The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:743] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr (Patient) / 27 June 1761 / (Outgoing)
Reply, giving basic advice on regimen and two prescriptions 'for Lord Kames's servant', in the form of a corrected retained draft in Cullen's autograph.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 743 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/11 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 27 June 1761 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, giving basic advice on regimen and two prescriptions 'for Lord Kames's servant', in the form of a corrected retained draft in Cullen's autograph. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:94] |
Case of Lord Kames' unnamed servant who is prescribed a stomachic electuary and a laxative. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:750] | Patient | Mr |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:749] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Lord (Judge) Henry Home (Lord Kames, Henry Home of Kames) |
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 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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1761
Let ↑him↑ take twice a day that is in the mornings
fasting & about half an hour before dinner take
one (↑the bigness of a Nutmeg (↑Filberd↑)↑) of the Stomachic Powders in a glass of water (↑Stomachic Electuary↑)
washing it down with a little water --
When the Electuary is finished it need not be renewed again
[Start of margin text]for some weeks
unless the return
of his pains re¬
quire it[End of margin text]
Once or twice a week or just as often as occas[ion?]
requires let him take a dose of the Laxative Pil[ls?]
at bedtime.
Let his diet be chiefly Milk & Grain avoiding
all kind of Roots greens or Fruit. Once a
day particularly at breakfast he may take Ale
but his ordinary drink should be water --
He should take care to avoid Cold & particularly
to keep his feet always dry & warm. --
feet always
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Take one ounce of powdered root of Calamus, a drachm of prepared powdered steel, half an ounce of Conserve of Roses, and a sufficient quantity of Common Syrup as to make an Electuary. Label: The Stomachic Electuary.
Take a drachm each of Hepatic Aloes, the best Scammony, and Spanish Soap, and a sufficient quantity of Common Syrup as to make a mass to be divided into five individual pills. Label: Laxative Pills One two or three for a dose or so many as give him one Stool to be taken at Bedtime
27 July 1761
Diplomatic Text
1761
Let ↑him↑ take twice a day that is in the mornings
fasting & about half an hour before dinner take
one (↑the bigness of a Nutmeg (↑Filberd↑)↑) of the Stomachic Powders in a glass of water (↑Stomachic Electuary↑)
washing it down with a little water --
When the Electuary is finished it need not be renewed again
[Start of margin text]for some weeks
unless the return
of his pains re¬
quire it[End of margin text]
Once or twice a week or just as often as occas[ion?]
requires let him take a dose of the Laxative Pil[ls?]
at bedtime.
Let his diet be chiefly Milk & Grain avoiding
all kind of Roots greens or Fruit. Once a
day particularly at breakfast he may take Ale
but his ordinary drink should be water --
He should take care to avoid Cold & particularly
to keep his feet always dry & warm. --
feet always
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℞ Rad. Calam. Arom. pulv. ℥i
Limatur. Mart. ppt. ʒi
Cons. Rosar. ℥ſs
Syr. Commun. q.s. ut f. Electuarium
Signa The Stomachic Electuary
℞ Aloes Hepat.
Scammon. opt.
Sapon. Hispan. @ʒi
Syr. Commun. q.s. ut f. massa dividenda
in pil. Sing. gran. v
Signa Laxative Pills One two or three for a dose
or so many as give him one Stool to be taken at Bedtime
27 July 1761
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