Robert Southwell to Hans Sloane – November 4, 1693
Item info
Date: November 4, 1693 Author: Robert Southwell Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036 Folio: f. 157
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical
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Subjects
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Date (as written)
November 4, 1693
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
London
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Barnfield
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Transcription
Southwell was informed of Barnfield’s condition by Captain Waller. Sir Robert Southwell was a diplomat and government official. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1662, and was elected president from 1690 to 1695 (Toby Barnard, Southwell, Sir Robert (16351702), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26066, accessed 19 June 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Mr. Barnfield
Gender:
Age:Described as -
Description
Not usually subject to sickness. The patient's belly is swelling; but the swelling is not moving into the legs; the patient urinates, but not as much as he should; weakness in the knees, but without pain.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Weakness, Urinary, Stomach, Age