Letter 1620

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James Keill to Hans Sloane – August 1, 1709


Item info

Date: August 1, 1709
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 20-21


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Transcription

Keill did not formally attend medical school, but through the patronage of Sloane he obtained the degree of MD from Cambridge. Sloane helped Keill enter into medical practice in Northampton (Anita Guerrini, Keill, James (16731719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15255, accessed 2 June 2011]).



Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: N/A William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster
    Gender:
    Age:61
  • Description

    Leominster suffers from pain in the ankles and shoulders along with a swelling in his legs.

  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:

    Bark with pectorals was taken, but gave Leominster no relief.


    Ongoing Treatment:

    Leominster is to continue taking the bark with pectorals along with Sloane's bitter diuretic infusion. An herbal remedy is taken to induce vomiting.


    Response:

    The herbal remedy induced vomiting. Sibbald has not seen Leominster since giving it to him.

  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Inflammations, Kidney, Pain, Urinary