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Secrets were a popular genre in the period. They were collections of short items, including stories (often of a wondrous or startling sort); recipes for remedies; and a wide range of other items designed to amuse and instruct. The items are often arranged in what seems to be a random order.

The vviddovves treasure. Plentifully furnished with sundry precious and approued secrets in physicke and chirurgery…

Partridge, John
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A thousand notable things of sundrie sortes: vvhereof some are wonderfull, some strange, some pleasant…

Lupton, Thomas
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The widdovves treasure

Partridge, John
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The treasurie of hidden secrets: commonly called, the good-huswiues closet of prouision, for the…

Partridge, John
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The treasurie of hidden secrets: commonly called, The good-huswiues closet of prouision, for the…

Partridge, John
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The secrets of Albertus Magnus

[author not specified],
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The secrets of Albertus Magnus

[author not specified],
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The secrets of Alexis: containing many excellent remedies against diuers diseases, wounds, and other accidents…

Ruscelli, Girolamo
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A thousand notable things of sundrie sorts. Whereof some are wonderfull, some strange, some pleasant…

Lupton, Thomas
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The treasurie of hidden secrets. Commonlie called, The good-huswiues closet of prouision, for the…

Partridge, John
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