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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:1066] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Thomas Rippingall (Ripengal, Rippengale) (Patient) / 30 December 1780 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For Mr Rippengal', regarding a weakness of his stomach.

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DOC ID 1066
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/13/120
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date30 December 1780
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply 'For Mr Rippengal', regarding a weakness of his stomach.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:807]
Case of Thomas Rippingall [Rippengale] who has a weak stomach and then develops 'dull' eyes and fears jaundice.
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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2770]PatientMr Thomas Rippingall (Ripengal, Rippengale)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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For Mr Rippengal


Weakness of Stomach


Avoid roots, greens or garden things. He may
take something solid at dinner but light & moder¬
ately; making up with pudding &c. He may have
light fish but not very often. Broth with barley
or any kind of garden thing must be avoided but
a little plain soup or beef tea with a little toasted
bread he may take now & then.


At breakfast- No Tea nor Coffee-- but Watergruel
with one third of Milk and in making it a little Cinnamon
or Mace may be added. -- At Supper no meat - but may
take a soft boiled Egg. or a little dry Toast with some
Rum




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and water-- He may take a little dry toast with a
little butter, but rather salt than fresh butter -- and
no Sweets of any kind


Ordinary drink at all times plain water or
toast water -- No malt Liquors.-- nor Wine except a
little of the Stronger kinds as Madeira ↑or↑ Red Port with
Water- When he has occasion to take strong
drink let it be rum with a large proportion of
Water and a little Sugar but no souring or any Kind.


Riding on horseback should do him Service, but
fatigue or Cold will always do harm. -


Go to bed betimes and rise early as he pleases,
for lying in bed after his sound sleep never will do harm


The only Medicines &c. below - one of them for the
Easier Carriage in the form of an Electuary. viz

Take two drachms each of Red chalybeate and powdered Colombo root, half an ounce of Powdered Peruvian bark, one ounce of Conserve of orange and orange peel, half and ounce of Confectio Cardiac, and a sufficient quantity of Simple syrup to make an Electuary. A nutmeg to be taken twice a day with a small cup of water or Jamaican rum. The other intended to be taken only when his Stomach is uneasy & much distended with wind --

Take one ounce of Elixir Proprietas Vitriolicum and two ounces of Tincture Thebaic. Mix and two Phialls be made in an emergency. Fifty or sixty drops for a dose, instill sugar and drink over Alcohol and Water or Water only.

December 30th 1780.

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[Page 1]
For Mr Rippengal


Weakness of Stomach


Avoid roots, greens or garden things. He may
take something solid at dinner but light & moder¬
ately; making up with pudding &c. He may have
light fish but not very often. Broth with barley
or any kind of garden thing must be avoided but
a little plain soup or beef tea with a little toasted
bread he may take now & then.


At breakfast- No Tea nor Coffee-- but Watergruel
with one third of Milk and in making it a little Cinnamon
or Mace may be added. -- At Supper no meat - but may
take a soft boiled Egg. or a little dry Toast with some
Rum




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and water-- He may take a little dry toast with a
little butter, but rather salt than fresh butter -- and
no Sweets of any kind


Ordinary drink at all times plain water or
toast water -- No malt Liquors.-- nor Wine except a
little of the Stronger kinds as Madeira ↑or↑ Red Port with
Water- When he has occasion to take strong
drink let it be rum with a large proportion of
Water and a little Sugar but no souring or any Kind.


Riding on horseback should do him Service, but
fatigue or Cold will always do harm. -


Go to bed betimes and rise early as he pleases,
for lying in bed after his sound sleep never will do harm


The only Meds &c. below - one of them for the
Easier Carriage in the form of an Electuary. viz


Rubig. chalyb. pptt.
Rad. colomb. pulv. @ ʒij
Pulv. cort. Peruv. ℥ſs
Conserve. e cort. aurant. ℥j
Confect. Cardiac. ℥ſs
Syr. simpl. q. s. ut f. Electarium ---
Sig. Stomachic Electuary- Capt. molem Nuc. Mosch. bis in die
superbibendo parvum cyathum Aquæ et Spiritus sacchar. Jamaic.
The other intended to be taken only when his Stomach
is uneasy & much distended with wind--


Elix. prop. vitriol. ℥j
Tinct. Thebaic. ℥ij
ℳ. et f. h. m. Phiall ij Sig. Stomachic Tincture-
Huj.Capt L vel LX guttas pro dosi saccharo instillatas, super
bibendo bolum Spiritus et Aquæ. vel Aquæ solum

Decr. 30th 1780.

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