Letter 2203

Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu to Hans Sloane – April 21, 1701


Item info

Date: April 21, 1701
Author: Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 162-163



Original Page



Transcription

Montagu wtites that he is in a good state and life outside of London is quieter. Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montague (bap. 1638, d. 1709) was an English courtier, diplomat, and patron of the arts. He was elected to Parliament both before and after the Glorious Revolution (Edward Charles Metzger, Montagu, Ralph, first duke of Montagu (bap. 1638, d. 1709), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19030, accessed 25 June 2013]).




Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: Mr. Monke
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description

    Montagu informs Sloane 'Mr Monke is verye fortunate to have fallen into your hands if he recovers I wish he may make a better use of his life then he has don hitherto'. He adds that the weather has been very cold as of late. Monke 'neither takes anye sort of milk in the morning nor syrop to sleepe at night'.

  • Diagnosis

    It is unclear what afflicted Mr Monke.

  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:
    Ongoing Treatment:
    Response:
  • More information
  • Medical problem reference