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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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 1066 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/120 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 30 December 1780 |
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 | Reply 'For Mr Rippengal', regarding a weakness of his stomach. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[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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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:2770] | Patient | Mr Thomas Rippingall (Ripengal, Rippengale) |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Birmingham | Midlands | England | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Rippengal
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.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Rippengal
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
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