The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4535] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr William McDowall (Macdowall, McDoual, McDowal, McDouall) (Patient) / 12 November 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'Mr [William] McDouall' who is suspected of not keeping to his exercise regimen; includes recipes. Probably addressed to Dr John Gilchrist or the surgeon Alexander Copland at Dumfries.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4535 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/102 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 12 November 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply headed 'Mr [William] McDouall' who is suspected of not keeping to his exercise regimen; includes recipes. Probably addressed to Dr John Gilchrist or the surgeon Alexander Copland at Dumfries. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1107] |
Case of Mr William McDowal [McDowall, McDouall], who has a chest complaint and spits blood. |
19 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1080] | Patient | Mr William McDowall (Macdowall, McDoual, McDowal, McDouall) |
| [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 | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mr McDouall. from P.43 1
I have the same opinion as before, they may be tedious but
I hope of no consequence. I thought his ailments would
have given way so much before this time that he might
have taken some animal food during the winter but the
state he is still in will not allow of it. I doubt if he has
been so diligent in riding & so cautious in bodily exercise
as I wished but you should from time to time remind
him of both. I believe his walking too much here has
brought back a little spitting of blood & if this should
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continue he should return to the use of the Acid mixture.
For relieving the fullness & weight of his chest I
have ordered pill in the inclosed, at present in high
favour. He is still at times liable to costiveness
& obliged to take either a Laxative Electuary or the
Castor oil but as both these must be taken in doses
that are liable to do too much I have in the inclosed
prescribed a Pill which may be used pretty frequently
& will keep him regular without purging.
Take half a drachm each of the best Myrrh and Asafoetida One and a half drachms of Extract of Liquorice in Spring Water to make a soft Extract and make a mass to be divided into five individual pills. Label: Pectoral Pills two to be taken every night at bedtime.
Take one drachm of Aleotic Pills mass. Divided into Pill №. 12. Label: Laxative pills: one for a dose at bed time.
Notes:
1: Contemporary cross-reference to earlier enter in this Casebook (now ID:1787 in database.)
Diplomatic Text
Mr McDouall. from P.43 1
I have the same opinion as before, they may be tedious but
I hope of no consequence. I thought his ailments would
have given way so much before this time that he might
have taken some animal food during the winter but the
state he is still in will not allow of it. I doubt if he has
been so diligent in riding & so cautious in bodily exercise
as I wished but you should from time to time remind
him of both. I believe his walking too much here has
brought back a little spitting of blood & if this should
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continue he should return to the use of the Acid mixture.
For relieving the fullness & weight of his chest I
have ordered pill in the inclosed, at present in high
favour. He is still at times liable to costiveness
& obliged to take either a Laxative Electuary or the
Castor oil but as both these must be taken in doses
that are liable to do too much I have in the inclosed
prescribed a Pill which may be used pretty frequently
& will keep him regular without purging.
℞ Myrrh. opt. As. fœtid. @ ʒſs.
Extr. glycirrh. ʒiſs Aq. fers. q. s. ut mollescat Extractum
et f. mass. divid. in pil. sing. gr. V.
S. Pectoral Pills two to be taken every night at bedtime.
℞ Mass pilul. Aloet. ʒi Divide in Pil №. 12.
S. Laxative pills: one for dose at bed time.
Notes:
1: Contemporary cross-reference to earlier enter in this Casebook (now ID:1787 in database.)
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