The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3862] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr James Buckham / Regarding: Mrs Grace Thorp (Alder) (of Chillingham) (Patient) / 13? July 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, headed for 'Mrs Thorp'. Offering dietary advice and prescriptions for aperients and a glyster. Month and year are certain from Casebook and date is inferred from position.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3862 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/83 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 13? July 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, headed for 'Mrs Thorp'. Offering dietary advice and prescriptions for aperients and a glyster. Month and year are certain from Casebook and date is inferred from position. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:657] |
Case of Mrs Thorp who initially has severe colic which somewhat subsides but she then develops a stranguary. |
3 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:494] | Addressee | Dr James Buckham |
| [PERS ID:492] | Patient | Mrs Grace Thorp (of Chillingham) |
| [PERS ID:494] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr James Buckham |
| [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 | Wooler | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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Mrs Thorp.
When she gets home to take 3 of the Pills infra 1
every night & morning increase or decrease as occasion requires.
If the increased dose of them does not keep her belly
regular she must take a little Castor Oil ––
Diet moderate quantity of Animal food & a large
proportion of Vegetable - avoiding the flatulent or
acescent. – No fresh Eggs or Cheese, & little farinacea
Drink Plain Water or a small proportion of
Spirits in it. No malt liquors, hardly any wines, but
the stronger a little of. No Indian Tea, or Coffee
but Cocoa Tea best. Milk doubtfull
at least in moderate quantity if any ––––
Fresh air & exercise avoiding cold &c.
If in spite of all these measures a fit of Cholic
should come on – let her take directly the Glyster infra
after her rendering it 30 drops of L L. in a little brandy
& Water. – I wish to have the Glyster rendered first but
if that is not soon & the pains are urgent she must take
the L. L. & if the pains continue or (↑&↑) increase she must
repeat the L. L. an hour or two after. –
If she can sit at the approach of the Cholic let her
feet & legs be put into warm water for ½ hour. if not
let them be fomented &c.
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Take a half drachm each of Electuary of Ground rhubarb and English Crocus, two drachms of Spanish Soap and enough orange peel Syrup to make a mass to be divided into pills of five grains each. Label Aperient Pills three every morning increasing or decreasing
Three quarters of warm water, four Table spoonfuls of Florence Oil & two table spoonfuls of Asafœtida. Mix & give them pretty warm for a Glyster. The Solution of Asafœtida is to be made as follows. Two drachms of best Asafœtida. Rub well, dissolve in four ounces of Pennyroyal Water. Strain through paper.
Notes:
1: 'Below'
Diplomatic Text
Mrs Thorp.
When she gets home to take 3 of the Pills infra 1
every night & morng. increase or decrease as occasion requires.
If the increased dose of them does not keep her belly
regular she must take a little Castor Oil ––
Diet moderate qty of Animal food & a large
proportion of Vegetable - avoiding the flatulent or
acescent. – No fresh Eggs or Cheese, & little farinacea
Drink Plain Water or a small proportion of
Spirits in it. No malt liquors, hardly any wines, but
the stronger a little of. No Indian Tea, or Coffee
but Cocoa Tea best. Milk doubtfull
at least in mod. qty if any ––––
Fresh air & exercise avoiding cold &c.
If in spite of all these measures a fit of Cholic
should come on – let her take directly the Glyster infra
after her rendering it 30 gtts of L L. in a little brandy
& Water. – I wish to have the Glyster rendered first but
if that is not soon & the pains are urgent she must take
the L. L. & if the pains cont or (↑&↑) increase she must
repeat the L. L. an hour or two after. –
If she can sit at the approach of the Cholic let her
feet & legs be put into warm water for ½ hour. if not
let them be fomented &c.
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X ℞ Pul. rhei Elect.
Croc. Angl. @ ʒſs
Sapon. Hispan. ʒij
Syr. e cort. aurant. q. s. ut. f. a a. M. d. in p. s. gr v.
Signa Aperient Pills 3 every morng. increasing or decreasing
Three quarters of warm water, four Table sp.f. of
Flor. Oil & two table spf. of. Asafœt. ℳ & give
them pretty warm for a Glyster.
The Solution of Asafœtid. is to be made as
follows. As. fœtid. opt. ʒij. bene trit. solve in Aq.
puleg. ℥iv. cola per chartam
Notes:
1: 'Below'
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