The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4293] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs (Patient) / 18 August 1778 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Mrs _______', consisting of two recipes with a very brief note on keeping the neck warm.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4293 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/31 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 18 August 1778 |
| 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 headed 'For Mrs _______', consisting of two recipes with a very brief note on keeping the neck warm. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1070] |
Case of 'Mrs ----', who is to keep her neck warm with a flannel and is prescribed a 'discutient spirit and 'nervous electuary'. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2447] | Patient | Mrs |
| [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 | inferred |
Normalized Text
For Mrs
Keeping the neck warm with flannel
Discutient Spirit to be applied on each side of the Wind pipe
Take four ounces of Rectified Alcohol, one ounce of compounded Spirit of lavender and two drachms of Camphor. Mix and Label: Discutient Spirit.
Take one drachm of prepared Filed steel, a half-ounce of powdered Jamaican Pepper, one ounce of Conserve of rose and a sufficient quantity of orange rind and Simple syrup to make a soft Electuary. Label: Nervous Electuary the size of a Filburt. To be taken every night and morning.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs
Keeping the neck warm with flannel
Discutient Spirit to be applied on each side of the Wind pipe
℞Spirt Vin. rect. ℥jv. Spirt lavend. comp. ℥j Camphire ʒij
M. Sig. Discutient Spirit -------
℞ Lim. Mart. pptt. ʒj
Pip. Jam. pulv. ʒſs
Conserv. rosar. ℥j
e cort. aurant. ℥ſs. Syr. simpl. q. s. ut. f. Elect. molle.
Sig. Nervous Electuary the size of a Filbut. every night & morng.
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