Elizabeth Bertie, later wife of the 2nd Baron Widdrington. Mary Widdrington, probably the eldest daughter of the 2nd Baron Widdrington.
Three 17th-century recipe books containing medical and culinary recipes, including recipe books of Elizabeth Bertie and Mary Widdrington.
The books were bought at Sotheby's in 1939.
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M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. I, nos. 39878-81.
Recipes
Widdrington | Elizabeth | 1632-1715 | wife of 2nd Baron Widdrington
Widdrington | Mary | fl 1655-1699 | daughter of 2nd Baron Widdrington