Richard Middleton Massey to Hans Sloane – June 27, 1707
Item info
Date: June 27, 1707 Author: Richard Middleton Massey Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4040 Folio: f. 375
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Library, Medical, Patronage
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Subjects
Books, Manuscripts
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Date (as written)
June 27, 1707
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed
Original Page
Transcription
Massey sends an ancient manuscript and physic book. Richard Middleton Massey (1678-1743) attended Brasenose College, Oxford but left before obtaining a degree. In 1706 he was admitted Extra-Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and settled in Wisbech where he practiced medicine. Massey was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1712. He compiled the catalogue of the library of the Royal College of Physicians in 1727 (http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/2969).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed
Gender:
Age:45 years old. -
Description
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Diagnosis
Tympanite; swelling in the abdomen and stomach.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Following Sloane's orders, began with 'oxymel scyll', which 'purged well downwards but not otherwise.' Then, a 'lixquium of broom ashes with juniper berry mustard' was administered twice a day while being purged with 'resin scammon merc. dule.'
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:Sloane's treatment has led to the patient being 'recovered to a miracle.' The tension is down and the patient can ride 10 or 20 miles.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Hydropsy, Stomach, Tympanites