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Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, dated at Yeovil, Somerset

Reference number: EL/OB/106

Date: 09 November 1663

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How to raise and care for sheep with extracts from Columella (in Latin), and comparing practices of old writers of Italy with customs in Britain; how to care for goats and cows; examples of a variety of medical treatments; details of alewives; concerning a Greek woman who claimed to heal people

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EL/OB/106
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09 November 1663
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32 pages
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Manuscript

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John Beale

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John Beale, John Beale, Letter, from John Beale to Robert Boyle, dated at Yeovil, Somerset, 09 November 1663, EL/OB/106, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_ob_106/letter-from-john-beale-to-robert-boyle-dated-at-yeovil-somerset, accessed on 11 April 2026

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    Dates: 1613 - 1740

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