The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4297] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Robert Stewart / Regarding: Mr Robert Stewart (Patient) / 22 August 1778 / (Outgoing)
Reply, consisting of two isolated recipes headed 'For Mr Robert Stewart',.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4297 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/35 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 22 August 1778 |
| 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, consisting of two isolated recipes headed 'For Mr Robert Stewart',. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1052] |
Case of Mr Robert Stewart who is prescricbed a 'strengthening liquour' for external application 'to the parts affected'. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:2398] | Addressee | Mr Robert Stewart |
| [PERS ID:2398] | Patient | Mr Robert Stewart |
| [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 Mr Robert Stewart
Take three ounces each of rose Water and Water of simple cinnamon, an ounce of antimonial Wine, half an ounce of Syrup of cloves Mix and Label: Diaphoretic Mixture a Table spoonfull an hour before bedtime. -
Take a pound of rose Water, an ounce of Vinegar distillate, four scruples of Sugar of Lead. Dissolve and Label: Strengthening Liquor a Cloth fourfold to be dipt in it & applied every night to the part affected keeping it fixed with a handkerchief.
He should always keep the part well suspended & ---- For 3 or 4 weeks
he should drink a Chopin of fresh cow milk when in the morning.
He should live moderately & avoid violent Exercise - - -
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Robert Stewart
℞ Aq. ros. Aq. cin. simpl. @ ℥iijſs. Vin. antimon. ℥j Syr. caryoph. ℥ſs.
ℳ. Sig. Diaph. Mixture a Table spoonfull an hour before bedtime. -
℞ Aq. ros. ℔. Acet. destill. ℥j - Sacch. Sat. ℈iv. Solve et Sig.
Strengthening Liquor a Cloth fourfold to be dipt in it & applied every
night to the part affected keeping it fixed with a handkerchief.
He should always keep the part well suspended & ---- For 3 or 4 weeks
he should drink a Chopin of fresh cow milk when in the morning.
He should live moderately & avoid violent Exercise - - -
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