Letter 0660

Posted on August 2, 2016 by -

Arthur Charlett to Hans Sloane – December 20, 1700


Item info

Date: December 20, 1700
Author: Arthur Charlett
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 111-112


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Transcription

Charlett was elected Master of University College at Oxford in 1692 and held that post until his death in 1722. Charlett used the mastership to gain influence, especially through persistent letter-writing to numerous correspondents, sharing the latest literary, political, and scholarly gossip (R. H. Darwall-Smith, Charlett, Arthur (16551722), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5158, accessed 18 June 2013]).



Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: N/A Arthur Charlett
    Gender:
    Age:45 years old
  • Description
  • Diagnosis

    Rheumatism in the joints, shoulders, and thighs.

  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:

    Bled not more than 30 ounces and blistered in 4 places.


    Ongoing Treatment:
    Response:

    The blistering went longer than ordinary, which caused one of Charlett's legs to swell; it has not increased or decreased in size since.

  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Rheumatism, Pain