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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68556	The treasurie of commodious conceits, & hidden secrets and may be called, the huswiues closet, of healthfull prouision. Mete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates both men and women: and also pleasaunt for recreation, with a necessary table of all things herein contayned. Gathered out of sundrye experiments lately practised by men of great knowledge. By I. Par.	Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573.	1573 (1573)	STC 19425.5; ESTC S110299	27,425	98

The Treasurie of commodious Conceits hidden Secrets and may be called The Huswiues Closet of healthfull prouision Mete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates both men and women And also pleasaunt for recreation With a necessary Table of all things herein contayned Gathered out of sundrye Experiments lately practised by men of great knowledge By I. Par. Imprinted at London by Richarde Iones 1573. ¶ Iohn Partridge to his Booke GOe foorthe my little Booke That all on thée may looke Feare not the cuttyng booke of Zoylles spightfull rage Thou canst not Zoyll shon Whose tongue on whéeles doth ron More connyng workes erst don In any former Age Thou knowest went neuer frée But that the Cur Dog hée Takes his delight and glée for to deface the same How thinkste thou then to voyde The tongur that hath annoyde Great workes which haue imployde continually to frame A happy common weale And whiche at large reueale That tyme dyd long conceale To pleasure euery one If thou whiche art but small To whome it happen shall Small fruite to bring withall for men to scan vpon Yet must thou be content To beare what Zoylles bent Sithe foorth I haue thee sent to lay vpon thy backe And if be bap to chyde Do thou the brunt alyde And I wyll stande asyde And helpe thee if thou lack Finis To the worshipFVLL MAYSTER RICHARDE Mistow Gentleman one of the Assistants of the Company of the Barbours Surgions Iohn Partridge wisheth increase of Knowledge by his worthy trauayle AFTER THAT I HAD worshipfull Sir taken some payne in collectynge certayne hydden Secretes together reduced them into one libel or Pamphlet for my own behoofe my familiar frēds yet at the instance of a certayne Gentlewoman being my dere and speciall frende I was constrained to publish the same and considered wich my selfe the saying of the wise which is That good is best which to all indifferētly is of like goodnes or effect or which without respect of person is good to all indifferently The consideration of which and her importunacie togethers instiged me to cōmunicate vnto the view publique benefite of all men this lytell Booke The coments wherof doth instruct and teach all maner of persones Degrees to know perfectly the maner to make diuers sundrie sortes of fine Conceits aswell of meates as of Cōserues Marmalades as also of sweete and pleasant Waters of wonderfull Odours Operation and Vertues With diuers other things that haue not hitherto ben publiquely knowen which fact of myne I know wyll be not onelye dessyked of some but altogether cōdempned Not for that it is euyll but that their fine heades can not disgest that any other beside them selues shuld enioy the benefit therof hauing for their MAXIME that such thynges are of small price as are common to al men much after our Englysh Prouerbs Quainty and daintie Farre fette and deare bought is good for great Estates But I account that Persone foolysh and vnworthy helpe of any Phisition or Surgion that wyll refuse to receyue or gayne health by the Medicine of any suche Physition or Surgion Who by learnynge the same out of A VICENE GALENE or HIPOCRATES or any others suche lyke hath often tymes cured the Deseuses in sundrie and many Persones for that the same hath ben commonly vsed but rather moste wyllynglye and courteouslye to imbrace the same for present remedye as a thyng excellently well experymented and prooued I neede not right Worshypfull to vse these wordes for the Defence of this litle Boke cōsideryng the your Worship doth very wel accept such things as vnyuersally bryng with them a publique profit and vtylitie whence consisteth your delight rewardyng lyberally the trauayle of suche who haue do trauayle therin Wherfore for that I among al other persones do thinke my selfe moste beholden vnto your worship To gratifie your goodnesse and to satisfie the request of my frend I haue compiled this litle Boke which I haue put forth vnder your W. name and protection protestyng that if I shall see this worke which with some cost and charge I haue brought to perfectiō be wel accepted at your hāds I shall shortly exhibite vnto your Worshyp a thyng of greater valew and estymation And thus cōmyttyng your good worshyp to god I ende who sende you your desire of vnderstandyng and knowledge ¶ Your Worshyps to comaunde I. P. ¶ Thomas Curteyse Gentleman in prayse of the Auctor TO plesure Contreys state who tends With carefull héed more perpends The welth of others then his owne whose séede is sown * To pleasure all and he that sowes Of all his toyle least profit mowes Deserues at least the drosse to haue that frankly gaue * The Golde that all inricheth so Therfore thou Booke where ere thou go Say fréely that thy Masters payne deserueth gayne * And if that Momus gin to chat Yf thou be wise yet feare not that For good deseruing well doth craue rewarde to haue * The which reward without great charge Thou mayest geue if that at large Without reproch thou lettest this goe and thankfull show Thy selfe for that which héerein hée Hath now set forth to pleasure thée Who eare thou bée to this inclyne The profits thine * FINIS T. C. ¶ Thomas Blanck Gentleman in the behalfe of the Auctor THe Painters Pen with no smal charg● Doth now and then depaint at lar●… BELLONAES broyles bloody fig●● To moue somwhiles a mans delight The Poet eke with paynfull Quyll Doth somtymes séeke mens eare to fyll With sundry sortes of Verses new When he reportes thyngs false tri●● In both wherof the learned finde No toy nor scoffe or thyng by kinde That brings not out som learned sky For which no dout most wisemen wy Accept the thyng what ere it bée That so should bryng Commedytie The Partrige héere the thīg hath sough● which nothing deere need now be boght Wherin pleasure doth full consist And eke Treasure if that thou lyst By trauayle to obtayne the same The which to do I wyssh thée frame And geue hym prayse that with his toyle Hath in these dayes from forrayne soyle Brought home to thee pleasure gain Then thankfull bee his is the payne ¶ FINIS ¶ The Chapters and contentes of of this Booke TO bake a Capon with yolks of Eggs. Chapter i. ¶ To bake a Feasant or Capon in stéede of a Feasant Cap. ii ¶ To bake Chickins Sparrowes or other Birds Cap. iii. * To bake Woocoks Cap. iiii ¶ To make Pescoos of Marow Cap. v. * To make a sawce for a rosted Rabbet first vsed to King Henry the eight Cap. vi ¶ To bake an Oxetung Cap. vii * To make vineger of Roses Violettes or Elderne Beries Cap. viii ¶ To make a Marchpane chapter ix * To gylde a Marchpane or Tarte cap. x. ¶ To bake Quinces chapter xi * To kéepe Quinces vnpared all the yeare longe chapter xii ¶ To make fine blaunch powder for rosted