The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3809] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Melville (Miss Melvill) (Patient) / 7 May 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Miss Melvil', in the form of a summary with a recipe for an aperient.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3809 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/30 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 7 May 1776 |
| 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 Miss Melvil', in the form of a summary with a recipe for an aperient. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:605] |
Case of Miss Melvill(e) who is prescribed flesh brushing to her feet and an aperient recipe. The assumption that these two letters refer to the same patient is tentative. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1373] | Patient | Miss Melville (Miss Melvill) |
| [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 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Miss Melvil.
a medicine below which I hope will be of service in mending her
blood & healing her sores very soon-. She is to begin with 2 or
tablespoons 3 or 4 times a day, but after 2 or 3 doses the dose is to be
gradually increased till she take 4 tablespoons or half a gill at
a time, & if possible 4 times aday. The times may be
before breakfast, dinner, supper & at bedtime. an
hour or at least half an hour before her meals. This for
3 or 4 weeks as I cannot depend upon it, in a shorter
time. Advise nothing else till we know the event of this
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During the use of this remedy she should have no Indian
tea; but at breakfast instead of it, water gruel with bread
or Cocoa tea with bread.
At Dinner, always some broth not very strong & the
better of bread with them . After them, a little meat
& of the lighter kinds. & make up, with pudding
& a little of the garden things that are in- season.
At supper some kind of milk meat, or oatmeal
or balrey in porridge-- Drink water, no
wine or malt liquor
Fresh air. Gentle & short walking. Exercise in
a carriage, or on horseback better, & single horse
chaise or Tim Whisky 1 to be preferrd to a close &cc
avoid however↑defending however↑ against cold. & indeed the horse or
the open carriage is only from mild weather.
The management of the sore I leave to Mr Wood -
Take two ounces of dried coltsfoot leaves Quickly pour in a pound and a half of Pure Water. Slowly boil down to [three pints per ounce?]; then add finely chopped [Blackberry?] and half an ounce of Extract of Liquorice. Dissolve and strain with the strongest, best press, press it out through a linnen cloth. Note well it is absolutely necessary to press it out strongly. Little by little, slowly accustom the woman's stomach to this decoction. The quantity of coltsfoot leaves can be increased to three or four ounces at any point. When she is able, take a pound of the decoction during the day, as much as can be prepared but no more than two pounds as it easily sours. Label: Aperient Apozem.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Melvil.
a med. below wc I hope will be of service in mendg her
blood & healing her sores very soon-. She is to begin w 2 or
tablesp. 3 or 4 times a day, but after 2 or 3 ds. the dose is to be
gradually increased till she take 4 tablesp. or half a gill at
a time, & if possible 4 times aday. The times may be
before breakfast, dinner, supper & at bedtime. an
hour or at least half an hour before her meals. This for
3 or 4 weeks as I cannot depend upon it, in a shorter
time. Advise nothing else till we know the event of ys
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Durg. ye use of this remedy she should have no Indian
tea; but at breakfast instead of it, water gruel w bread
or Cocoa tea with brd..
At Dinner, always some broth not very strong & ye
better of bread w them . After them, a little meat
& of the lighter kinds. & make up, w puddg.
& a little of ye garden things that are in- season.
At supper some kind of milk meat, or oatmeal
or balrey in porridge-- Drink water, no
wine or malt liq.
Fresh air. Gentle & short walking. Exercise in
a carriage, or on horseback better, & single horse
chaise or Tim Whisky 1 to be preferrd to a close &cc
avoid however↑defending however↑ against cold. & indeed the horse or
the open carrg. is only from mild weather.
The managemt of ye sore I leave to Mr Wood -
℞ Fol. tussil. sec ℥ii Concis. affund Aq. P. lbi ſs.
Coq. lent. [igui?] ad consumption . [ʒtice ptis?] dein add. in
{illeg} 2 minut. concisi Extr. glycirrih. ℥ſs.
Solve & col. cum fort op. præl. express. & iterum
cola [&?] pann. lan. N. B. Express fort. omnino
necessar. est. Cum huic decoct. paulul. assuefact.
fuer. delicatul. virg. ventricul. quant. fol. tussilag.
auger potest ad ℥iii vel iv in quovis decocto.
Cum decocti sumere poss. agra lbi in die [simill?]
parari possunt lbii sed non plures, cum facile
acescit. S. Aperiunt Apozem.
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