Thomas Hearne to Hans Sloane – August 11, n. y.
Item info
Date: August 11, n. y. Author: Thomas Hearne Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075 Folio: ff. 224-225
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Language
English
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Library
British Library
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Categories
Medical
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Subjects
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Date (as written)
August 11, n. y.
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Woburn Abbey
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Others mentioned
Elizabeth Russell
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Patients mentioned
Thomas Herne
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Transcription
Thomas Hearne (bap. 1678, d. 1735) was an antiquary and diarist. He began working at the Bodleian Library in 1701. A nonjuror, his refusal to take an oath of allegiance to King George I led to his dismissal from the Bodleian in 1716. Hearne published the works of several English chroniclers (Theodor Harmsen, Hearne, Thomas (bap. 1678, d. 1735), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12827, accessed 2 June 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Thomas Herne
Gender:
Age: -
Description
He discharged almost a half pint blood from the mouth which had never experienced before. He also experienced "now & then a little pungent & twitching pain" and difficulty expanding his lungs and breathing freely.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
He was bled immediately and abstained from drinking anything about milk and eating anything but a little pigeon. Later, "by the Dutchesses direction" had taken laudanum and some Lucatellus Balsom which he will continue until Sunday when Sloane will give him further direction.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:He also wanted to know if riding, walking or other exercise would be advisable and if he should follow any dietary restrictions
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Mouth, Lungs, Blood, Consumptions