The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5950] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr David Bethune (of Kilconquhar; of Balfour) (Patient) / 15 February 1769 / (Outgoing)
Recipe 'For Mr Bethune of Balfour'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5950 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/110 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 15 February 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 | Recipe 'For Mr Bethune of Balfour'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:260] |
Case of Mr David Bethune of Balfour who consulted Cullen previously over stomach complaints (See Case 34). Now also has an eye problem, head-pains, abdominal pains and increasing weakness. |
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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:11] | Patient | Mr David Bethune (of Kilconquhar; of Balfour) |
| [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 |
| Mentioned / Other | Balfour House / Milton of Balgonie | Glenrothes | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
For Mr Bethune of Balfour
Alous sevetur ↑aperta↑ liber a usu Elix Sacr: 1
Drink, Diet, Exercise, Fleshbrush
Take an ounce and a half of finely powdered Peruvian Bark, a drachm and a half each of powdered white Cinnamon and powdered Green Vitriol, one ounce of conserve of Orange Peel and a sufficient quanity of syrup of Cloves to make an Electuary. Label: the Stomachic Electuary, the bigness of a filbert to be taken three times a day.
Notes:
1: The Latin is rather cryptic, but a part translation might be rendered as "discontinue the Sacred Elixir if it creates looseness"(?).
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Bethune of Balfour
Alous sevetur ↑aperta↑ liber a usu Elix Sacr: 1
Drink, Diet, Exercise, Fleshbrush
℞ Cort Peruv. Subtil. pulv. ℥iſs
-- Canell. alb. pulv:
Sal. Mart. p. @ ʒiſs
Cons: Cort. Aurantior ℥j
Syr: Caryophyll. q.s.ut f. Electuarium
Signa The stomachic Electuary of which the bigness
of a filbert to be taken three times a day --
Notes:
1: The Latin is rather cryptic, but a part translation might be rendered as "discontinue the Sacred Elixir if it creates looseness"(?).
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