A choice manuall, or, Rare and select secrets in physick and chyrurgery
Subtitle: collected, and practised by the Right Honourable, the Countesse of Kent, late deceased. Whereto are added several experiments of the vertue of Gascon powder, and lapis contra yarvam by a professor of physick. As also most exquisite waies of preserving, conserving, candying &c
Contributors: W. J.
Edition: The twelveth edition.
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Printed by Gartrude Dawson and are to be sold by William Shears ...
Published: 1659
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
Subjects: English Cooking; Early works to 1800; Popular Medicine; Medicine; Formulae, receipts, prescriptions; Canning and preserving
Other titles: Choice manual; Rare and select secrets in physick and chyrurgery
Notes: "The epistle to the reader" is signed: W. J.

"A true gentlewomans delight" has separate dated title page and pagination ; register is continuous.

Wing (2nd ed.) K313A
Table of contents: title: A choice manuall, or, Rare and select secrets in physick and chyrurgery : collected, and practised by the Right Honourable, the Countesse of Kent, late deceased. Whereto are added several experiments of the vertue of Gascon powder, and lapis contra yarvam by a professor of physick. As also most exquisite waies of preserving, conserving, candying &c.; title: A true gentelwomans delight : wherein is contained all manner of cookery : together with [brace] preserving, conserving, drying and candying. Very neccessary for all ladies and gentlewomen / published by W. G. Gent.