The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3830] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Fannie Brownlee (Brounlee) (Patient) / 11 June 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Brownlee at Lanerk'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3830 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/51 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 11 June 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 Brownlee at Lanerk' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:559] |
Case of Miss Fannie Brownlee at Lanark with a sore eye, a scrophulous eruption near her ear and gout. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2384] | Patient | Miss Fannie Brownlee (Brounlee) |
| [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 | Lanark | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
For Miss Brownlee at Lanerk.
A perpetual issue in the crown of her head.
[Start of margin text]X[End of margin text] Take four ounces of Rose water, two drachms of Vinegar distillate, and one scruple of Sugar of lead. Dissolve and filter through paper. Label: Eyewater for bathing the left eye every night & morning especially when any heat or scalding of the [e]ye lids is troublesome.
[Start of margin text]X[End of margin text] Twice a week, for 2 or 3 weeks, Take [this separately?]: three or even five grains of Sweet mercury & Take it just before morning, gently Purifying it out from an infused Tamarind or Powdered Jallop preparation, as it seems [to rid a disposition of its grievance?].
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Brownlee at Lanerk.
A perpetual issue in the crown of her head.
[Start of margin text]X[End of margin text] ℞ Aq. ros. ℥jv Acet. distill. ʒij Sacch. Saturn. ℈j Solve et per
ch. cola. S. Eyewater for bathing the left eye every night &
morning especially when any heat or scaldg of the [e]ye lids is
troublesome.
[Start of margin text]X[End of margin text] Bis in septimana, per 2 aut 3 septimanas Cap. h. [sorsum?] Calome¬
lanes gr. iij vel v. & prox. mane Cap. Purgans lene ex infuso
Tamarindor. vel Pulv. Jalapp. compos. prout ægræ tempera¬
mentum exigere videatur.
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