18th century Manuscripts, Latin--18th century Manuscripts, European