The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3948] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Elizabeth Drysdale (Betty) (Patient) / 28 October 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Miss Betty Drysdale'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3948 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/60 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 28 October 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, 'Miss Betty Drysdale' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:734] |
Case of Miss Betty Drysdale who spits blood. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1823] | Patient | Miss Elizabeth Drysdale (Betty) |
| [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 |
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Miss Betty Drysdale.
1. Continue the cooling mixture prescribed below.
2. With the mixture take the Infusion ordered below at the same times ---
a small cupful of the infusion, to be washed down with the mixture & water.
3. In case of blood spitting, pain of breast &c. take a little blood
from her arm, but only if the symptom be urgent. -- Otherwise avoid
bleedings as much as possible.
4. Belly must be kept regular & if a medicine necessary -- Electuary ordered below.
5. A Perpetual issue in the pained part of her side, & if it can be
brought to discharge well, continue it for sometime, but if
troublesome & do not discharge well, heal it up, & put a pea issue
into the arm of the same side.
6. Diet. A little of the lightest animal food avoid the windy
& cold vegetable ↑therefore take sparingly of↑ {illeg} roots or greens. -- take milk & grain but
instead of plain milk, take it with an equal part of water gruel sweetening the whole well with sugar. Take this with bread rice, barley
or other grain & will digest it better than plain milk.
7. The proper weather, exercise on horseback or carriage, but no wal¬
king or any bodily fatigue.
Take two ounces of rose Water and Syrup of dry rose petals and half an ounce of Spirit of vitriol of each and Mix. Label: Cooling Mixture. A teaspoonful in a glass of water twice a day. X
Take two ounces of Ground Peruvian bark in spring Water required to make a semiliquid mass. Every half hour carefully add one pound of Water to a warmed glass mortar repeat three times [diligenter] carefully [semihora] every half hour add one pound of Water Store in vials then add one drachm each of Orange peel -- Root of gentian -- cinnamon. Soften with two ounces of Tincture of Peruvian bark every twelve hours and strain through paper. Label: Strengthening Infusion. A small cupful twice a day.
Take half-an-ounce of Prune and Jalop combined with one ounce of Crystal tartar, in simple Syrup enough to make a thin Electuary. Label: Laxative Electuary. A teaspoonful or two in the morning.
Diplomatic Text
Miss Betty Drysdale.
1. Continue ye coolg mixt. prescribed below.
2. With ye ℳ. take ye Infus. ordd. below at ye same times ---
a small cupf. of ye infus, to be washed down w ye ℳ. & water.
3. In case of blood spittg, pain of breast &c. take a little blood
from her arm, but only if ye sympt. be urgent. -- Otherwise avoid
bleeds. as mc. as possible.
4. Belly must be kept regr. & if a med necess. -- Elect. ordd below.
5. A Perpetual issue in ye pained part of her side, & if it can be
brought to discharge well, continue it for sometime, but if
troublesome & do not disch. well, heal it up, & put a pea issue
into ye arm of ye same side.
6. Diet. A little of ye lightest animal food avoid ye windy
& cold veget. ↑theref. take sparingly of↑ {illeg} roots or greens. -- take milk & grain but
instead of plain milk, take it w an equal pt of wat. gruel sweet¬
ng ye whole well with sugar. Take this with bread rice, barley
or other grain & will digest it better yn plain milk.
7. The proper weather, exercise on horseb. or carriage, but no wal¬
king or any bodily fatigue.
X ℞ Aq. ros. ℥ij Syr. e ros. sicc. Spt. vitr. ten. @ ℥ſs. ℳ. S. Coolg ℳ.
a teasp: f. in a gl. of water 2ce a day. X
℞ Pulv. cort. Peruv. ʒij Aq. fent. g.s. ut f. mass a semiliquidæ.
In mort. vitr. v. warm. ter. diligenter. semihora d. adde Aq. ad lbj
reposie in pliala et adde Cort. aurant -- Rad. gent -- cinnamon. @ ʒj
Macera h.12. et pd ch. cola [d.?] adde Tinct. c. Peruv. ʒij S. Streng¬
theng. Infusion a small cupf. twice a day.
℞ P. e jal. comp. prob. triti. ℥ſs. Cryst. tart. ℥j Syr. simpl. q.s. ut
f. Elect. tenue. S. Laxat. Elect. a teasp: f. or 2 in ye morng. ---
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