Bennet Sherard to Hans Sloane – September 18, 1723
Item info
Date: September 18, 1723 Author: Bennet Sherard Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4047 Folio: ff. 50-51
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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)
September 18, 1723
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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
Bennet Sherard
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Transcription
Bennet Sherard (1677-1732), 1st Earl of Harborough, was the son of Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard, and Elizabeth Christopher (Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 491).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Bennet Sherard
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Gout developed on Sherard's fingers after traveling to the countryside.
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Diagnosis
Gout.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
He took waters and rhubarb; purged himself several times a day.
Ongoing Treatment:The gout is nearly gone. Sherard wants to know if he should continue with the waters and rhubarb. Sloane writes his prescription at the bottom of the letter: 'Deascord. decoct. alb.'
Response:Gout is beginning to develop on Sherard's leg.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Gout