The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:30] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Gordon (of Earlston) (Patient) / 21 May 1765? / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mr Gordon of Earlston', giving more detailed directions on his diet.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 30 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/25 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 May 1765? |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Mr Gordon of Earlston', giving more detailed directions on his diet. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:163] |
Case of Mr Gordon of Earlston who suffers from gout [who may be same person as Case 162]. |
3 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1022] | Patient | Mr Gordon (of Earlston) |
| [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 | Earlston | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Gordon of Earlston
Let him ↑begin to↑ take a small tea spoonfull of the Diuretic
Solution mixed with a gill of weak Veal Broth about
an hour before Dinner. If this is found to give no
heat or uneasiness in the Mouth or Stomach the
dose may be increased to a large tea spoonfull &
afterwards by half a tea spoonfull at a time till
he can take three or four [spoonfulls?] spoonfulls at
once. As the dose of the solution is increased it may
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be proper also to increse the quantity of broth [that?]
that is taken with it but it need not be ever more
than half a muchkin. The broth may be made of any
bit of lean or sinewy veal & any fat that cast up is to
be taken of. It ought not to have any Rice of Barley or
Garden thing boiled in it. If more broth is made at once
than serves in one day. What is kept ought to be cooled
suddenly set by in a cool place & never kept longer
than 24 hours or thereby. W When this Medicine is
taken Mr Gordon should not take wine or any kind [of?]
malt liquors but keep strictly to Brandy or Rum &
water with no sowring & very little sugar.
His diet is to be such as formerly advised taking mode¬
rately of garden things & avoiding fruit of all kinds
If he shall be liable to Costiveness a little soap
is the best Remedy if such a small quantity ↑as↑ does not
disturb his stomach will answer for keeping ↑him↑ regular
but if it does not he must have recourse to sulphur
as formerly advised.
While this Remedy is employed gentle exercise
either in a chaise on horseback or in a boat will be
of service but let his motion on horseback or in a
chaise be always smooth & easy.
This Remedy is to be taken for a month & no longer
but [as?] an intermission for the sametime or a
little longer he may take another course of it.
During the use of it & for a little after let the
Urine be observed & the changes of it marked.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Gordon of Earlston
Let him ↑begin to↑ take a small tea spoonfull of the Diuretic
Solution mixed with a gill of weak Veal Broth about
an hour before Dinner. If this is found to give no
heat or uneasiness in the Mouth or Stomach the
dose may be increased to a large tea spoonfull &
afterwards by half a tea spoonfull at a time till
he can take three or four [spoonfulls?] spoonfulls at
once. As the dose of the solution is increased it may
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be proper also to increse the quantity of broth [that?]
that is taken with it but it need not be ever more
than half a muchkin. The broth may be made of any
bit of lean or sinewy veal & any fat that cast up is to
be taken of. It ought not to have any Rice of Barley or
Garden thing boiled in it. If more broth is made at once
than serves in one day. What is kept ought to be cooled
suddenly set by in a cool place & never kept longer
than 24 hours or thereby. W When this Medicine is
taken Mr Gordon should not take wine or any kind [of?]
malt liquors but keep strictly to Brandy or Rum &
water with no sowring & very little sugar.
His diet is to be such as formerly advised taking mode¬
rately of garden things & avoiding fruit of all kinds
If he shall be liable to Costiveness a little soap
is the best Remedy if such a small quantity ↑as↑ does not
disturb his stomach will answer for keeping ↑him↑ regular
but if it does not he must have recourse to sulphur
as formerly advised.
While this Remedy is employed gentle exercise
either in a chaise on horseback or in a boat will be
of service but let his motion on horseback or in a
chaise be always smooth & easy.
This Remedy is to be taken for a month & no longer
but [as?] an intermission for the sametime or a
little longer he may take another course of it.
During the use of it & for a little after let the
Urine be observed & the changes of it marked.
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