The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4463] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Jeffray (Jaffray) (Patient) / 22 June 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mrs Jeffray'. Includes three recipes and recommends laced stockings.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4463 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/30 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 22 June 1779 |
| 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 Jeffray'. Includes three recipes and recommends laced stockings. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1168] |
Case of Mrs Jeffray [Jaffrey), whose treatment involves using lace stockings. |
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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:3507] | Patient | Mrs Jeffray (Jaffray) |
| [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 Jeffray.
I expect that she will be relieved especially by the
Lace Stockings, but the effects of these may be much assisted
by the use of the medicines below --
Take seven ounces of rose water, one drachms of sugar of lead, an ounce of vinegar distillate and mix it. Label it Solution for making a poultice
- with as much soft or crum
of bread as will go round the second toe - to be applied milk
warm - It is to be applied at night and taken away in the
morning & this for five or six nights together. -- After
that she is for some time to wear the Plaster following
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Take two ounces of [wax?]? plaster, half an ounce of {illeg}, and {illeg} over a slow fire {illeg} constantly mixing until an ointment is made.
This is to be shifted only once in two or three days.
but if after some time the Scaldings and Stounding pains
should return, she must lay aside the Plaster and
take to the Poultice for two or three nights, wearing
the Plaster only in the day time
Besides the Pultice and Plaster, let her anoint
the soles of her feet, particularly the right every night
at bed time, wearing for the night flannel or fine woollen
footsocks - with the following Oil
When Mrs J. begins these applications she must for
a week or two (↑more↑) before it avoid walking or standing or
her feet entirely by lying almost constantly on a bed
or Couch --
The Lace Stockings at first must be drawn close
but not very tight & only in the course of 8 days let
them be drawn closer and tighter - When she comes to walk
with them, she will find the Stockings feel much tighter
towards the Evening than in the forenoon; but she must
not therefore take them off, but take off the uneasiness
by lying on a Couch. - She must come to walking by slow
degrees. -- In Diet let her avoid fish & salted
meat - & keep her belly regular----
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Jeffray.
I expect that she will be relieved especially by the
Lace Stockings, but the effects of these may be much assisted
by the use of the meds below --
℞ Aq. rosar. ℥vij Sacch. Saturn. ʒj Acet. distillat. ℥j ℳ.
Sig Solution for making a Poultice
- with as much soft or crum
of bread as will go round the second toe - to be applied milk
warm - It is to be applied at night and taken away in the
morning & this for five or six nights together. -- After
that she is for some time to wear the Plaster following
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℞ Empl. cerei ℥ij [Sevr ovile?]. ℥ſs. {illeg}
simul leni igne et ab hoc [rimota?] agitentus assidue
donec cocant in ceratum --
This is to be shifted only once in two or three days.
but if after some time the Scaldings and Stounding pains
should return, she must lay aside the Plaster and
take to the Poultice for two or three nights, wearing
the Plaster only in the day time
Besides the Pultice and Plaster, let her anoint
the soles of her feet, particularly the right every night
at bed time, wearing for the night flannel or fine woollen
footsocks - with the following Oil
℞ ol. olivar. apt. ℥iv Camph. ʒij ℳ.
When Mrs J. begins these applications she must for
a week or two (↑more↑) before it avoid walking or standing or
her feet entirely by lying almost constantly on a bed
or Couch --
The Lace Stockings at first must be drawn close
but not very tight & only in the course of 8 days let
them be drawn closer and tighter - When she comes to walk
with them, she will find the Stockings feel much tighter
towards the Evening than in the forenoon; but she must
not therefore take them off, but take off the uneasiness
by lying on a Couch. - She must come to walking by slow
degrees. -- In Diet let her avoid fish & salted
meat - & keep her belly regr----
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