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THE

QUEENE-LIKE CLOSET

RICH CABINET

[Illustration]

Printed for Rich: Lownes

White Lion in Duck Layne neare West Smithfield

The Queen-like Closet

OR

RICH CABINET:

Stored with all manner of

RARE RECEIPTS

For

Preserving, Candying and Cookery.

Very Pleasant and Beneficial to all Ingenious Persons of the

FEMALE SEX.

BY HANNAH WOLLEY.

The Second EDITION.

LONDON

Printed for Richard Lowndes at the White Lion in Duck-Lane, nearWest-Smithfield, 1672.

TO THE

TRULY VERTUOUS

AND

My much Honoured Friend

Mrs. GRACE BUZBY,

Daughter to the Late

Sr. HENRY CARY,

Knight Banneret;

And WIFE to

Mr. ROBERT BUZBY,

Gentleman, and Wollen Draper of LONDON

Madam,

Your Kind and Good Acceptance of my Endeavours in Work for You, and thatEsteem You have for what else I can do, make me bold to present thisBook to You; which by that time You have perused, I doubt not but Youwill deem it worthy of the Title it bears; and indeed it was neveropened before: If it may yield You any Delight or Benefit, I shall beglad; for as You have a true Love and Esteem for me, so I have a verygreat Love and Honourable Esteem for You; and shall always be

_Your most Observant

servant_,

HANNAH WOLLEY.

To all Ladies, Gentlewomen, and to all other of the Female Sex who dodelight in, or be desirous of good Accomplishments.

Ladies and Gentlewomen,

_I Presume those Bookes which have passed from me formerly, have got mesome little credit and esteem amongst you.

But there being so much time past since they were Printed, thatmethinks, I hear some of you say_ I wish Mrs. Wolley would put forthsome New Experiments and to say the Truth, I have been importun'd bydivers of my Friends and Acquaintance to do so.

I shall not give an Apish Example every Day or Week to followridiculous and foolish Fancies, nor could I be too like the Spaniard,always to keep in one Dress: I am not ashamed, nor do I disown what Ihave already Printed, but some of you being so perfect in yourpractises, and I very desirous still to serve you, do now present youwith this Queen-like Closet: I do assure you it is worthy of theTitle it bears, for the very precious things you will find in it.

Thus beseeching your kind Acceptance of this Book, and of my earnestDesires to you, I take my Leave, but shall always be to all who haveesteem for me,

Their Faithful and

Humble Servant,

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