John Ray to Hans Sloane – January 22, 1697/8
Item info
Date: January 22, 1697/8 Author: John Ray Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037 Folio: ff. 12-14
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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)
January 22, 1697/8
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Black Notley
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Others mentioned
Mr Allen
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Patients mentioned
Mary Ray
Original Page
Transcription
Ray was a theologian and naturalist who collected and catalogued his botanical findings in the much lauded Historia plantarum (1686, 1688) (Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 18 June 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Mary Ray
Gender:
Age:70 years old -
Description
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Diagnosis
Diarrhea.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:Ray thanks Sloane for his (unnamed) recommended treatment, saying that it has cured his diarrhea, but that the medicine makes his flatulence long and painful in the evenings.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Coughs, Consumptions, Jaundice, Greensickness, Flatulence, Diarrhea, Stomach, Age