John Ray to Hans Sloane – August 10, 1698
Item info
Date: August 10, 1698 Author: John Ray Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037 Folio: f. 108
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Scholarship
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Subjects
Publishing, Trees
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Date (as written)
August 10, 1698
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Black Notley
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Ray (John Ray's Daughter)
Original Page
Transcription
Ray has enclosed his latest work on the ‘Supplement to Dendrology’ for Sloane to read and edit. 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: Miss. Ray (John Ray's Daughter)
Gender:
Age:Recently pubescent -
Description
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Diagnosis
Legs and feet swollen; to the point where in the afternoons and evenings, she could not walk.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:A poultice of oatmeal is being applied 2 or 3 times, on the advice of a 'gentleman' who happened to stop by.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Leg sores, Skin ailments, Pain, Injuries (includes wounds, sores, bruises)