The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5095] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr James Monteath (Monteith) / Regarding: Mr William Bogle (Patient) / 5? July 1785 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Mr Bogle'. Also mentions Mr Dunlop.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5095 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/18/78 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 5? July 1785 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Mr Bogle'. Also mentions Mr Dunlop. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1808] |
Case of William Bogle who has lived a life of 'excess' and currently has a Pox (venereal infection). |
4 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3439] | Addressee | Mr James Monteath (Monteith) |
| [PERS ID:3440] | Patient | Mr William Bogle |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:591] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Alexander Dunlop (Sanders, Saunders) |
| [PERS ID:3439] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr James Monteath (Monteith) |
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 | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mr Bogle
I am favoured with yours concerning
Mr. Bogle and shall be very happy to contribute
to his recovery and permanent health and
dont doubt that I could do so, if his temper
and disposition could be rendered sufficiently
pliable. I suspect he has laid aside the de¬
coction which I thought might have been
of Service to all his complaints too soon. If
it is disagreeing with his Stomach [was?] real
and owing to the addition of the Mezereon
he might have been reconciled to it by em¬
ploying the Mezereon in half the quantity
I dont see much room at present for Advice
and as his Sores wear a good aspect and
seem to be healing I would not insist on
any further use of Mercury but I am so
constantly suspicious of the lingering nature
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of the Venereal taint and therefore ↑that↑ upon the least
untoward aspect of his Sores I would certainly
go to the Mercury again and I know from
frequent experience that it does not hurt
the Gout and I am pretty certain he was
mistaken in thinking that the Mercury
had brought it on. With respect to the
management of his Gout I must leave a good
deal to his own experience and to your and
Mr. Dunlops judgement who see the circum¬
stances every day but I am persuaded that
he judges very ill refusing the Anodyne
With respect to the Guaiacum I dont insist
upon it during Paroxysms of any vigour but
when any thing Atonic appears it is the
remedy to be depended on. But in the time
of Paroxysms I am Or even when these are
coming and going I am not fond further
the Spirituous tincture in Rum the
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Volatile Elixir and to either of them I would
prefer the Solution of the Guaiac in water
What I think you and he have especially
to attend to is his Regimen which should be
extremely temperate both in meat and drink
If you cannot persuade him to this you will
not readily mark the ↑a proper↑ Cure and if he will not
submitt to a regimen you may tell him from
me that he can neither get health
nor preserve it. The long continuance
of this illness has I hope broke
in very much upon his former habits and it
will be madness in him to take them up
again. With best wishes and Compliments
to him and to Mr. Dunlop I am
Dear James
Your most Obedient servant
Edinburgh 5th. July
1785
Diplomatic Text
Mr Bogle
I am favoured with yours concerning
Mr. Bogle and shall be very happy to contribute
to his recovery and permanent health and
dont doubt that I could do so, if his temper
and disposition could be rendered sufficiently
pliable. I suspect he has laid aside the de¬
coction which I thought might have been
of Service to all his complaints too soon. If
it is disagreeing with his Stomach [was?] real
and owing to the addition of the Mezereon
he might have been reconciled to it by em¬
ploying the Mezereon in half the quantity
I dont see much room at present for Advice
and as his Sores wear a good aspect and
seem to be healing I would not insist on
any further use of Mercury but I am so
constantly suspicious of the lingering nature
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of the Venereal taint and therefore ↑that↑ upon the least
untoward aspect of his Sores I would certainly
go to the Mercury again and I know from
frequent experience that it does not hurt
the Gout and I am pretty certain he was
mistaken in thinking that the Mercury
had brought it on. With respect to the
management of his Gout I must leave a good
deal to his own experience and to your and
Mr. Dunlops judgement who see the circum¬
stances every day but I am persuaded that
he judges very ill refusing the Anodyne
With respect to the Guaiacum I dont insist
upon it during Paroxysms of any vigour but
when any thing Atonic appears it is the
remedy to be depended on. But in the time
of Paroxysms I am Or even when these are
coming and going I am not fond further
the Spirituous tincture in Rum the
[Page 3]
Volatile Elixir and to either of them I would
prefer the Solution of the Guaiac in water
What I think you and he have especially
to attend to is his Regimen which should be
extremely temperate both in meat and drink
If you cannot persuade him to this you will
not readily mark the ↑a proper↑ Cure and if he will not
submitt to a regimen you may tell him from
me that he can neither get health
nor preserve it. The long continuance
of this illness has I hope broke
in very much upon his former habits and it
will be madness in him to take them up
again. With best wishes and Compliments
to him and to Mr. Dunlop I am
Dear James
Your most Obedient servant
Edinr. 5th. July
1785
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