The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:62] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Earl James Boyd Hay (15th Earl of Erroll, Lord Erroll, Lord Errol) (Patient) / 18 June 1769 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For the Earl of Errol'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 62 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/57 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 18 June 1769 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For the Earl of Errol' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:136] |
Case of James Hay, 15th Earl of Erroll who is thought to have a gouty knee and stomach. |
13 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:22] | Patient | Earl James Boyd Hay (15th Earl of Erroll, Lord Erroll, Lord Errol) |
| [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 | Slains Castle | Cruden Bay | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
| Mentioned / Other | Errol | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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For the Earl of Errol
Each paper of the Sarsaparilla is to be boiled in two chopins of water till one is
boiled away & when that is near done one paper of the materials is to be added &
after a few minutes the whole is to be removed from the fire & drained thro'
a table napkin –––
One bottle of this is to be druny (↑k↑) every day in such draughts
& at such times as are most agreeable to his Lord-ship. ––
One of the pills is to be taken every night & morning. In a larger dose
these pills are liable to disturb the stomach & therefore we begin with the dose
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mentioned but if the one pills does not affect the Stomach the dose may
be increased to two or more & this may be done especially at night ––
During this Course I have no other Injunction to give but to abstain
from Fish & all salted Meats. In other respects we My Lord may live as
formerly.
I wish his Lordship could recover his habit of Walking & I ima¬
gine it might be done by taking a certain measured walk that does
not heat him & afterwards increasing that every two days by a small
proportion. ––
1769
Diplomatic Text
For the Earl of Errol
Each paper of the Sarsaparilla is to be boiled in two chopins of water till one is
boiled away & when that is near done one paper of the materials is to be added &
after a few minutes the whole is to be removed from the fire & drained thro'
a table napkin –––
One bottle of this is to be druny (↑k↑) every day in such draughts
& at such times as are most agreeable to his Lord-ship. ––
One of the pills is to be taken every night & morning. In a larger dose
these pills are liable to disturb the stomach & therefore we begin with the dose
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mentioned but if the one pills does not affect the Stomach the dose may
be increased to two or more & this may be done especially at night ––
During this Course I have no other Injunction to give but to abstain
from Fish & all salted Meats. In other respects we My Lord may live as
formerly.
I wish his Lordship could recover his habit of Walking & I ima¬
gine it might be done by taking a certain measured walk that does
not heat him & afterwards increasing that every two days by a small
proportion. ––
1769
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