
The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3866] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Gordon (of Crogo) (Patient) / 15 July 1776 / (Outgoing)
Reply for 'Miss Gordon' with advice on her taking Corstorphine Water.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 3866 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/7/87 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 15 July 1776 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply for 'Miss Gordon' with advice on her taking Corstorphine Water. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:753] |
Case of Miss Gordon who is advised over taking Costorphine Water. |
1 |
People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:2374] | Patient | Miss Gordon (of Crogo) |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Miss Gordon
She is to begin the Corstorphin water by degrees, the
first day a single gill, every day after a gill more till the
till she can take a Choppin every morning When she comes
to more than half a muchkin, take it in divided draughts
½ hour between each, & in a fair morning, walk about
between them, in open air. The whole of the water
should be taken in the morning, so as to finish ½ hour
or an hour before breakfast & after finishing the water she
[should?] continue to walk about till breakfast. When she
comes the length of a Choppin every morning if it do not
move her belly once aday take a tablespoonful of the solution
she has been taking for some time past take it in the first
draught of the water. Continue the Pills every 2d night at bed¬
time. On horseback every forenoon. Walk a good deal
but citra 1 heat or fatigue. During the Corstorphin water
her Diet much as it has been. Weak bohea tea with
bread & butter at breakfast Some meat not much at dinner
making up with broth, vegetables, but sparingly of fruit. As
supper any kind of milk, meat. Ordinary drink plain
water. No fermented liquors.
Notes:
1: Latin for "without", meaning she should not walk enough to start sweating.
Diplomatic Text
Miss Gordon
She is to begin ye Corstorphin water by degrees, the
first day a single gill, ev. d. after a gill more till the
till she can take a Choppin ev morng. When she comes
to more than half a muchkin, take it in divided drts.
½ hour between each, & in a fair morning, walk about
between ym, in open air. The whole of the water
should be taken in ye morning, so as to finish ½ hour
or an hour before breakf. & after finishg ye water she
[shd?] continue to walk about till breakf.. When she
comes ye length of a Choppin ev. morng. if it do not
move her belly once aday take a tablesp.f. of ye solution
she has bg takg for some time past take it in ye first
drt of ye water. Continue the Pills every 2d nt at bed¬
time. On horseback ev. forenoon. Walk a good deal
but citra 1 heat or fatigue. During ye Corstorphin water
her Diet much as it has been. Weak bohea tea w
bread & butter at breakf. Some meat not mc at dinner
makg up w broth, vegetables, but sparingly of fruit. As
supper any kind of milk, meat. Ordinary drink plain
water. No fermented liquors.
Notes:
1: Latin for "without", meaning she should not walk enough to start sweating.
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