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Reference numberEL/OB/104
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, dated at Yeovil, Somerset
CreatorBeale; John (1608-1683); Church of England clergyman; writer on agriculture and natural philosophy
Date2 November 1663
DescriptionCovering letter enclosing his notes on various examples of medical treatments eg: gout cured by opening vein in foot; 'oyle of wheate'; balm leaf cordial; bite of poison; discussing colds, measels, corns
LanguageEnglish
Extent18p
FormatManuscript
Place originYeovil, Somerset, England
Origin coordinates50.94159, -2.63211
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/fd6aa365-af0b-4d0c-970e-b275f70ca4fb
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CodeNameDates
NA8137Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist1627 - 1691
NA3355Beale; John (c1608 - c1683); clergyman and writerc1608 - c1683
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