The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4025] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Wemyss (of Pitkenny) / Regarding: Reverend Alexander Spears (Spiers, Speirs; of Kirkcaldy) (Patient) / 28 March 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For the Revd Mr Spiers'.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 4025 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/137 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 28 March 1777 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | Yes |
Regimen | Yes |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply 'For the Revd Mr Spiers'. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:595] |
Case of Reverend Alexander Spears with palsy. |
4 |
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:325] | Addressee | Dr Alexander Wemyss (of Pitkenny) |
[PERS ID:556] | Patient | Reverend Alexander Spears (Spiers, Speirs; of Kirkcaldy) |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:325] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Wemyss (of Pitkenny) |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Kirkcaldy | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
For the Revd Mr Spiers
1. When settled at home. Let him put a Pea Issue on each side of spine.
2. A table spoonfull of unbruised white mustard seed every morning if
this gives him one stool, enough, if not, take it both morning & Evening.
3. Once a week let him take the Infus. Tamarind. sufficient to move
3 or 4 times, but not oftener.
4. Twice a day take two tablespoonfulls of the Infusion ordered
below - One dose in the forenoon at least an hour before dinner,
the other between 7 & 8 p.m.
5. Every morning his whole body espicially his left side to be rubbed
with the flesh brush long continued but gentle
6. In tolerable weather Exercise and fresh air. -- Walking he
may use within doors, but if abroad great care must be taken to
avoid carrying it the length of heat or fatigue -- Till stronger
a Carriage & a single horse chair if he can drive it himself
the best -- When his strength is tolerably established a Horse.
7. Avoid cold in every way - Wear woollen everywhere next the
skin
8. Reading bad for his Eyes -- Any serious study also improper
9. In Diet he may take ordinary fare, but for some time & perhaps
all his life he must be sparing of Animal food - A little bid of light
meat at dinner & fill up with broth pudding & vegetables. --
Of Fish very sparingly & only of the lighter kinds - No meat at
supper. Cheese very sparingly -- No Indian Tea Coffee but
Cocoa Balm or Rosemary Tea -- for tea in the afternoon Valerian
ordinary drink plain water -- or if costive good Small Beer --
Every day at dinner he may take two or three glasses of wine but never more
& if so he may take any kind he likes best -- or two or three glasses of punch
or half a muchkin of Port ----
Take an ounce of Wild Valerian root, 2 drachms each of Virginia Snakeroot and freshly grated Radish, half an ounce of whole Mustard seed, 1½ pints of Spanish White Wine, 8 ounces of simple Cinnamon Water, and 2 ounces of Composite Radish Water. Steep for 24 hours and strain without pressing. Label: Cephalic Infusion 2 spoonfuls to be given twice.
Diplomatic Text
For the Revd Mr Spiers
1. When settled at home. Let him put a Pea Issue on each side of spine.
2. A table spoonfull of unbruised white mustard seed every morng. if
this gives him one stool, enough, if not, take it both morng & Eveng.
3. Once a week let him take the Infus. Tamarind. q. s. to move
3 or 4 times, but not oftener.
4. Twice a day take two tablespoonfulls of the Infus. ordered
below - One dose in the forenoon at least an hour before dinner,
the other between 7 & 8 p.m.
5. Every morng. his whole body espicially his left side to be rubbed
with the flesh brush long continued but gentle
6. In tolerable weather Exercise and fresh air. -- Walking he
may use within doors, but if abroad great care must be taken to
avoid carrying it the length of heat or fatigue -- Till stronger
a Carriage & a single horse chair if he can drive it himself
the best -- When his strength is tolerably established a Horse.
7. Avoid cold in every way - Wear woollen everywhere next the
skin
8. Reading bad for his Eyes -- Any serious study also improper
9. In Diet he may take ordinary fare, but for some time & perhaps
all his life he must be sparing of Animal food - A little bid of light
meat at dinner & fill up with broth pudding & vegetables. --
Of Fish very sparingly & only of the lighter kinds - No meat at
supper. Cheese very sparingly -- No Indian Tea Coffee but
Cocoa Balm or Rosemary Tea -- for tea in the afternoon Valerian
ordinary drink plain water -- or if costive good Small Beer --
Every day at dinner he may take two or three glasses of wine but never more
& if so he may take any kind he likes best -- or two or three glasses of punch
or half a muchkin of Port ----
℞ Rad. Valer. sylv. ℥i rad. serpent. virg.
rad. raphan. rust. @ recent. @ ʒii Sem. sinap. integr. ℥ſs vin alb Hisp. lbiſs Aq. cin.
simpl. ℥viii. Aq. raph. compt. ℥ii Macera horas XXIV et cola sine expressione
S. Cephalic Infusion cochl. ii bis dedr.
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