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Jezreel Jones to Hans Sloane – December 13, 1699
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Date: December 13, 1699
Author: Jezreel Jones
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 357-358
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[fol. 357]
Sr
I am removeing my Lodging this day from the
other end of the Town to the corner of Water Lane
at Mr Drings, when Mr William Methuen Lodges;
And if I can be spared to looke after my things
this evening I shall be very thankfull, I was just
now at Gresham Colledg to desire this favor
or leave word, but I found nobody there. the
enclosed papers were read last day except that
relateing to the Description of Mr Luffkins Organi
Pneumatici. And that also of the Description of a Curve
by its Equable Evolution. If I can not possibly be spared
pray pleas to tell the Messenger these goe by to
let me know it Immediatly, And I will not be
long in goeing thither. This Spice they call
In Portugall Indian Fennell, it is an excellent
thing (they say) for many distempers especially
for some in the head, heart & Breast. This
Picture is painted upon the Glass on the inside
by a Napolitan at Madrid. You may if you
pleas untack it, to Satisfy the Curious, but wth.
great caution that it not be broke, Least a
Restitution should be demanded of me. My
Obdient humble service to Sr. John Hoskins &
all the Honble. Gentlemen. I am with great
truth.
Sir
Your most faithfull
& most Ob: servant
J Jones
Decr. 13th. 1699.
Jezreel Jones was a traveler and diplomat known for his Arabic skills. He was elected clerk to the Royal Society in 1698 and chosen as British envoy to Morocco in 1704 (Elizabeth Baigent, Jones, Jezreel (d. 1731), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15022, accessed 3 July 2013]).
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Edmund Gibson to Hans Sloane – October 24, 1699
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Date: October 24, 1699
Author: Edmund Gibson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 346-347
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Gibson encloses the ‘Calculations of Credibilities of Human Testimony’, which was sent to Gibson by a good friend. He writes that a good mathematician has endorsed the work, ‘but he will not be known in this particular’. Gibson would like it to be published in the Philosophical Transactions. He worries that a recent article in the Transactions propounds ‘a dangerous hypothisis that gives soe much advantage to Deists and Atheists.’
Edmund Gibson (bap. 1669, d. 1748) was a clergyman. He served as Bishop of Lincoln and Bishop of London (Stephen Taylor, Gibson, Edmund (bap. 1669, d. 1748), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10615, accessed 21 June 2013]).
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Godfrey Copley to Hans Sloane – October 4, 1699
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Date: October 4, 1699
Author: Godfrey Copley
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: f. 339
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Copley asks Sloane to see if Mr Smith picked up the letter left for him at the Temple Coffeehouse before leaving for France. Copley discusses the anatomical anomalies of two of his sheep.
Sir Godfrey Copley was a politician and active member of the Royal Society. He was elected a Fellow of the latter in 1691 (C. I. McGrath, Copley, Sir Godfrey, second baronet (c.16531709), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6269, accessed 24 June 2013]).
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Edmund Gibson to Hans Sloane – September 26, 1699
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Date: September 26, 1699
Author: Edmund Gibson
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 337-338
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Edmund Gibson (bap. 1669, d. 1748) was a clergyman. He served as Bishop of Lincoln and Bishop of London (Stephen Taylor, Gibson, Edmund (bap. 1669, d. 1748), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10615, accessed 21 June 2013]).
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Humfrey Wanley to Hans Sloane – December 12, 1700
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Date: December 12, 1700
Author: Humfrey Wanley
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 105-106
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Wanley discusses Latin translations of the Bible and the age of the manuscripts Sloane had asked about. The manuscripts are from the time of Henry II and Pope Eugenius III. Wanley believes 1191 is an accurate dating. He thanks Sloane for his many favours and states his desire to repay him in any way he can.
Wanley was an Old English scholar and a librarian. He contributed four catalogues to Bernards Catalogue, a collection of manuscripts published in 1697. He was appointed assistant at the Bodleian Library in 1695 (Peter Heyworth, Wanley, Humfrey (16721726), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28664, accessed 19 June 2013]).
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Godfrey Copley to Hans Sloane – December 30, 1700
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Date: December 30, 1700
Author: Godfrey Copley
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 115-116
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Copley has not asked his Lord the questions Sloane forwarded to help Copley find a suitable governor. Copley states that he believes his Lord’s last governor was a military man. He relays the dates that he will be in town and hopes to meet with Sloane. He is glad Mr Halley has returned home.
Sir Godfrey Copley was a politician and active member of the Royal Society. He was elected a Fellow of the latter in 1691 (C. I. McGrath, Copley, Sir Godfrey, second baronet (c.16531709), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6269, accessed 24 June 2013]).
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John Ray to Hans Sloane – September 13, 1699
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Date: September 13, 1699
Author: John Ray
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4037
Folio: ff. 330-331
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Scholarship, Scientific, Trade or Commodities
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Subjects
Americas, Classification, Magellan Strait, Maryland, Plants, Publishing, Specimens, Subscriptions
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Date (as written)
September 13, 1699
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Black Notley
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Others mentioned
Leonard Plukenet Tentzelius Petrus Hotton Mr Willford Mr Smith
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Patients mentioned
John Ray
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Ray returns all but one of Sloane’s Maryland plants. He hopes he has not damaged them in any way. Ray discusses his work with the plants, which included reorganizing the collection to group similar plants together. He would like to see the ones from the Magellan Strait that Sloane mentioned. He writes of Mr Smith and Mr Willford, his potential publishers. Ray fears that if they do not get enough subscriptions they won’t publish his Supplement. If this is the case, he may have to print it at his own charge.
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:71 years old.
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Description
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: Ray is now treating his leg sores with straight stocking and bandages, which he believes will give him relief, as he has seen it do so with some of his neighbours; he has already bound one leg, and claims he is 'much better by it.'
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Leg sores, Skin ailments, Pain
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Thomas Hyde to Hans Sloane – July 27, 1701
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Date: July 27, 1701
Author: Thomas Hyde
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 199-200
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Hyde has two Morocco letters. One for the king and one for James Vernon. Hyde asks Sloane to inform Vernon. He discusses paying for books.
Hyde was the librarian of the Bodleian Library from 1665 to 1701. He possessed excellent linguistic skills in eastern languages, especially ancient Persian and Arabic (P. J. Marshall, Hyde, Thomas (16361703), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14336, accessed 19 June 2013]).
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Samuel Pepys to Hans Sloane – October 14, 1701
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Date: October 14, 1701
Author: Samuel Pepys
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: f. 256
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Pepys thanks Sloane for his visit and for the sermon. He has passed it onto the ladies, who enjoyed it. Pepys returns the sermon to Sloane.
Pepys was a naval official who is best known as a result of the publication of his diaries, which recount the various political and social happenings of his day (C. S. Knighton, Pepys, Samuel (16331703), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21906, accessed 19 June 2013]).
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Abraham de la Pryme to Hans Sloane – September 15, 1701
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Date: September 15, 1701
Author: Abraham de la Pryme
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 238-239
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De la Pryme had waited on the Duke of Devonshire, who honoured de la Pryme with a chaplainship. He thanks Sloane and the Royal Society for accepting his contributions. De la Pryme related some botanical descriptions to Sloane. He has not received any of the Philosophical Transactions Sloane mentioned in his previous letter.
De la Pryme was an antiquary, who established extensive correspondence with other antiquaries such as Nathaniel Johnston, Thomas Gale, Ralph Thoresby, and Sloane. In 1702, on Sloanes proposal, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society (C. E. A. Cheesman, Pryme, Abraham (16711704), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22852, accessed 25 June 2013]).