The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4554] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr McNaughtan Hunter (MacNachtan Hunter; MacNaughtane Hunter) / Regarding: Mr Law (Patient) / 17 December 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mr Law'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4554 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/121 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 17 December 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, 'Mr Law' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:516] |
Case of Mr Law, a Montrose shipmaster, who has an abdominal complaint. |
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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:2578] | Addressee | Dr McNaughtan Hunter (MacNachtan Hunter; MacNaughtane Hunter) |
| [PERS ID:2579] | Patient | Mr Law |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2578] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr McNaughtan Hunter (MacNachtan Hunter; MacNaughtane Hunter) |
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 | Montrose | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mr Law.
His ailments depend upon a weakness & obstruction
of his bowels & may I hope be remedied by the fol¬
lowing means.
Costiveness to be obviated by the Pills I gave him
a ℞ for yesterday. Two for a dose at bed time; or three
if two do not answer; but I hope one may answer.
The dose should be repeated every second or third day (↑night↑)
when he has no stools in the day (↑mean↑) time; and when he
has a nocturnal stool he may always let alone the
Pills till he go two days without a Stool. These
pills are to be used when at Sea or on Land. I have
prescribed below a medicine to be taken when he can
be two or three weeks ashore. He is to take
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one of the powders every day for a week, & one of
them twice a day for the week following; and
after every powder he is to take two table¬
spoonfuls of the Tincture. The Powders are to
be taken in currant jelly or water berry but not
in any liquid. The time of taking them is an
hour or two before dinner and an hour before
Supper. -
He may take a little solid meat at dinner.
Much salted meat would be improper but he
may take a little. He should avoid broth with barley
roots or greens or at least take them very seldom.
At supper no solid meat unless an egg. He may
sometimes take boiled barley & currants. No tea
at breakfast, but cocoa, or water gruel & bread.
For ordinary drink good Port diluted with a
double quantity of water. No small beer. After
dinner he may take two or three glasses of red Port
& after supper 2 or 3 of Toddy; but must always
be temperate ---
Take five grams each of prepared powdered steel and Cinnamon powder, ten grams of very pure hard white sugar. Mix to make a powder, and in this way make twenty-one doses. Label Strengthening Powder.
Take four ounces of Tincture of Peruvian bark, six ounces each of simple cinnamon water and peppermint. Mix and label Strengthening Tincture
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Law.
His ailmts. depend upon a weakness & obstruction
of his bowels & may I hope be remedied by the fol¬
lowing means.
Costiveness to be obviated by the Pills I gave him
a ℞ for yesterday. Two for a dose at bed time; or three
if two do not answer; but I hope one may answer.
The dose should be repeated every second or third day (↑night↑)
when he has no stools in the day (↑mean↑) time; and when he
has a nocturnal stool he may always let alone the
Pills till he go two days without a Stool. These
pills are to be used when at Sea or on Land. I have
prescribed below a medicine to be taken when he can
be two or three weeks ashore. He is to take
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one of the powders every day for a week, & one of
them twice a day for the week following; and
after every powder he is to take two table¬
spoonfuls of the Tincture. The Powders are to
be taken in currant jelly or water berry but not
in any liquid. The time of taking them is an
hour or two before dinner and an hour before
Supper. -
He may take a little solid meat at dinner.
Much salted meat would be improper but he
may take a little. He should avoid broth with barley
roots or greens or at least take them very seldom.
At supper no solid meat unless an egg. He may
sometimes take boiled barley & currants. No tea
at breakfast, but cocoa, or water gruel & bread.
For ordinary drink good Port diluted with a
double quantity of water. No small beer. After
dinner he may take two or three glasses of red Port
& after supper 2 or 3 of Toddy; but must always
be temperate ---
℞ Lim. M. ppt. Cinn. p. @ gr. v. Sacch. alb. puriss. gr. x
ℳ f. pulv. et f. h.m. dos. No xxi. S. Strengthg Powd.
℞ Tinct. cort. Peruv. ℥iv Aq. cinn. simpl. --- menth.
piper. @ ℥vi ℳ S. Strengthg Tincture.
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