The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3949] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Traill (Trail, of Westove) (Patient) / 3 November 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Trail',. Patient is from Orkney, but lack of any incoming letter suggests that she may be on one of her known visits to Edinburgh.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3949 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/61 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 3 November 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 Trail',. Patient is from Orkney, but lack of any incoming letter suggests that she may be on one of her known visits to Edinburgh. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:339] |
Case of Miss Traill of Orkney who visits Cullen who finds her condition, a kind of 'lepra', rather 'anomalous' but the result of 'weakness and irritability'. Has consulted Cullen earlier so maybe same person as Case 338. |
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| [Case ID:2503] |
Case of Miss Traill (Trail) of Westove, 'liable to have some eruption on her skin'. |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:428] | Patient | Miss Traill (Trail, of Westove) |
| [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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For Miss Trail
After considering her complaints, find them not dan¬
gerous It not requiring nor admitting of any operation
But precautions must be taken ---
In Diet, avoid Salted meats, high seasoned, sparing
of fish eggs, cheese or butter. & hir ailment should
increase she must be sparing of all Animal food
& live mostly on Milk & Grains ----
No fermented or Spirituous Liquors -- Ordinary drink
Plain water. -- Tea & Coffee only if weak.
Never much heated by exercise &c or ----
use her arms much. --- Fresh air, Gentle exercise
on horse back may be of service to her, but
always guard against cold, particularly her
breasts, & she may wear a piece of fur on
each of them --
Avoid Costiveness - & if liable to it a dose of
Salts taken in a draught of fresh drawn whey but
not to purge
Take one ounce of ground leaves of dried water hemlock and one dracham each of Extract of Henbane and Extract of Liquorice. Soften with water required to make into a Mixture and divide into singular pills of four grains each. Label: Aperient Pills. Two every morning and night for a month together once or twice a year. To begin with a small dose and increase {illeg}.
When M. Trail has returned
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home, if the pain behind shoulder become troublesome, apply a blister. [&?] only
once will not be enough. After the first is healed, & skin firm, apply a second,
& if the pain do not entirely go, apply a third -------
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Trail
After considering her complaints, find them not dan¬
gerous It not requiring nor admitting of any operation
But precautions must be taken ---
In Diet, avoid Salted meats, high seasoned, sparing
of fish eggs, cheese or butter. & hir ailment should
increase she must be sparing of all Animal food
& live mostly on Milk & Grains ----
No fermented or Spirituous Liquors -- Ord drink
Plain water. -- Tea & Coffee only if weak.
Never much heated by exercise &c or ----
use her arms much. --- Fresh air, Gentle exercise
on h. back may be of service to her, but
always guard against cold, particularly her
breasts, & she may wear a piece of fur on
each of them --
Avoid Costiveness - & if liable to it a dose of
Salts taken in a draught of fresh drawn whey but
not to purge
℞ Pulv. fol. cicut. sicc. ℥j Ext.r. Hyosc.
Extr. Glycyrrh. @ ʒj Muc.g.A.q.s.ut.f. ℳ. s.a.div. in
pil sing. gr iV --- S. Aperient Pills 2. om. m.& n
for a month together once or twice a year --
To begin with a small dose & increase {illeg} --
When M. Trail has returned
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home, if the pain behind shoulder become troublesome, apply a blister. [&?] only
once will not be enough. After the first is healed, & skin firm, apply a second,
& if the pain do not entirely go, apply a third -------
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