Curiosities and wonders - England - Early works to 1800
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The vvhole body of cookery dissected, taught, and fully manifested, methodically, artificially, and according to the best tradition of the English, French, Italian, Dutch, &c. Or, A sympathy of all varieties in naturall compounds in that mysterie : Wherein is contained certain bills of fare for the seasons of the year, for feasts and common diets. Whereunto is annexed a second part of rare receipts of cookery: with certain useful traditions. With a book of preserving, conserving and candying, after the most exquisite and newest manner: delectable for ladies and gentlewomen.
William RabishaDate: 1673- Books
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The most strange and wounderfull apperation of blood in a poole at Garraton in Leicester-shire : which continued for the space of foure dayes, the rednesse of the colour for the space of those foure dayes every day increasing higher and higher, to the infinet amazement of many hundreds of beholders of all degrees and conditions, who have dipped their handketchers in this bloody poole, ... As also the true relation of a miraculous and prodigious birth in Shoo-lane, where one Mistris Browne a cuttlers wife was delivered of a monster without a head or feet, and in stead of a head had a hollow out of which a child did proceed, which was little but lovely, perfect in all but very spare and leane. As also the Kings sending to his Parliament for hostage for the security of his person to come unto London and to sit with his parliament for the composing the diffirences in the kingdome.
Date: [1645]- Books
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The whole body of cookery dissected, taught, and fully manifested, methodically, artificially, and according to the best tradition of the English, French, Italian, Dutch, &c. Or, A sympathy of all varieties in naturall compounds in that mystery : Wherein is contained certain bills of fare for the seasons of the year, for feasts and common diets. Whereunto is annexed a second part of rare receipts of cookery: with certain useful traditions. With a book of preserving, conserving and candying, after the most exquisite and newest manner: delectable for ladies and gentlewomen.
William RabishaDate: 1682- Books
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The true relation of two wonderfull sleepers : The one a woman in the little old Baily, her name Elizabeth Iefkins, who to the great admiration of the beholders, did sleep from Munday about 4 in the afternoone, July 25. untill the Saturday following, being August the first, at which time she dyed, with a particular relation of the strange passages during the time of her sleep, and the manner of her death. The other, being a man in Gravell-lane, by name John Underwood, hath already slept full nine dayes and nights, and doth still continue sleeping, with the most wonderfull manner of it.
Date: 1646- Books
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Immortality in mortality magnifi'd in a strange (yet true) narration of one Master Pountney, merchant : sometimes living in the parish of Mary le Bow in Cheapside, who was buried in the chancell of the church of Leonard East-cheap, anno Dom. 1613. and was found on this present Feb. 15. 1647. whole and sound without any diminution or corruption of his members or body inward or outward, having lain in his grave (according to the precedent date, which is extracted from the register book of the aforesaid parish, Leonards East-cheap) 34 years, published as a wonder of wonders in this age. Printed and published according to order of Parliament.
Date: 1647