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A collection of above three hundred receipts in cookery, physick and surgery : for the use of all good wives, tender mothers, and careful nurses : To which is added, a second part, containing a great number of excellent receipts, for preserving and conserving of sweetmeats, &c. / By several hands.

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A collection of above three hundred receipts in cookery, physick and surgery : for the use of all good wives, tender mothers, and careful nurses : To which is added, a second part, containing a great number of excellent receipts, for preserving and conserving of sweetmeats, &c. / By several hands.