Edmund King to Hans Sloane – August 6, 1701
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Date: August 6, 1701 Author: Edmund King Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038 Folio: ff. 207-208
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical
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Date (as written)
August 6, 1701
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Sir Edmund King (bap. 1630, d. 1709) was a physician and surgeon. He published some of his research in the Philosophical Transactions (Robert L. Martensen, ‘King , Sir Edmund (bap. 1630, d. 1709)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15557, accessed 3 July 2014]).
Patient Details
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Name: Marquis of Treedale
Gender:
Age:[None, but Sedley died at the age of 62.] -
Description
Nothing of the patient's particular condition is mentioned.
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Diagnosis
King wants to consult Sloane on what to do next.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:King writes that Sedley was taking 'Tinct. sacra', and continue to do so at 'all opportunities'. He was also being given 'Flamsteed waters'.
Response: -
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