John Ray to Hans Sloane – March 1, 1699
Item info
Date: March 1, 1699 Author: John Ray Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037 Folio: ff. 220-221
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Scholarship, Scientific, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Books, Botany, Illustrations, Plants, Publishing
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Date (as written)
March 1, 1699
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Black Notley
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Others mentioned
Mr Smith
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Patients mentioned
John Ray
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Transcription
Ray writes that he is awaiting a response from Mr Smith regarding whether he will publish Ray’s Supplement. He is unsure if it will sell. Ray believes his Supplement’s best selling point are its descriptions of plants not yet cataloged, but he acknowledges that his work has no illustrations, so it will only appeal to ‘proficient’ botanists. 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 John Ray
Gender:
Age:71 years old. -
Description
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Diagnosis
Ray's sores continue to be painful and troublesome, especially at night; Ray is thankful that they are at least tolerable enough during the day that he can still work.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Pain, Skin ailments, Leg sores