The following list of persons (mostly cooks) has been extracted from "Recipes of Old England" by Bernard N Bessinger published 1973 . The list has been compiled by members of the Genealogical Computing Group of the NZ Society of Genealogists. The titles of most of the books (quoted in inverted commas) have had to be abbreviated for reasons of conciseness. If any member wishes more information about any name listed here, they may send a SAE plus 20 cents per page for photocopies to :- The Genealogical Computing Group P.O.Box 35-020, Browns Bay, Auckland 10. NAME COMMENT PAGE. Eliza ACTON "Modern Cookery for Families" 1845 64 John ASHBURNAM Charles I's confidential agent 194 Sam BELL Gardener of mid 18th century 22 John BICKERDYKE "Curiosities of Ale & Beer" c1860 181 John BLENCOWE of Marston. Judge; marr Ann WALLIS 118 Mrs Ann BLENCOWE Recipe Book 26Feb1673 118 Andrew BOORDE "Dyetary of Helthe" 1542 32 The Family BRAGGE MS Recipe Book - of Beaminster DOR 36 Mrs F. BRIGGS of Wigmore St 1825 37 Mrs F. BRIGGS of Wigmore St. 1825 120 Nathaniel BROOK of The Angel Cornhill 1658 38 Rev James BROWN Master Pembroke Coll. Cambridge 1761 163 Robert BURTON "Anatomy of Melancholy" 1621 35 Thomas CADMAN Distillers Company 1638 196 Susannah CARTER "Frugal Housewife" 1795 30 Mrs CHOLWICH MS Recipe of 17th Century 98 Elizabeth CLELAND Soup recipe of 1759 22 Monsieur de St CLOUET Cook to Duke of Newcastle 79 J.Stevens COX FSA "Dorset Dishes 17th Century 36 H.J. CRUMP b circa 1850 22 Edward DALTON MS Recipes ca 1750. 154 Thomas DAWSON "Good Huswifes Jewell" 1585 47 Sir Kenelm DIGBY Picture of. b 1602 d 1665 159 John DILLY Bookseller circa 1747 197 Admiral DIXON Father of Catherine and her sister 23 Admiral Sir Manley DIXON Father of Admiral DIXON 23 Catherine DIXON Recipe Book ca 1811 23 Richard DOLBY "Cooks Dictionary" 1830 54 Richard DOLBY Cook at Thatched House Tavern 55 Sir Henry DORMER of Wenge Buckinghamshire 1588 194 Elizabeth EVANS MS Recipe Book - of Walthamstow 94 John FARLEY Prin. Cook London Tavern 1783 39 Rt Hon Sir Samuel FLUDYER Lord Mayor of London 1762 41 Mrs FRAZER "Practice of Cookery,Pastry etc"1795 29 William GELLEROY Cook to Duchess of Argyle etc 1762 41 Mrs Hannah GLASSE "Art of Cookery made Plain etc" 1747 89 Mrs Sarah HARRISON "Housekeepers Pocketbook" 1733 103 Arthur HOLLINGSWORTH Cook of Newgate Market 1603 194 Lady HOLMEBY Recipe for Mustard 1669 170 Margaret HOWELL Recipe for Derbyshire Pudding 1829 146 Amy HULL Family MS Recipe Book - born 1857 22 E.Barrow KENDAL Recipe for College Pie ca 1831 Elizabeth KEYWORTH MS Recipe Book 1831- of Yorkshire 83 E.D. KIDDER Teacher of Holborn 1702 144 Dr KITCHINER Author "The Cook's Oracle" 1817 20 William KITCHINER Author "The Cooks's Oracle" 1817 24 Mary KITTELBY "Collection of recipes etc" 1715 50 Gervase MARKHAM "English Hus-wife" 1615 114 Sir Theo Turquet MAYERNE 1573-1655 b Geneva 195 Sir Theodore MAYERNE Physician to King Charles 1658 144 Robert MAY Born Wenge BKM in 1588 died post1660 194 Mrs MITCHERLL Recipe for Mincemeat ca 1840 81 John MOLLARD Freemasons' Tavern London 1801 77 Dr MUFFET Court Physician 16th Century 113 D. NICOMARCH Recipe for Currant Shrub 1831 178 Mrs NORTON Recipe for Marlboro Pudding 147 Henry OSBORNE Cook to Sir Joseph BANKS in 1820 24 Dr Denis PAPIN FRS Inventor of Pressure Cooker in 1681 20 Miss Ann PENKETT Recipe for soup in 1800 21 Thomas PERCY "Reliques of Ancient Poetry" 1765 182 Lady Diana PORTER Recipe for Collops ca 1720 67 Mary POWELL Recipe dated 1830 131 Capt Thomas POWNALL Log book of Dragoons in 1688-9 72 William RABISHA "Whole Body of Cookery etc" 1673 31 Catherine RICHARDSON Family Recipe Book ca 1713 81 Claudia RODEN "Middle Eastern Food" 1968 48 Mrs Maria Eliza RUNDLE Author 1745-1828 98 Elizabeth SHILLITO Recipe for Treacle Parkin 1804 153 Eliza SMITH Author "The Complete Housewife" 1753 11 Emma SMITH of Alvaston Hall, DBY 1855 109 Venetia STANLEY Dau of Sir Edward Stanley d 1633 198 William VERRALL White Hart Inn Lewes Sussex 1759 79 Margaret WALKER Author of YKS ca 1778-1846 152 DR John WALLIS Mathematician, father ofAnn BLENCOWE 118 Isaac WALTON "Compleat Angler" 1653 35 Richard WILKIN "A Collection of Recipes etc" 1714 54 Richard WILKIN Kings Head, St Pauls Churchyard 1714 57 Antony a WOOD Antiquarian 1698 19 Sir Watkin W. WYNNE Jesus College Oxford 1732 183