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Sloane MS 3984

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040-002116377

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002112337

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ark:/81055/vdc_100000000711.0x0002b2

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Sloane MS 3984

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Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Collection of his loose papers and letters: 17th-18th centt.

includes:

f. 15 Hippocrates: Explicatio Aphorismi xv., sect. 3: 17th cent.
f. 16 Mrs Bowles: Receipts for ruptures: 17th cent.: Autogr.
f. 18 Hoxton, Middlesex: Account of strata in a well at: 17th cent.
f. 19 Jacobus Watson, MD: Catalogus ejus MSS. Orientalium: 17th cent.
f. 27 William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1728.
f. 36 Walter Tullideph, of Antigua: Catalogue of books sent to, by Sir H. Sloane: 1735.
f. 43 William Douglas, 2nd Earl of March: Notes on opening his body: 1730.
f. 47 Robert Eyre, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas: Medical prescription for: 1735.
f. 65 Frascati, Italy: Account of a visit to: 18th cent.: Fr.
f. 70 Sir Peter de Ramier, alias Rammier; MD: Receipt for stanching blood: 1674, 1687.
f. 70 Mrs Coke: Prescription for, by Sir H. Sloane: 1729.
ff. 78, 79 Richard Lower, MD: Medical prescriptions.: 17th cent.
ff. 84, 86, 263, 268 Abbé Jean Paul Bignon, Librarian to Louis XV: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1709-1741, and n.d.: Fr.
f. 86 Thomas Willis, MD, Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Oxford: Formulæ remediorum: 17th cent.
f. 88 Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery: Notes of medical visits to, by Sir H. Sloane: 1722.
f. 91 George I of England: Order of Council for preventing the spread of the plague: 1721.
f. 91 John Arbuthnott, MD: Order of Council to, to take measures against the plague: 1721.
f. 98 Charles Delafaye, Under Secretary of State: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1722/3, 1724, 1734/5.
f. 99 Amelia Sophia Eleanor, Princess; daughter of George II: Report as to the cause of her illness: 18th cent.
ff. 100, 104-106 Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend: Letters, as Secretary of State, to Sir H. Sloane: 1722/3.
f. 101 Richard Mead, MD: Order of Council to, to take measures against the plague: 1721.
ff. 103, 104 Gideon Harvey, junior, MD: Reports on Lord Orrery's health: 1722/3.
ff. 103, 104 Lionel Boyle, 3rd Earl of Orrery: Reports on his health in the Tower, by Drs. Sloane, Harvey and Mead: 1722/3.
f. 107 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1720-1733, and n.d.
ff. 113, 114 Richard Mead, MD: Reports on Lord Orrery's health: 1722/3.
f. 119 Herman Boerhaave, Dutch Physician and Naturalist: Curatio medici casus: 18th cent.
ff. 123-125 b John Freind, MD, Physician to the Duke of Ormonde in Flanders: Prescriptions by, for Lady C. Villiers: 1726/7-1728.
ff.123-125b John Hollings, MD, Physician to George II: Prescriptions for Lady C. Villiers: 1726/7-1728.
ff. 127-130 Jan Baptista van Helmont: Chemical processes: 18th cent.
ff. 140-147, 163 Louis Henri de Bourbon, Duc de Montpensier: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1734, 1735.: Fr.
f. 144 Stent: Medical case: 1738.
f. 145 James Reynolds, Chief Baron of the Exchequer: Account of his last illness: 1738/9.
ff. 147-149 b Lady Catharine Villiers: Prescriptions for, by Drs. Cheyney, Friend and Holling: 1726/7-1728.
ff. 147-150 b George Cheyne, MD, of Bath: Prescriptions by, for Lady C. Villiers: 1726/7-1728.
ff. 150, 155-162 Louis Henri de Bourbon, Duc de Montpensier: Letters to, from Sir H. Sloane: 1734-1737.
f. 165 James Farmer, of the Bermudas: Information by, of hidden treasure on an island in the W. Indies: 18th cent.
ff. 165-169, 174-183 Island of Jamaica: Papers relating to: 1670-1688.
f. 166 Thomas Bridge, Moderator on behalf of the Inhabitants of New Providence: Letter to the Duke of Albemarle: 1688.
f. 168 Colonel Sir Thomas Lynch, Governor of Jamaica: Queries for, when going to Jamaica: 1670.
f. 170 Juan de Larco, of the Havana: Plunder by, of Providence Isle: circ. 1670.
ff. 177, 292 Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux de Maurepas, Comte: Letters to, from Sir H. Sloane: 1734.: Fr.
f.185 Samuel Kölesérius de Keres-Eer, Government Secretary of the Principality of Transsylvania: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1725, 1729.: Lat.
ff. 187-197 Island of Barbados: Papers relating to: 1685, 1687.
f. 190 Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux de Maurepas, Comte: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1734.: Fr.
f. 192 Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle: Letter to, as Governor of Jamaica from the inhabitants of New Providence: 1688.
f. 198 James Whiston: Proposal to James II. for the advantage of trade: 1687.
f. 198 James II of England: Proposal to the King for the advantage of trade, by J. Whiston: 1687.
f. 202 Ismael, Bashaw and Duan of Algiers: Correspondence with the Governor of Tangier: 1667.: Copy.
ff. 203-206 John Burton, MD, of York: Medical reports: 17th cent.
f. 207 Eric Benzelius, the younger; Librarian of Uppsala University; Archbishop of Uppsala 1742: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1725-1738.: Lat. and Engl.
f. 208 A- Prowse: Letter from her to - Davenport: 1719.: Extract.
f. 210 America; SOUTH AMERICAN COMPANY: Proposals for, submitted to James II.: 1688.
ff. 211-217 George Charles Doering, MD, of London: Case of a foetus remaining three yeare in the mother's womb: 1726.: Lat.
ff. 214-224 b James II of England: Papers presented to the King relating to Barbados: 1685, 1681.
f. 221 Charles Perry, MD; Fellow of Caius College, Cambridge: Letter to, from Sir H. Sloane: 1736.
ff. 221-224 b John Whetstone, Deputy Secretary to the Governor of Barbados: Attestation by, of copies of papers relating to Barbados: 1685, 1687.
f. 225 Michael Angelo Tilli, Horti Pisani Præfectus: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1725-1736/7: Lat.
f. 226 Roger Maunder, Master of Balliol College, and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford: Letter to, from Sir H. Sloane: [1700].
f. 229 City of Tangier: Correspondence of the Governor with Ismael Bassa: 1667.: Copies.
f. 235 Mrs Davenport: Letter to, from A. Prowse: 1719.
f. 237 Thomas Yapp, Quaker: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1725.
ff. 238-265, passim London; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS: Papers relating to: 1666-1735.
f. 241 Domingo Alvares de Toledo, Procurador General de la Horden de S Francisco: Carta de, al Padre Commissario General: 1667.
f. 245 Sir Christopher Wren, Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College: Letter to Sir T. Millington: 1686.
f. 245 Sir Thomas Millington, of Gosfield Hall, Essex; Physician to King William and Queens Mary and Anne: Letter to, from Sir C. Wren: 1686.
f. 249 Bath, Somerset: On the virtues of the waters: 18th cent.
f. 252 Robert Millar, Surgeon: Testimonial from Sir H. Sloane to, in favour of his becoming professor of botany and anatomy at Glasgow: 1742.
f. 260 Thomas Isted, of Ecton, county Northamptonshire; stepson to Sir H Sloane: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1697-1724, and n.d.
f. 260 Sir Edward Northey, Attorney General: Legal opinion on the College of Physicians: 1715.
f. 274 Joannes Philippus Breynius, filius Jacobi: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1704-1742.: Fr., Engl. and Lat.
f. 275 Isaac Ruth, late of New Providence Isle, in the Bahamas: Petition to the Duke of Albemarle: [1687].
f. 275 Anne of England: Medical report on her body: 1714.
f. 276 Henry Clements, Printer of the Philosophical Transactions: Disclaimer of any right and property in the copy of the Philosophical Transactions: 1710.: Signed.
f. 279 b Anna Holmes, wife of a painter in Blackfriars, near Bridewell Stairs: Dissection of: 1652.: Lat.: Imperf.
f. 280 Golini, Abbé: Letter on an earthworm found in a hen's egg at Brunswick: n.d.: Fr.: Copy.
f. 282 Jacques Lelong, Prêtre de l'Oratoire, Premier Bibliothecaire de la Maison de Paris: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1706, and n.d.: Fr.
ff. 282-285 Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle: Account of his illness and death, by Sir H. Sloane: 1687.
f. 289 Humfrey Wanley, librarian to the Earls of Oxford: Letter to Dr. Hickes: 1702.
f. 289 George Hickes, DD, Dean of Worcester: Letter to, from H. Wanley: 1702.
f. 297 P- A- Schlüter, of Hanover: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1728.
f. 302 Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle: Petition to, from I. Ruth: circ. 1688.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Sloane Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002112337
040-002116377

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Sloane MS 1-4100 : Sloane Manuscripts

Sloane MS 3984 : Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Collection of his loose papers and letters: 17th-18th centt.includes:f. 15 Hippocrates: Explicatio…

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French
Latin

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Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

17th century-18th century

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Names:

Alvares de Toledo, Domingo, Procurador General de la Horden de S Francisco
Amelia Sophia Eleanor, Princess, daughter of George II
Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1665-1714
Arbuthnott, John, MD
Benzelius, Eric, the younger; Librarian of Uppsala University; Archbishop of Uppsala 1742
Bignon, Jean Paul, Abbé; Librarian to Louis XV
Boerhaave, Herman, Dutch Physician and Naturalist
Bourbon, Louis Henri, Duc de Montpensier
Bowles, Mrs
Boyle, Charles, 4th Earl of Orrery
Boyle, Lionel, 3rd Earl of Orrery
Breynius, Joannes Philippus, filius Jacobi
Bridge, Thomas, Moderator on behalf of the Inhabitants of New Providence
Burton, John, MD, of York
Cheyne, George, MD, of Bath
Clements, Henry, Printer of the Philosophical Transactions
Coke, Mrs
Davenport, correspondent of A Prowse, fl 1719
Deering, George Charles, physician and botanist, c 1695-1749
Delafaye, Charles, politician and civil servant, 1677-1762
Douglas, William, 2nd Earl of March, d 1731
Eyre, Robert, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Farmer, James, of the Bermudas
Freind, John, MD, Physician to the Duke of Ormonde in Flanders
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1727
Golini, -, clergyman, fl before 19th century
Harvey, Gideon, junior, MD
Helmont, Jan Baptista
Hickes, George, bishop of the nonjuring Church of England and antiquary, 1642-1715
Hippocrates, 460-380 BC,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000435238545,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/287984736
Hollings, John, MD, Physician to George II
Holmes, Anna, wife of a painter in Blackfriars, near Bridewell Stairs
Ismael, Bashaw and Duan of Algiers
Isted, Thomas, of Ecton, county Northamptonshire; stepson to Sir H Sloane
James II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Kölesérius de Keres-Eer, Samuel, Government Secretary of the Principality of Transsylvania
Larco, Juan, of the Havana
Lelong, Jacques, Prêtre de l'Oratoire, Premier Bibliothecaire de la Maison de Paris
Lower, Richard, MD; of Sloane MS 3984
Lynch, Thomas, Colonel; Governor of Jamaica
Maunder, Roger, Master of Balliol College, and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford
Mead, Richard, physician and collector of books and art, 1673-1754
Millar, Robert, Surgeon
Millington, Thomas, of Gosfield Hall, Essex; Physician to King William and Queens Mary and Anne
Monck, Christopher, 2nd Duke of Albemarle
Northey, Edward, Attorney General
Perry, Charles, MD, Fellow of Caius College Cambridge
Phélypeaux de Maurepas, Jean Frédéric, Comte
Prowse, A-, of Sloane MS 3984
Ramier, Peter, alias Rammier; MD
Reynolds, James, Chief Baron of the Exchequer
Royal College of Physicians, London
Ruth, Isaac, late of New Providence Isle, in the Bahamas
Schlüter, P- A-, of Hanover
Sloane, Hans, Baronet, physician and collector, 1660-1753,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000123196729,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/77959
South American Company
Stent, of Sloane MS 3984
Tilli, Michael Angelo, Horti Pisani Præfectus
Townshend, Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Tullideph, Walter, of Antigua
Villiers, Catharine
Wake, William, Archbishop of Canterbury
Walpole, Robert, 1st Earl of Orford, Prime Minister, 26 Aug 1676–18 Mar 1745,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121448574
Wanley, Humfrey, Old English scholar and librarian, 1672-1726,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083872680
Watson, Jacobus, MD
Whetstone, John, Deputy Secretary to the Governor of Barbados
Whiston, James
Willis, Thomas, MD, Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Oxford
Wren, Christopher, Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College
Yapp, Thomas, Quaker

Places:

Barbados, Caribbean
Bath, England
Frascati, Italy
Hoxton, Middlesex
Jamaica, Central America
Tangier, Morocco