The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4458] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Browne (Patient) / 16 June 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Browne at Coultermains'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4458 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/25 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 16 June 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Miss Browne at Coultermains' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1209] |
Case of Miss Browne at Coultermains who is gven detailed instructions on how to prepare watercress or scurvy grass as a medicine (presumably for her own scurvy). |
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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:3015] | Patient | Miss Browne |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | Coulter Mains | Dunbar | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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For Miss Browne at Coultermains
Water Cress & Scurvy grass equal parts - if Scurvy Grass not
to be had - make it up with more Water Cress - To be gathered
early in the morning, when brought in, to be well bruised
in a marble or wooden Mortar, then put into a strong
linnen bag to have their juice squeezed out. Lemon
squeezers will do, but larger better, & the size of your
bag to be adjusted to them. - When you have got as
much juice as will serve for three or four days put it
into a stone Decanter with half its quantity of bitter Orange
juice, squeezed at the same time & to a chopin of these
juices put a table spoonfull of strong rum or French brandy
Set the Decanter in a Cellar or very cool place & let
it stand for 12 hours, then decant off the clear & strain
it directly thro a flannel bag. - To be kept in half
Muchkin Phials well corked & set by immediately in
a Cellar or cool place - One of these phials to be taken
in the day.- One half an hour or & more before
breakfast, the other as long before supper - If this
be too much for your stomach divide the Phial into
four parts - one part an hour before breakfast - the
2d in the forenoon - 3d at six P. M. & the 4th at bedtime
or if even this be two much you must accomodate the
quantity to your stomach, but the more you take the better
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Browne at Coultermains
Water Cress & Scurvy grass equal parts - if Scurvy G. not
to be had - make it up with more Water Cress - To be gathered
early in the morng., when brought in, to be well bruised
in a marble or wooden Mortar, then put into a strong
linnen bag to have their juice squeezed out. Lemon
squeezers will do, but larger better, & the size of your
bag to be adjusted to them. - When you have got as
much juice as will serve for three or four days put it
into a stone Decanter with half its qty of bitter Orange
juice, squeezed at the same time & to a chopin of these
juices put a table spoonfull of strong rum or French brandy
Set the Decanter in a Cellar or very cool place & let
it stand for 12 hours, then decant off the clear & strain
it directly thro a flannel bag. - To be kept in half
Muchkin Phials well corked & set by immediately in
a Cellar or cool place - One of these phials to be taken
in the day.- One half an hour or & more before
breakfast, the other as long before supper - If this
be too much for your stomach divide the Phial into
four parts - one part an hour before breakfast - the
2d in the forenoon - 3d at six P. M. & the 4th at bedtime
or if even this be two much you must accomodate the
quantity to your stomach, but the more you take the better
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