Richard Middleton Massey to Hans Sloane – September 4, 1706
Item info
Date: September 4, 1706 Author: Richard Middleton Massey Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4040 Folio: ff. 214-215
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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 4, 1706
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Wisbecke
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed
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Transcription
Richard Middleton Massey (1678-1743) attended Brasenose College, Oxford but left before obtaining a degree. In 1706 he was admitted Extra-Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and settled in Wisbech where he practiced medicine. Massey was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1712. He compiled the catalogue of the library of the Royal College of Physicians in 1727 (http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/2969).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed
Gender:
Age:40 years old. -
Description
Temperate man; about 40; good constitution; 'rides about very much'.
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Diagnosis
Jaundice.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
He drank bitter steel wines, 'timotura sacra decoct. itcteric', and taken 'pilulo sinegmatica'.
Ongoing Treatment:An emetic every 3 to 4 weeks.
Response:Taking the emetic 'eases him immediately', but he is only fine for about 3 or 4 weeks, after which the jaundice returns. Massey is curious to know if Sloane knows of any preservative that would make the effect last.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Jaundice