The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4034] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr E Marjoribanks (Patient) / April? 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'E. Marjoribanks Esqr.', though he may not be the addressee. Very hastily written (with a bad quill?). The first part may be in the hand of a scribe or Cullen writing in great haste. The final, neater section is almost certainly in Cullen's own hand.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4034 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/9/7 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | April? 1777 |
| 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 headed 'E. Marjoribanks Esqr.', though he may not be the addressee. Very hastily written (with a bad quill?). The first part may be in the hand of a scribe or Cullen writing in great haste. The final, neater section is almost certainly in Cullen's own hand. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:887] |
Case of E. Marjoribanks, a male patient with distressing symptoms not made explicit in Cullen's response. |
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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:1848] | Patient | Mr E Marjoribanks |
| [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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E. Marjoribanks Esqr.
Tho Mr Marjoribanks complaints are of the
most distressing kind, I hope they shall have no distressing
consequence & shall be relieved very soon by the
following measures.
Let him take every morning a dose
of the aperient solution. The dose should
move his belly once a {illeg} day & if it does
either less or more it must encreased or
diminished. He must by no means
indulge either the indolence or [solids?]
that he is disposed to. He should get up
in time to take his solution & every
forenoon he he should get on horseback
& ride gently for three or four hours.
As soon as he is settled at home he
may begin the cold bath employing the
shower bath & tempering the water
at first by putting one part of boiling
water by (↑to↑) putting ↑two↑ three of spring water
& keeping out a part of the boiling water
every day afterwards till he comes to
take it quite cold.
He must always take the bath in the
morning before he begins to take the solution
His diet must continue very {illeg}
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present. He may take a bit of meat every
day at dinner, but it should be of the
lighter kinds & very moderate in quantity
& the greatest part of his meal should
be of both puding vegetables He should
continue at present to take no supper
If he ✍continues tea - weak & cool - best to abstain and
take cow milk whey with dry toast ---- Ordinary drink water or toast
water -- At dinner and at supper time 2 or 3 glasses wine & no more
If port diluted with water.
Diplomatic Text
E. Marjoribanks Esqr.
Tho Mr Marjoribanks complaints are of the
most distressing kind, I hope they shall have no distressing
consequence & shall be relieved very soon by the
following measures.
Let him take every morning a dose
of the aperient solution. The dose should
move his belly once a {illeg} day & if it does
either less or more it must encreased or
diminished. He must by no means
indulge either the indolence or [solids?]
that he is disposed to. He should get up
in time to take his solution & every
forenoon he he should get on horseback
& ride gently for three or four hours.
As soon as he is settled at home he
may begin the cold bath employing the
shower bath & tempering the water
at first by putting one part of boiling
water by (↑to↑) putting ↑two↑ three of spring water
& keeping out a part of the boiling water
every day afterwards till he comes to
take it quite cold.
He must always take the bath in the
morning before he begins to take the solution
His diet must continue very {illeg}
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present. He may take a bit of meat every
day at dinner, but it should be of the
lighter kinds & very moderate in quantity
& the greatest part of his meal should
be of both puding vegetables He should
continue at present to take no supper
If he ✍continues tea - weak & cool - best to abstain and
take cow milk whey wth dry toast ---- Ordinary drink water or toast
water -- At dinner and at supper time 2 or 3 glasses wine & no more
If port diluted wth water.
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