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Richard Blackmore to Hans Sloane – December 22, 1721
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Date: December 22, 1721
Author: Richard Blackmore
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 158-159
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Blackmore asks Sloane to speak with Walpole about the ‘Mall Tax Bill’ and his nephew, Power, possibly being appointed a ‘Clerk of the Treasury’.
Sir Richard Blackmore was a physician and writer, publishing works on poetry, history, theology, and medicine (Flavio Gregori, Blackmore, Sir Richard (16541729), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2009 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/2528, accessed 30 Aug 2011]).
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Thomas Hearne to Hans Sloane – December 22, 1721
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Date: December 22, 1721
Author: Thomas Hearne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 160-161
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Hearne was told that Sloane possesses Mr Cowper’s manuscripts, which have ‘a great many Observations about our English Historians’. He wants to know if ‘Fordun’ is mentioned therein, for he is about to print ‘the Vth […] Volume’ of Fordun’s work.
Thomas Hearne (bap. 1678, d. 1735) was an antiquary and diarist. He began working at the Bodleian Library in 1701. A nonjuror, his refusal to take an oath of allegiance to King George I led to his dismissal from the Bodleian in 1716. Hearne published the works of several English chroniclers (Theodor Harmsen, Hearne, Thomas (bap. 1678, d. 1735), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12827, accessed 2 June 2011]).
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George Cheyne to Hans Sloane – May 9, 1720
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Date: May 9, 1720
Author: George Cheyne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4045
Folio: f. 329
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Cheyne hopes he can help the patients Sloane referred to him. He is to wait on Mrs Walpoal. Mr Walpoal will give Sloane a fuller account of Mrs Walpoal’s illness.
George Cheyne was a physician and published many books on philosophical and health-related topics. He promoted taking the waters at Bath and his popular treatise ‘An Essay of Health and Long Life’ (1724) served as a guide to good living. He suffered from extreme obesity, at one point weighing roughly 448 pounds (Anita Guerrini, Cheyne, George (1671/21743), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5258, accessed 5 July 2013]).
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William Derham to Hans Sloane – November 27, 1728
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Date: November 27, 1728
Author: William Derham
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4050
Folio: f. 9
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[fol. 9]
Hond Sr Chapter house in Windsor
Coll 27. Novr. 1728.
Being very busy in this place,
I have only time to put you in mind
yt I sent you wd in my last Lr to you,
yt Mr Weichman sent the Society this
History of the Asbestos from Hamburgh
wth Dr Fabritiuss Transaction of my
Asto-Theology into the German Language.
I hope to wait upon you & the Soc:
about the middle of Decr, & to bring
you some things for the Societys service
being Theirs &
Hond Sr
Yours affectionately
Wm Derham
Derham was a Church of England clergyman and a natural philosopher, interested in nature, mathematics, and philosophy. He frequently requested medical advice from Sloane, and likely served as a physician to his family and parishioners (Marja Smolenaars, Derham, William (16571735), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7528, accessed 7 June 2011]).
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William Derham to Hans Sloane – November 17, 1727
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Date: November 17, 1727
Author: William Derham
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4049
Folio: ff. 63-64
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[fol. 64]
Hond Upminster near
Romford in Essex Nov 17 1727
I think it for your services to
acquaint you yt Mr Folkes hath by the Arch-
Deacon of Canterbury sollicited my Vote
& Interest. My reply to wch was y I won-
dred at his doing so unadvised & rash
a thing, as yt he (who is a Junior in the
Society, & had not in any so considerable
respects as You, signalized his merits
to the Society) should set up in opposition
to you, who are one of our greatest
Seniors, had been long an excellent Se-
cretary, & particularly in keeping up
the Correspondence of the Soc-, more than
any Secretary since, & yt at no small
charge to your self; yt you are the best
of any of us acquainted wth the Customs
&c of the Soc.; & have it in your power
to be a much greater Benefactor than
any have been, with more to this same purpose.
From whence I desired yt he would give us all his
presentations agst you. This I did not by the A Deacon
himself wth whom I have no acquaintance but by
a third person by whom the Deacon solicited me.
My reason for giving you so particular an account
is to desire yt some leading Member of your ac-
quaintance would, on St Andrews day make such a
representation of that case as a full Meeting, which
if no better Member should second, I would do it:
wch I doubt not would inflame many of the jun
Fellows, & such as were acquainted with the
true state of the matter. This I thought neces-
sary to advertise you of being wth greatest
respect
Your much obliged & affectionate
servt Wm Derham
Derham was a Church of England clergyman and a natural philosopher, interested in nature, mathematics, and philosophy. He frequently requested medical advice from Sloane, and likely served as a physician to his family and parishioners (Marja Smolenaars, Derham, William (16571735), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7528, accessed 7 June 2011]).
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George Cheyne to Hans Sloane – May 9, 1720
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Date: May 9, 1720
Author: George Cheyne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4045
Folio: f. 329
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Transcription
Cheyne hopes he can help the patients Sloane referred to him. He is to wait on Mrs Walpoal. Mr Walpoal will give Sloane a fuller account of Mrs Walpoal’s illness.
George Cheyne was a physician and published many books on philosophical and health-related topics. He promoted taking the waters at Bath and his popular treatise ‘An Essay of Health and Long Life’ (1724) served as a guide to good living. He suffered from extreme obesity, at one point weighing roughly 448 pounds (Anita Guerrini, Cheyne, George (1671/21743), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5258, accessed 5 July 2013]).
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Arthur Charlett to Hans Sloane – August 31, 1700
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Date: August 31, 1700
Author: Arthur Charlett
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: f. 57
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[fol. 57]
Sr
If your Servant will be willing
to open your Doors to morrow Morning, I
intend to be with you as soon as light, and
hope in 2 or 3 hours to examine most of the
Duplicates, especially if I can borrow another
of Dr Hyde’s Bodleian Catalogues.
Sal.m. Aug. 31. 1700. Ar. Cht.
Charlett was elected Master of University College at Oxford in 1692 and held that post until his death in 1722. Charlett used the mastership to gain influence, especially through persistent letter-writing to numerous correspondents, sharing the latest literary, political, and scholarly gossip (R. H. Darwall-Smith, Charlett, Arthur (16551722), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5158, accessed 18 June 2013]).
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George Cheyne to Hans Sloane – May 9, 1720
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Date: May 9, 1720
Author: George Cheyne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4045
Folio: f. 329
Original Page
Transcription
Cheyne hopes he can help the patients Sloane referred to him. He is to wait on Mrs Walpoal. Mr Walpoal will give Sloane a fuller account of Mrs Walpoal’s illness.
George Cheyne was a physician and published many books on philosophical and health-related topics. He promoted taking the waters at Bath and his popular treatise ‘An Essay of Health and Long Life’ (1724) served as a guide to good living. He suffered from extreme obesity, at one point weighing roughly 448 pounds (Anita Guerrini, Cheyne, George (1671/21743), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5258, accessed 5 July 2013]).
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Name: Mr. Anthony
Gender:
Age:
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Description
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: Cordials, which cause 'fitts and faintings'.
Ongoing Treatment: Cheyne thinks 'Bath waters, especially with a wild Rhubarb' would be advisable. As the cordials produce a negative effect, wine and 'prop[...] drops' should be administered to effect 'better digestion'. Cheyne suggests nothing too strong be given to her, for such a treatment could induce 'more frequent fitts'. He figures she ought to be given 'Rhubarb and Specifick Bitters'.
Response: The patient's colour is improving, 'her fitts are shorter[...] and she like the waters'.
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Kidney, Nephritic syndrome, Fainting, Fits
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George Cheyne to Hans Sloane – May 9, 1720
Item info
Date: May 9, 1720
Author: George Cheyne
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4045
Folio: f. 329
Original Page
Transcription
Cheyne hopes he can help the patients Sloane referred to him. He is to wait on Mrs Walpoal. Mr Walpoal will give Sloane a fuller account of Mrs Walpoal’s illness.
George Cheyne was a physician and published many books on philosophical and health-related topics. He promoted taking the waters at Bath and his popular treatise ‘An Essay of Health and Long Life’ (1724) served as a guide to good living. He suffered from extreme obesity, at one point weighing roughly 448 pounds (Anita Guerrini, Cheyne, George (1671/21743), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5258, accessed 5 July 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Mrs. Walpoal
Gender:
Age:
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Description
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment: Cordials, which cause 'fitts and faintings'.
Ongoing Treatment: Cheyne thinks 'Bath waters, especially with a wild Rhubarb' would be advisable. As the cordials produce a negative effect, wine and 'prop[...] drops' should be administered to effect 'better digestion'. Cheyne suggests nothing too strong be given to her, for such a treatment could induce 'more frequent fitts'. He figures she ought to be given 'Rhubarb and Specifick Bitters'.
Response: The patient's colour is improving, 'her fitts are shorter[...] and she like the waters'.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Kidney, Nephritic syndrome, Fainting, Fits
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Abraham Hill to Hans Sloane – December, 1720
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Date: December, 1720
Author: Abraham Hill
Recipient: Hans Sloane
Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046
Folio: ff. 48-49
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Abraham Hill (bap. 1635 d.1722) was Secretary to the Royal Society. He managed its correspondence (Lotte Mulligan, ‘Hill, Abraham (bap. 1635, d. 1722)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13265, accessed 9 July 2015]).