The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3925] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr John Likly (Likely) (Patient) / 25 September 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mr [John] Likly' concerning his need to take a mercurial course for a lingering syphilitic taint. Addressee unknown.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 3925 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/37 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 25 September 1776 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | Yes |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply 'For Mr [John] Likly' concerning his need to take a mercurial course for a lingering syphilitic taint. Addressee unknown. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
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Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:820] |
Case of Mr John Likly whose own fears that he has 'a venereal taint' or 'virus' eventually appear to have been well founded and who is increasingly concerned that he has 'weak nerves'. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:2472] | Patient | Mr John Likly (Likely) |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Destination of Letter | Greenock | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Likly
Has been always affected with venereal ailments, which have not
been so well healed as to remove suspicion of latent Taint, &
has actually symptoms which give suspicion of his blood being
affected. Altho the symptoms be not very clear yet for the ease of
his mind let him
Whenever he is settled at home enter on a mercurial course,
as far as to taint his breath or affect his moug (↑t↑)h in the slightest
manner. Unless he go that far, cannot be certain of the medicines
operating at all, but should go no farther than the slightest degree
& continue in that for 2 or 3 weeks. The preparation to be
employed is the common Mercurial pill beginning with one and at
most 2 grains of the Mercury, i.e. one or 2 pills a day, repeating
or ceasing as the state of his mouth shall direct. In some persons,
the Mercurial pill is to ready to go by stool with griping which pre¬
vents its getting into the blood, & therefore its purging must be
prevented by an opiate taken along with the Evening pill or
if it is not easily done the pills should be laid aside altogether
& the business carried on by unction with the common ointment, the
conduct of which I dare you are know well. During the whole
course & for a week after, should drink every day a bottle of
the Sarsa Decotion. While under it, keep close to his cham¬
ber avoid carefully against cold but keep very warm. Diet
of milk & farinacea avoiding roots & greens & fruit, and all ani¬
mal food, except broth at dinner. Drink no fermented or spi¬
rituous liquor, but take any mild watery drinks, taking
nothing quite cold. There is no clear appearance, nor even sus¬
picion of venereal affection, but in his right nostril, & even
there I doubt of it, but, look after it, & at the end of the course, if it be
not entirely cured, touch it with a little Mercurial ointment. All that is necessary is to
keep his fingers from it, if he can't do this, tie it up.
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Likly
Has been always affected w venereal ailments, wc have not
been so well healed as to remove suspicion of latent Taint, &
has actually symptoms wc give suspicion of his blood being
affected. Altho ye symptoms be not very clear yet for ye ease of
his mind let him
Whenever he is settled at home enter on a mercurial course,
as far as to taint his breath or affect his moug (↑t↑)h in ye slightest
manner. Unless he go that far, cannot be certain of ye meds
operatg at all, but should go no farther yn ye slightest degree
& continue in yt for 2 or 3 weeks. The preparation to be
employed is ye common Mercurial pill beginng w one and at
most 2 grains of ye Mercury, i.e. one or 2 pills a day, repeating
or ceasing as ye state of his mouth shall direct. In some persons,
the Mercurial pill is to ready to go by stool w gripg wc pre¬
vents its gettg into ye blood, & therefore its purgg must be
prevented by an opiate taken along w ye Evening pill or
if it is not easily done ye pills should be laid aside altogether
& ye business carried on by unction w ye common ointment, ye
conduct of wc I dare you are know well. During ye whole
course & for a week after, should drink every day a bottle of
the Sarsa Decotion. While under it, keep close to his cham¬
ber avoid carefully agst cold but keep very warm. Diet
of milk & farinacea avoidg roots & greens & fruit, and all ani¬
mal food, except broth at dinner. Drink no fermented or spi¬
rituous liquor, but take any mild watery drinks, taking
nothing quite cold. There is no clear appearance, nor even sus¬
picion of venereal affection, but in his right nostril, & even
there I doubt of it, but, look after it, & at ye end of ye course, if it be
not entirely cured, touch it w a little Mercur. ointmt. All yt is necessary is to
keep his fingers from it, if he can't do this, tie it up.
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