Record

Reference numberEL/P2/3
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Robert Payne to James Jurin, dated at Lowestoft
CreatorPayne; Robert (fl 1725); surgeon at Lowestoft
Date5 November 1725
DescriptionMan who voided an ivory-handled fork from his fundament because of being costive
Payne was a surgeon in Lowestoft
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originLowestoft, Suffolk, England
Origin coordinates52.4752, 1.75159
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Access statusOpen
Related materialEL/T/73 for another account of the same man
URL descriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/e263ac02-e407-4da0-8aa7-49de3415c922
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA5031Jurin; James (1684 - 1750); physician1684 - 1750
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