The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:12] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Lady Margaret Gray (Blair) (Grey; Honble Lady Gray) / Regarding: Lady Margaret Gray (Blair) (Grey; Honble Lady Gray) (Patient) / 10 August 1764 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Lady Gray'; numbered list recommending exercise in 'an easy machine' and dietary recommendations.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 12 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/9 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 10 August 1764 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Lady Gray'; numbered list recommending exercise in 'an easy machine' and dietary recommendations. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:287] |
Case of Lady Gray who is given a regimen and a recipe to treat her 'fits' (this could allude to feverishness). |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:785] | Addressee | Lady Margaret Gray (Grey; Honble Lady Gray) |
| [PERS ID:785] | Patient | Lady Margaret Gray (Grey; Honble Lady Gray) |
| [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 Lady Gray
1. Exercise in an easy machine
2. Diet abstaining from Acesents & heavy Meats
3. In Drink abstaining from Ale Cyder & Wine except Madeira
ordinary drink Toast Water or [Ginievre?] & Water --
4. Three ounces of soluble tartar in one pint of water three times a week -
5. Take one and a half ounces of powdered heads of [lesser cornflower?], one drachm of shavings of nutmeg, one ounce of Spanish soap, and a sufficient quantity of syrup of balsam. The size of a nutmeg two or three days [when empty?]
Diplomatic Text
For Lady Gray
1. Exercise in an easy machine
2. Diet abstaining from Acesents & heavy Meats
3. In Drink abstaining from Ale Cyder & Wine except Madeira
ordinary drink Toast Water or [Ginievre?] & Water --
4. Solub. Tartar ʒiij in Aq. lbj three times a week -
5. ℞ Summ. Cent. min. pulv. ℥iſs N. M. ras. ʒj Sapon. Hisp. ℥j
Syr. Balsam. q. s. Magn. N. M. bis vel ter diebus vacuis
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