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Lady August Murray

Lady Augusta Murray's Book of Cures

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for ditto

Powdered Bark.... 1-ounce

Red Port.... 1 Pint

Water.... 1 Pint

Acid Elixir of Vitriol.... 2-tea spoon fulls
of this take a Wine glass full, 3 or 4 times
a day. ....

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medicines/to cure Purgings

To check purgings.... [[underline]] --15 or 20--[[/underline]] Grains of
prepared Chalk or
magnesium Calcined

for ditto.... [[underline]] 15--or 20 [[/underline]] Grains of
Japan Earth
Cinnamon &
Rhubarb. ....

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[[underline]] Essence, or Extract of malt for Scurvy, Coughs
Mr W. Hollsworth no 80 East Smithfeild,
London....
194 [[/underline]]

Lady Augusta Murray's Commonplace Book

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List of the Kings, & Queens of England.

Norman Line.... began to reign

[[underline]] William ye Conqueror [[/underline]] .... 1066.... [[underline]] Matilda. [[/underline]]

[[underline]] William Rufus [[/underline]] ....1087....

[[underline]] Henry I [[/underline]] ....1100.... { [[underline]] Matilda, [[/underline]], daughter of
[[underline]] Malcolm III [[/underline]] of Scotland

[[underline]] Stephen [[/underline]] ....1135....

The Saxon Line

Papers of Sir George Lee of Hartwell

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April 15th 1755 Rec'd of the
Right Honourable: Sr George Lee
Treasurer & Her Royal Highness
the princess dowager
of Wales the sum of fifty
pounds, being one quarter
of Her Royal Highnesses Bounty
to me to Lady day Early
by me

Francis Ayscough.

[[underline]] £ s d [[/underline]]
[[underline]] 50.00.0 [[/underline]]

33.2.

January the 30th: 1755

Receivd of Sir George Lee Treasurer to Her
Royal Highness the Princess of Wales the
Sum of twenty five pounds for one quarter of
a year of Her Royal Highness's Bounty to the
5th Instant.

Recd: by me

Mary Anne Cottrell

[[underline]] £ 25: 00: 00 [[/underline]]

Princess Augusta Sophia

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