John Ray to Hans Sloane – August 19, 1698
Item info
Date: August 19, 1698 Author: John Ray Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037 Folio: ff. 111-112
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Library, Medical
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Subjects
Books, Botany, Gratitude
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Date (as written)
August 19, 1698
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Black Notley
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Others mentioned
Dr Hobbs Francis Willughby
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Patients mentioned
John Ray
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Transcription
Ray thanks Sloane for saving the life of Francis Willughby’s only daughter. He asks to borrow botanical books. Ray was a theologian and naturalist who collected and catalogued his botanical findings in the much lauded Historia plantarum (1686, 1688) (Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 18 June 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A John Ray
Gender:
Age:71 years old. -
Description
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Diagnosis
Painful, itching leg sores; leading to restless sleep, and as such, drowsiness.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Ray will make use of Dr Hobb's Ointment, as recommended by Sloane, as Ray's constitution can no longer handle mercury.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Skin ailments, Leg sores, Pain