The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:67] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Selby (Patient) / 27 July 1769 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mrs Selby'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 67 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/62 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 27 July 1769 |
| 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, 'For Mrs Selby' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:262] |
Case of Mrs Selby who is weak from a chest 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:63] | Patient | Mrs Selby |
| [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 |
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For Mrs Selby
I have considered Mrs Selbys Complaints with all the
all the attention I can, and hope I shall give her Advice that
may releive her.
I think her Ailments are cheifly in her Nerves and
I hope her Breast is not deeply affected by but with regard to this
I shall think it necessary for her to take every precaution, and
therefore I would have her for some time to drink Mares or
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Asses Milk to a quarter or half a pint as her Stomach
bears it twice a day. The Lime water added to it make it
digest is very proper. With this Let her use a light Diet. She
should take no meat at night. and at Dinner she should tak[e]
only the Lightest. If her Stomack will digest Gardens thing[s]
and fresh fruit they are very proper for her Breast. For Din[ner]
she should take no malt Liquor and very little wine: of the las[t]
she may take a glass or tow of Claret and for ordinary Draught
she may take water with a little Sherry or lisbon Spirits
and water may agree with her Stomach but are not proper for
her Breast. Nothing is more necessary and proper than
frequent gentle Exercise on horse↑back↑ or in a Carriage and I ear¬
nestly wish she may in this way employ the season while
it lasts. I depend much upon exercise and Regimen but some
Medicines may also be necessary and such as I think so I have
ordered, on the other page. If any thing occurs in the use of
these things or ↑in↑ the further course of her Complaints that you
please to Communicate I shall be ready to give you the best
advice I can being with great respect Mrs Selby and S.r Your
most obedient servant.
Take half a drachm of Pomegranate Flowers, pour on four ounces of boiling water, infuse for twelve hours, and add to the strainings half an ounce of thin Spirit of Vitriol. Label: strenthening Tincture a teaspoonfull to be taken in a glass of water about an hour before Dinner every day.
Take two drachms of crushed Peruvian Bark, and half a drachm of Cinnamon. Pour over one pint of boiling water, infuse for twelve hours, and strain through paper. Add to the strainings two ounces of Tincture of Peruvian Bark. Label: Stren↓g↓thening Infusion four table spoonfulls to be taken an hour before dinner & supper the first immediately after the dose of the above Tincture
N.B. If a tea spoonful of the Tincture makes the Glass
of Water too sharp the Tincture may be diminished or the water encrease[d]
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Selby
I have considered Mrs Selbys Complaints with all the
all the attention I can, and hope I shall give her Advice that
may releive her.
I think her Ailments are cheifly in her Nerves and
I hope her Breast is not deeply affected by but with regard to this
I shall think it necessary for her to take every precaution, and
therefore I would have her for some time to drink Mares or
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Asses Milk to a quarter or half a pint as her Stomach
bears it twice a day. The Lime water added to it make it
digest is very proper. With this Let her use a light Diet. She
should take no meat at night. and at Dinner she should tak[e]
only the Lightest. If her Stomack will digest Gardens thing[s]
and fresh fruit they are very proper for her Breast. For Din[ner]
she should take no malt Liquor and very little wine: of the las[t]
she may take a glass or tow of Claret and for ordinary Draught
she may take water with a little Sherry or lisbon Spirits
and water may agree with her Stomach but are not proper for
her Breast. Nothing is more necessary and proper than
frequent gentle Exercise on horse↑back↑ or in a Carriage and I ear¬
nestly wish she may in this way employ the season while
it lasts. I depend much upon exercise and Regimen but some
Medicines may also be necessary and such as I think so I have
ordered, on the other page. If any thing occurs in the use of
these things or ↑in↑ the further course of her Complaints that you
please to Communicate I shall be ready to give you the best
advice I can being with great respect Mrs Selby and S.r Your
most obedient servant.
℞ Flor. Baulaust. ʒſs
affunde Aq. Bullient. unc. iv, macera per Horas
Duodecim, et Colatura adde.
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Spt. Vitriol. tenuis ℥ſs
Signa strenthening Tincture a teaspoonfull to
be taken in a glass of water about an hour before Dinner
every day.
℞ Cort. Peruv. contus ʒii
Cinnamona. ʒſs
affunde aq. Bullient lbi, macera per
Horas duodecim, et per Chartam, Cola.
Colatura adde Tinct, Cort, Peruv, ℥ii
Signa Stren↓g↓thening Infusion four table spoonfulls to be
taken an hour before dinner & supper the first immediate¬
ly after the dose of the above Tincture
N.B. If a tea spoonful of the Tincture makes the Glass
of Water too sharp the Tincture may be diminished or the water encrease[d]
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