Cullen

The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:5532] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Lady Charlotte Hay (Hay) / Regarding: Lady Charlotte Hay (Hay) (Patient) / 22 September 1787 / (Outgoing)

Reply, for 'Miss C. Hay' concerning her own case.

Facsimile

There are 3 images for this document.

[Page 1]


 

[Page 2]


 

[Page 3]


 
 

Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 5532
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/20/152
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date22 September 1787
Annotation None
TypeMachine scribal copy
Enclosure(s) Enclosure(s) present
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, for 'Miss C. Hay' concerning her own case.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:8]
Case of Lady Charlotte Hay who suffers from rheumatism in her head and arm, and other symptoms over many years while Cullen serves as family physician.
16


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:420]AddresseeLady Charlotte Hay
[PERS ID:420]PatientLady Charlotte Hay
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:931]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendCountess Isabella Hay (Lady Erroll, Lady Hay)

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 Etal House Etal North-East England Europe inferred

Normalized Text

[Page 1]
Miss C. Hay
Madam


I had the honour of your Ladyships letter
yesterday but the Post going out so early in the
afternoon did not allow me to answer it in
course. I am sorry to find your Ladyship liable
to Rheumatic complaints even in Summer, and
it is certainly prudent to apprehend they may
be more severe in Winter, but I hope your Ladyship
shall escape that by taking measures now. I
have inclosed here a Prescription which I hope
shall be of service. You will be pleased to take
a Table spoonful every night immediately before
going to bed, and if that sits easy on the stomach
you may take half a table spoonful about half
an hour before getting out of bed in the morning
but if {illeg} morning dose does not sit easy
{illeg} stomach, it may be omitted, and in
that {illeg} have a spoonful and a half



[Page 2]

taken at bed time. This medicine sometimes ope[ns]
the belly, but it should do it very moderately
and if it does more the dose should be diminis[hed]
but after some trial I beg to have a report from
your Ladyship both of its effects in this way
and upon the Rheumatism.


I need hardly say that both for avoiding
and Curing Rheumatism, there is nothing mo[re]
necessary than guarding against cold. I hope
therefore that your Ladyship studies this and
particularly uses always warm Cloathing, and
that when pains come into the Arm, or into
any other part that can admit the application
that you always put flannel next the skin.
With most respectful compliments to Lady
Errol and all the family I have the honour
to be


Madam
Your Ladyships
Most Obedient [humble] Servant
[William] Cullen

Edinburgh 22d. September
1787



[Page 3]
For Lady Charlotte Hay

Take one drachm each of Gum Guaiacum and hard white Sugar. Grind together into a powder, to which add one ounce of Mucilage of Gum Arabic and two drachms of volatile Elixir of guaiacum. Grind together carefully and gradually pour over one ounce of Daffy's Elixir and three ounces each of simple cinnamon Water and rose Water. Mix. Label: Diaphoretic Solution; a Table spoonful to be taken at bed time, taking care always to shake the Phial very well before pouring out.

W.C.

22d. September
1787

Diplomatic Text

[Page 1]
Miss C. Hay
Madam


I had the honour of your Ladyships letter
yesterday but the Post going out so early in the
afternoon did not allow me to answer it in
course. I am sorry to find your Ladyship liable
to Rheumatic complaints even in Summer, and
it is certainly prudent to apprehend they may
be more severe in Winter, but I hope your Ladyship
shall escape that by taking measures now. I
have inclosed here a Prescription which I hope
shall be of service. You will be pleased to take
a Table spoonful every night immediately before
going to bed, and if that sits easy on the stomach
you may take half a table spoonful about half
an hour before getting out of bed in the morning
but if {illeg} morning dose does not sit easy
{illeg} stomach, it may be omitted, and in
that {illeg} have a spoonful and a half



[Page 2]

taken at bed time. This medicine sometimes ope[ns]
the belly, but it should do it very moderately
and if it does more the dose should be diminis[hed]
but after some trial I beg to have a report from
your Ladyship both of its effects in this way
and upon the Rheumatism.


I need hardly say that both for avoiding
and Curing Rheumatism, there is nothing mo[re]
necessary than guarding against cold. I hope
therefore that your Ladyship studies this and
particularly uses always warm Cloathing, and
that when pains come into the Arm, or into
any other part that can admit the application
that you always put flannel next the skin.
With most respectful compliments to Lady
Errol and all the family I have the honour
to be


Madam
Your Ladyships
Most Obedient [humble] Servant
[William] Cullen

Edinr. 22d. Septr.
1787



[Page 3]
For Lady Charlotte Hay


Gum. guaiac.
Sacchar. alb. duriss. @ ʒj
Terito simul in pulverem cui adde
Mucilag. G. Arab. ℥j
Elix guaiac volat. ʒij
Terito simul diligenter et paulatim
affunde
Tinct. Sen. comp. ℥j
Aq. cinnam. simp.
--- rosar. @ ℥iij
ℳ. Sig. Diaphoretic Solution
a Table spoonful to be taken
at bed time, taking care always
to shake the Phial very well
before pouring out.

W.C.

22d. Septr.
1787

XML

XML file not yet available.

Feedback

Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:5532]

Type
Comments
 

Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...