John Ray to Hans Sloane – December 14, 1704
Item info
Date: December 14, 1704 Author: John Ray Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039 Folio: ff. 401-402
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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)
December 14, 1704
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Black Notley
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
John Ray
Original Page
Transcription
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:76 years old. -
Description
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Diagnosis
Painful leg sores, which are spreading.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Sloane told Ray to straighten his legs and prescribed another treatment, which Ray will pursue as soon as he has all the items necessary.
Response:Due to all his sitting, the muscles in his legs are so contracted that it causes him pain to straight them out, let alone stretch them, but he 'will endeavour what [he] can'.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Leg Sores, Injuries (includes wounds, sores, bruises), Pain, Skin ailments