Paul Lorrain to Hans Sloane – May 6, 1709
Item info
Date: May 6, 1709 Author: Paul Lorrain Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4076 Folio: f. 38
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical
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Subjects
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Date (as written)
May 6, 1709
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Standardised date
May 6, 1709
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Origin (as written)
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Lorrain
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Transcription
Honred. Next to my most humble & hearty Thanks to you for your great Care of, & trouble you are pleas’d so kindly to take about my poor Wife, give me leave to acquaint you, that she has taken twice ye last Potion you have prescribed for her, viz. that made of Cort. Peru, aq: Cer: nig &c But has forborn to take more till your farther Advice be know (wch, If you think fit I pray […] will send, without further trouble to your self) […..] her Feaver, is abated & her Fits have not [……..] since her last taking it; but chiefly because [……] menstrua are now come upon her. I am Hon’d Sir, Yor most humble & most obliged servt Paul Lorrain Frid. noon May 6 1709
Large tear on bottom left hand. Lovely note after address, ‘with care’.
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Mrs. Lorrain
Gender: Female
Age:Childbearing age. -
Description
Suffering from fits and fever. Had menstrual flow.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Peruvian bark, waters.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:Fever has abated.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Fits, Fevers