THE QUEENE-LIKE CLOSET Or 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_, near _West-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 that Esteem You have for what else I can do, make me bold to present this Book to You; which by that time You have perused, I doubt not but You will deem it worthy of the Title it bears; and indeed it was never opened before: If it may yield You any Delight or Benefit, I shall be glad; for as You have a true Love and Esteem for me, so I have a very great 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 do delight in, or be desirous of good Accomplishments. Ladies and Gentlewomen, _I Presume those Bookes which have passed from me formerly, have got me some little credit and esteem amongst you. But there being so much time past since they were Printed, that methinks, I hear some of you say_ I wish Mrs. _Wolley_ would put forth some New Experiments _and to say the Truth, I have been importun'd by divers of my Friends and Acquaintance to do so._ _I shall not give an Apish Example every Day or Week to follow ridiculous 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 I have already Printed, but some of you being so perfect in your practises, and I very desirous still to serve you, do now present you with this_ Queen-like Closet: _I do assure you it is worthy of the Title it bears, for the very precious things you will find in it._ _Thus beseeching your kind Acceptance of this Book, and of my earnest Desires to you, I take my Leave, but shall always be to all who have esteem for me,_ Their Faithful and Humble Servant, HANNAH WOLLEY.