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

 

[ID:2446] From: Mr William Cokayne (Cocayne) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Handasyde (Handyside) (Patient) / 16 April 1784 / (Incoming)

Letter from William Cokayne, concerning the case of Mr Handasyde.

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 2446
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/2/1501
Main Language English
Document Direction Incoming
Date16 April 1784
Annotation None
TypeAuthorial original
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Letter from William Cokayne, concerning the case of Mr Handasyde.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:975]
Case of Mr Handasyde (Handyside) who is swollen all over his body (dropsy), and who also develops a tumor and a bowel disorder.
8


People linked to this document

Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:2833]AuthorMr William Cokayne (Cocayne)
[PERS ID:1]AddresseeDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3126]PatientMr Handasyde (Handyside)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2833]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr William Cokayne (Cocayne)

Places linked to this document

Role in document Specific Place Settlements / Areas Region Country Global Region Confidence
Place of Writing Wooler North-East England Europe certain
Destination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Mentioned / Other Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Mentioned / Other Wooler North-East England Europe certain

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10 in the morning Wooler April 16th 1784 --

Dear Sir


Mr. Handasyde having Signified to me Your Desire
of being Acquainted with his Situation, I Embrace this Opportunity
to inform You how he has gone on Since his leaving Edinburgh
He got to Wooler on Thursday last Was A Week, Extremely fatigued with
his Journey, and had been so Ill upon the Road as to Alarm them very Much
The Swelling Greatly Increasd all over the Body & Face and the Pain
in the Bowells Violent and frequent - Stools Copious - often, and very
Acrid -- took his Anodyne Drops on Thursday Evening - yet had a very
bad Night - Rested in Bed all Friday from Fatigue, Pain &c much
the same, On Saturday Morning took the Sweating Boluss, and
followed Exactly Your Directions -- Sweat pretty freely some hours
was very Easy and lay Composd and Comfortable all Day - Stools as
often but not so Copious, and less Pain in the Making - no particular
Change in Making Water - on Sunday began to take his Diuretik
Infusion
- took it three times that Day - and four times the Day
following, little or no Effect as to his Water - but Continued more
Easy in the Bowells - on Tuesday Morning he repeated the Boluss
now 25 grains - the first only A Scruple - Sweat more Profuse, Quite



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Easy as to Pain the Whole Day - Stools as frequent, but Small and with
with some Degree of Tenesmus, Water Making not Increas'd any¬
thing to Speak of, but thinks Rather so than Diminishd, has Remaind
Pretty Easy as to Pain Ever since - after Tuesday; Sweat - his Hands &
Face very much fallen, his Spirits better than Usual - Appetite
very good, but I fear he is Obstinate in persisting to Eat too much
at once & of things Prejudicial, so that if under Your Authority A
Diet Could be Prescribed both as to Quantity & Quality - if that is
of any Consequence, he might be Induced to Abide by it ------


Continued on the Intermediate Days his Diuretick Infusion but without
much Effect - On this day Repeats his Boluss - I have just now
Seen him, he is pretty Easy - and in Every Respect as before Described
He has not been able to go out since his Return the Weather has been
very Unfavorable - and I think in his Bodily Strength he is
much Weaker -- but Ever since his first taking the Boluss
The Pain of his Bowells has never been so Violent as to make him
Cry out - The Vomiting also is Entirely Ceasd Ever since that time
altho he has frequently Loaded his Stomach with Food, I think
this is all that has Occurr'd worth Your Notice - If any thing farther
is to be done, I shall Esteem it a favour to Receive Your Command
in the Interim Remain with Mr. Cokaynes best Respect




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Dear Sir
Your Obliged Humble Servant

W Cokayne


He has taken his Anodyne drops Every Night Except when Sweating
not so much for Rest as to Mitigate the Purging - but it Yet Remains
in the State Described ----




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Dr. Cullen
Edinburgh

Diplomatic Text

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10 in ye morng Wooler April 16th 1784 --

Dear Sir


Mr. Handasyde having Signified to me Your Desire
of being Acquainted with his Situation, I Embrace this Opportunity
to inform You how he has gone on Since his leaving Edinburgh
He got to Wooler on Thursday last Was A Week, Extremely fatigued with
his Journey, and had been so Ill upon the Road as to Alarm them very Much
The Swelling Greatly Increasd all over the Body & Face and the Pain
in the Bowells Violent and frequent - Stools Copious - often, and very
Acrid -- took his Anodyne Drops on Thursday Eveng - yet had a very
bad Night - Rested in Bed all Friday from Fatigue, Pain &c much
the same, On Saturday Morning took the Sweating Boluss, and
followed Exactly Your Directions -- Sweat pretty freely some hours
was very Easy and lay Composd and Comfortable all Day - Stools as
often but not so Copious, and less Pain in ye Making - no particular
Change in Making Water - on Sunday began to take his Diuretik
Infusion
- took it three times that Day - and four times the Day
following, little or no Effect as to his Water - but Continued more
Easy in ye Bowells - on Tuesday Morning he repeated the Boluss
now 25 grains - the first only A Scruple - Sweat more Profuse, Quite



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Easy as to Pain the Whole Day - Stools as frequent, but Small and wth.
with some Degree of Tenesmus, Water Making not Increas'd any¬
thing to Speak of, but thinks Rather so than Diminishd, has Remaind
Pretty Easy as to Pain Ever since - after Tuesday; Sweat - his Hands &
Face very much fallen, his Spirits better than Usual - Appetite
very good, but I fear he is Obstinate in persisting to Eat too much
at once & of things Prejudicial, so that if under Your Authority A
Diet Could be Prescribed both as to Quantity & Quality - if that is
of any Consequence, he might be Induced to Abide by it ------


Continued on the Intermediate Days his Diuretick Infusion but without
much Effect - On this day Repeats his Boluss - I have just now
Seen him, he is pretty Easy - and in Every Respect as before Described
He has not been able to go out since his Return the Weather has been
very Unfavorable - and I think in his Bodily Strength he is
much Weaker -- but Ever since his first taking the Boluss
The Pain of his Bowells has never been so Violent as to make him
Cry out - The Vomiting also is Entirely Ceasd Ever since that time
altho he has frequently Loaded his Stomach wth. Food, I think
this is all that has Occurr'd worth Your Notice - If any thing farther
is to be done, I shall Esteem it a favour to Receive Your Command
in the Interim Remain with Mr. Cokaynes best Respect




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Dear Sir
Your Obliged Hum Servt.

W Cokayne


He has taken his Anode drops Every Night Except when Sweating
not so much for Rest as to Mitigate the Purging - but it Yet Remains
in the State Described ----




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Dr. Cullen
Edinburgh

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