The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1077] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Bernard Schaw (Shaw) / Regarding: Mrs Schaw (Shaw) (Patient) / 20 January 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Bernard Shaw Esqr', concerning the case of his wife. Advises against travel but recommends keeping to a little 'weak punch' made with 'dutch or Cologn gin'.
- Facsimile
- Normalized Text
- Diplomatic Text
- Metadata
- Case
- People
- Places
Facsimile
There is 1 image for this document.
[Page 1]
Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1077 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/131 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 20 January 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Bernard Shaw Esqr', concerning the case of his wife. Advises against travel but recommends keeping to a little 'weak punch' made with 'dutch or Cologn gin'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:768] |
Case of Mrs Schaw (Shaw) who has an asthma. |
9 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:511] | Addressee | Bernard Schaw (Shaw) |
| [PERS ID:512] | Patient | Mrs Schaw (Shaw) |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
Normalized Text
For Bernard Schaw Esqr.
A journey at present dissuaded.
As I suppose in consequence of my last advice that Mrs Schaw
has for some time laid aside the use of the Electuary, I would
have her now return to it again and to take it also in a
larger Doses, so as not only to keep her
belly open, but to give
her two or three stools and this according as she bears it
to be repeated every two or three days. The marks of its good
effects are its relieving her breathing
and increasing Urine.
If in two or three trials it does not answer these purposes
let me know immediately - In my last I think I desired
you to intermit for some time the use of the Aperient
Mixture, but I suppose from the Urine becoming scanty
that intermission was not long & you have done right -
It is now of less consequence to give it along with the Electuary
but in the Evenings of those days she takes the Electuary
she may take it and on the intermediate days, she should
take it several times and if it can be made to go to the
Kid Kidnies it will certainly
relieve her. -
Her Thirst is a troublesome circumstance, but it will
be difficult to relieve it till we can go more to the bottom
of her Disease and in the mean time it is very proper to
attempt removing her Thirst by drinking
- such as a bit of
Lemon or Tamarind held in her mouth &
when she must drink
let it be a little weak Punch with Cream of Tartar
rather than other
souring & a little dutch or Cologn Gin the best Spirit for making her Punch
Diplomatic Text
For Bernard Schaw Esqr.
A journey at present dissuaded.
As I suppose in consequence of my last advice that Mrs Schaw
has for some time laid aside the use of the Electuary, I would
have her now return to it again and to take it also in a
larger Doses, so as not only to keep her
belly open, but to give
her two or three stools and this according as she bears it
to be repeated every two or three days. The marks of its good
effects are its relieving her breathing
and increasing Urine.
If in two or three trials it does not answer these purposes
let me know immediately - In my last I think I desired
you to intermit for some time the use of the Aperient
Mixture, but I suppose from the Urine becoming scanty
that intermission was not long & you have done right -
It is now of less consequence to give it along with the Electuary
but in the Evenings of those days she takes the Electuary
she may take it and on the intermediate days, she should
take it several times and if it can be made to go to the
Kid Kidnies it will certainly
relieve her. -
Her Thirst is a troublesome circumstance, but it will
be difficult to relieve it till we can go more to the bottom
of her Disease and in the mean time it is very proper to
attempt removing her Thirst by drinking
- such as a bit of
Lemon or Tamarind held in her mouth &
when she must drink
let it be a little weak Punch with Cream of Tartar
rather than other
souring & a little dutch or Cologn Gin the best Spirit for making her Punch
XML
XML file not yet available.
Feedback
Send us specfic feeback about this document [DOC ID:1077]
Please note that the Cullen Project team have now disbanded but your comments will be logged in our system and we will look at them one day...
