Letter 0685

Posted on August 2, 2016 by -

William Rose to Hans Sloane – May 24, 1701


Item info

Date: May 24, 1701
Author: William Rose
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 169-170


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Transcription

Rose was an apothecary and medical practitioner who challenged the authority of the Royal College of Physicians. The legality of Rose practicing medicine, despite only being an apothecary, was extensively debated by the Royal College of Physicians, but in 1704 the House of Lords granted apothecaries the right to practice medicine in London. The Society of Apothecaries later contested the judgment in the House of Lords (Harold J. Cook, Rose, William (fl. 16931705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/57249, accessed 26 June 2013]).



Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: N/A John Seale
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description

    Seale is 'addicted to women.'

  • Diagnosis

    Seale has unspecified venereal issues; 'the effects' of being addicted to women.

  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:

    In Aldersgate, Seale was given something that caused spitting and then coughing. Rose gave Seales a diet drink.


    Ongoing Treatment:
    Response:

    The spitting led to wasting. The diet drink worked initially, for one week.

  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Venereal complaints