The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3881] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Miss Scott / Regarding: Miss Scott (Patient) / 29 July 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, consisting of just an aperient recipe headed 'For Miss Scott of Hawick'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3881 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/102 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 29 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, consisting of just an aperient recipe headed 'For Miss Scott of Hawick'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:740] |
Case of Miss Scott of Hawick who is prescribed an aperient medicine 'to keep her belly regular'. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2047] | Addressee | Miss Scott |
| [PERS ID:2047] | Patient | Miss Scott |
| [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 | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | Hawick | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
For Miss Scott of Hawick
Take one ounce of Soluble Tartar, two ounces of Glauber's Salts, half an ounce each of polychrest salts and Spanish sea-salt, twelve ounces of spring water and four ounces of cinnamon simple syrup. Dissolve and strain. Label: Aperient Solution. Two table Spoonfulls to be taken in a Muchkin of Spring water Every morning at divided draughts, in the manner of a Mineral or Sea Water. This dose is supposed to keep her belly regular without purging. If it does either more or less, the does may be increased or diminished.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Scott of Hawick
℞ Tartar. Solubil. ℥j
Sal. Glaub. ℥ij
polychrest.
marim. Hispan. @ ℥ſs.
Aq. font. ℥.XII.
cinnamon simpl. ℥iv, Solve et cola
S. Aperient Solution two table Spoonfulls tobe taken in a
Muchkin of Spring water Every morng. at divided draughts, in
the manner of a Mineral or Sea Water.
This ↑dose↑ is supposed to keep her belly regular without purging
If it does either more or less, the does may be increased or diminished.
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