The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1038] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Lady Augusta Murray (of Dunmore) (Patient), Countess Charlotte Murray (Stewart) (Lady Dunmore) (Patient) / 18 October 1780 / (Outgoing)
Two recipes, 'For the Countess of Dunmore' and 'For Lady Augusta Murray Dunmore'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1038 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/92 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 18 October 1780 |
| 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 | Two recipes, 'For the Countess of Dunmore' and 'For Lady Augusta Murray Dunmore' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:762] |
Case of the Countess of Dunmore whose complaints, which include a redness of her face, Cullen considers 'entirely constitutional' and requiring a regimen. |
5 |
| [Case ID:2475] |
Case of Lady Augusta Murray, daughter of the Countess of Dunmore, who is prescribed an aperient solution. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:853] | Patient | Lady Augusta Murray (of Dunmore) |
| [PERS ID:854] | Patient | Countess Charlotte Murray (Lady Dunmore) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:854] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Countess Charlotte Murray (Lady Dunmore) |
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 |
| Destination of Letter | Dunmore Park House | Falkirk | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
For the Countess of Dunmore
Take five grains each of Salt of Nitre, and powdered Cinnamon, Twenty grains of prepared Crab's Eyes. Mix and let powders be made and measured out into fourteen doses. Label: Cooling Powders one to be taken in a little water every morning. ––––
Take an ounce of powdered Crystal Tartar three drachms of powdered jalap compound, two drachms of lenitive Electuary, and sufficient simple syrup. Label: Laxative Electuary a teas spoon full to be taken when occasion requires –––––
Take two ounces of Soluble Tartar, an ounces of Glauber's salts; and [sic?] ounces each of Maritime Salt and Hispanic Polychrest; an ounce of simple Cinnamon water and eight ounces of rose Water. Dissolve and strain. Label: Aperient Solution, one or two spoonfuls in half-a-cognius of water, every other morning.
Diplomatic Text
For the Countess of Dunmore
℞ Sal. nitr,
Cinnam. pulv, @ gr V
Ocul. cancr. pptt. gr XX. M.f.
Pulv et f.h.m. Dos No XIV Sig. Cooling Powders
one to be taken in a little water every morning. ––––
℞ Cryst. tart. pulv.℥i
Pulv. e jalap compt.
ʒiii Elect lenitiv. ℥ii.
Syr. simpl. q.s. Sig. Lax. Electuary
a tea spoon full to be taken when occasion requires –––––
℞ Tart. solub.℥ij
Sal. Gl. ℥i
Sal marin. Hispan. Sal polychrest @ ℥[vi?]. Aq. cin. simpl.℥iv Aq. ros. ℥viii Solve Cola
Sig. Aperient Solution Cochl i vel ij ex. semi congio
Aqa om 2o mane.
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