The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4508] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Mary Mather (Patient) / 20 September 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mrs Mary Mather', consisting of several recipes
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4508 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/75 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 20 September 1779 |
| 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 Mrs Mary Mather', consisting of several recipes |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1128] |
Case of Mary Mather who is being 'tapped' for dropsy. |
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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:1019] | Patient | Mrs Mary Mather |
| [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 | Hamilton | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mrs Mary Mather
Take six drachms of Juniper, well bruised, two drachms each of Wild Carrot seed and nasturtium hortense seed, and one drachm each of parsley seed and sweet fennel seed. Bruise and pour in four ounces of Juniper Water compound. Let it steep for four hours and add two pounds of hot but not boiling water. Let it rest overnight and gently express the liquid, strain and add Regenerated tartar
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One and a half ounces of the purest Tartar salts. [The thicker parts that accumulate are to be poured away?]. Label: Diuretic Infusion. N.B. If the Juniper Water is not a problem, then take Spirit of Juniper [Balanod, Cologne?].
Take one ounce of Crystallized Tartar, one and a half ounces of powder from compound of Jallop, half an ounce of Lenitive Electuary and a sufficient quantity of Simple Syrup to make an Electuary or a thin Linctus. Label: Laxative Electuary, a teaspoonful or two for a dose to be taken in the morning before breakfast. N.B. Let this Electuary be kept thin by adding a syrup as it dries.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Mary Mather
℞ Baccar. Juniper. bene contus.
Sem. dauc. Sylvestr.
--- nasturt. hortens.
--- petroselin
--- fœnicul. dulc.
Contusis affunde Aq. Juniper comp.
Macera horas quator et adde
Aq. fervent sed non bullient. lbij
Digere per noctem et liquori, leni expressione, colato adde
Tartar. regenerat
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Sal. Tartar. puriss.
Sepone [donce?] subsidant partes crassiores defecatum
effunde. Signa Diuretic Infusion.
NB. Si haud presto sit Aq. Junip comp. sumetur Sp. Juniper. Balanod Coloniensis
℞ Crystall. Tartar
pulv. e Jalap. comp.
Elect. Lenitiv.
Syr. Simplic. q. s. ut f. Electuarium tenue sive Lochoch.
Signa Laxative Electuary a tea spoonfull or two for a dose to be
taken in the morng before breakfast.
NB. Let this Electuary be kept thin by adding a syrup as it dries.
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