Richard Middleton Massey to Hans Sloane – May 18, 1711
Item info
Date: May 18, 1711 Author: Richard Middleton Massey Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042 Folio: ff. 285-286
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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
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Date (as written)
May 18, 1711
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Wisbech
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
John Kelsall
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Transcription
Massey thanks Sloane sending the collection of books. Kelsall was a Quaker minister and diarist who wrote predominantly on religious matters (Richard C. Allen, Kelsall, John (16831743), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/61965, accessed 9 June 2011]). 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 John Kelsall
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Kelsall had a fever several years ago. It was 'cured by frequent bleeding and purgeing (a very odd Practice in my mind)', which resulted in a weakening of his constitution. 'He is very Hypochondriacal', which Massey thinks is contributing to his odd state.
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Diagnosis
Massey would like Sloane's opinion and advice.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Massey lists the various medicines given to Kelsall, which he was taking in pill form 'and infusion twice dayly'. Massey would like to know if water would be better than a 'bitter infusion'.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Fevers, Hypochondria