The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4474] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Cokayne (Cocayne) / Regarding: Mrs Cokayne (Patient) / 13 July 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mr Cokayne C[oncerning] Mrs Cokayne'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4474 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/41 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 13 July 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Mr Cokayne C[oncerning] Mrs Cokayne'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:973] |
Case of Mrs Cockayne [Cocayne] who consults Cullen over several years regarding a painful abdominal condition. |
17 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2833] | Addressee | Mr William Cokayne (Cocayne) |
| [PERS ID:2834] | Patient | Mrs Cokayne |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2833] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr William Cokayne (Cocayne) |
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 | Wooler | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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Mr Cokayne Concerning Mrs Cokayne
At the approach of a Period you must take care and
keep ↑that↑ her belly ↑be↑ regular and if not it must be opened by
an Aloetic Pill: or if the period and pain come on
before you are aware of it, you should immediately
by a Laxative Glyster procure a discharge by stool.
When this is done you must give her a pretty
large dose of L.L. & if not sufficient to relieve
her pain you must repeat it in 4 or 6 hours &
& this I would venture to repeat the L.L. so as
to moderate very entirely the pains for the first
two days of Menstruation --- At the same time you
must give once or twice a day Emollient Glysters,
more or less laxative as occasion may seem to
require. It will also be of service to set her feet &
legs in warm water for an hour or two together,
once or twice a day. If you can thus get the better of
the Spasms of the Uterus for the first two days I hope
afterwards matters will proceed in a more
proper and regular way than they have used to do
I shall say no more till I hear from you, how
matters have proceeded by the measures above
advised.
Edinburgh July 13th. 1779
Diplomatic Text
Mr Cokayne C. Mrs Cokayne
At the approach of a Period you must take care and
keep ↑that↑ her belly ↑be↑ regr and if not it must be opened by
an Aloetic Pill: or if the period and pain come on
before you are aware of it, you should immediately
by a Laxative Glyster procure a discharge by stool.
When this is done you must give her a pretty
large dose of L.L. & if not sufficient to relieve
her pain you must repeat it in 4 or 6 hours &
& this I would venture to repeat the L.L. so as
to moderate very entirely the pains for the first
two days of Menstruation --- At the same time you
must give once or twice a day Emollient Glysters,
more or less laxative as occasion may seem to
require. It will also be of service to set her feet &
legs in warm water for an hour or two together,
once or twice a day. If you can thus get the better of
the Spasms of the Uterus for the first two days I hope
afterwards matters will proceed in a more
proper and regular way than they have used to do
I shall say no more till I hear from you, how
matters have proceeded by the measures above
advised.
Edr. July 13th. 1779
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