The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:760] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Mary Grey (Patient) / 21 May 1764 / (Outgoing)
Recipe for Mrs Mary Grey on a loose paper. Probably the same Miss Mary Grey mentioned as recovering in Cullen's subsequent letter of 30 July to Robert Repath, surgeon at Berwick in document ID:8.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 760 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/28 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 May 1764 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Recipe for Mrs Mary Grey on a loose paper. Probably the same Miss Mary Grey mentioned as recovering in Cullen's subsequent letter of 30 July to Robert Repath, surgeon at Berwick in document ID:8. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:201] |
Case of Mrs Mary Grey who is prescribed an emetic and pectoral mixture. |
5 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:961] | Patient | Mrs Mary Grey |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
For Mrs Mary Grey
Let her take an Emetic made from powdered Ipecacuanha, on drinking an Infusion of Mustard. Apply an Emplastrum blister between the shoulders and use epispastic ointment to aggravate the site of the ulcerations.
Take one drachm of Asafoetida and four ounces of Spring Water. Dissolve and sieve, then add one ounce of Cinnamon water tea, half an ounce of Acet. Scillitic, one ounce of rectified Succinic Salt, and one ounce of Syrup of Balsam, and mix. Label: The Pectoral mixture, two spoonfulls to be taken twice a day.
1764
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Mary Grey
Capeat Emetic. ex Ipecacuan. Pulv. gr x
Super bibend Infus. Sinap.
Applicatur inter Scapulas Empl. vesicatorium
& loci exulcerati pars servetur aperta ope
Ung. Epispastic Mit.
℞ Asafoetid ʒi
Aq. Fontis ℥iv
solve & colatur. adde
Aq Cinam tea ℥i
Acet Scyllitic ℥ſs
Sal. Succin Rect. ʒi
Syr. Balsam ℥i
ℳ S. The Pectoral mixture two spoonfulls
to be taken twice a day
1764
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