This is a collection of texts I've gathered related to the period I study in the SCA. Most of them are Elizabethan, or are close to that period or relevant to that period in some way. Generally I have transcribed them from copies of old books. In doing so, I often simplify the odd typography and so forth. If for some reason this isn't good enough for you, I suggest you go and find copies of the same texts on EEBO.
An apology
These texts have been offline for a very long time. My apologies to all who were inconvenienced by this. I think I responded to most who emailed recommending the wayback machine. If you didn't know about this tool, I recommend it in general.
Cookery texts
- Delights for Ladies, Hugh Plat, 1609
- The English Housewife, Gervase Markham, originally published 1615 (this edition 1683)
- (more coming soon)
Needlework and design books
(coming soon)