Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, dated at Yeovil, Somerset
Reference number: EL/OB/104
Date: 02 November 1663
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Covering 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
- Reference number
- EL/OB/104
- Earliest possible date
- 02 November 1663
- Page extent
- 18 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Beale, John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, dated at Yeovil, Somerset, 02 November 1663, EL/OB/104, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_104/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-yeovil-somerset, accessed on 09 February 2026
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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL -
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Robert Boyle
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John Beale
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