The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4322] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Miss Elizabeth Charlotte? Balmain (Patient) / 3 October 1778 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Balmain' who should continue as before with rustication and taking milk, but she is also being given advice on an inflammation below her ear.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4322 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/60 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 3 October 1778 |
| 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 Miss Balmain' who should continue as before with rustication and taking milk, but she is also being given advice on an inflammation below her ear. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:802] |
Case of Miss Balmain who in 1776 has a tumour under her chin and by 1778 has similar complaints but also a cough and swelling below her ear (see later Case in 1780). |
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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:2284] | Addressee | |
| [PERS ID:881] | Patient | Miss Elizabeth Charlotte? Balmain |
| [PERS ID:2284] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | |
| [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 Miss Balmain
After considering the former and present state of
Miss Balmains complaints and consulting with Mr Wood;
I am of opinion that her present ailments are of the same
nature with the former, and tho' not to the same degree
will however require the same attention and care as
before.
She should still remain in the Country, to use a milk
diet, to be much in the fresh air, and to be as often
on horseback or in a Carriage, as the weather or
other conveniency will allow.
For the slight swelling and inflammation below
her ear, let it be bathed every morning and evening
with the liquor ordered below. The liquor need not be
warm but the cold air should be put off it, by setting
a cup full of it in a bason of warm water. before
using it, the part may be covered with a piece of
flannel when she goes abroad, but within doors a
piece of linnen is enough.
For the cough which has so frequently troubled Miss
Balmain, let her for a fortnight take the decoction
ordered below. It will be enough to take it for a fortnight
only at one time, but She may take such a course of it
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more or less frequently as the cough may seem to
require. As this decoction will not keep long it should
be made but in small quantity at one time. and even
then should be kept in a very cool place.
Take a pound of rose Water and a drachm of Sugar of Lead; combine and add enough Vinegar distillate to make a [very clear?] liquor. Label: Liquor for bathing the part affected every morning & evening.
Take an ounce of coltsfoot leaves, a drachm each of lichwort and ground ivy, half a drachm of marshmallow. Boil until water is reduced from two pounds to one; at the end add two drachms of liquorice Extract. Once the liquid is strained add half an ounce of composite Juniper water. Label: Aperient Decoction two table Spoonfulls to be taken three times a day.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Balmain
After considering the former and present state of
Miss Balmains complaints and consulting with Mr Wood;
I am of opinion that her present ailments are of the same
nature with the former, and tho' not to the same degree
will however require the same attention and care as
before.
She should still remain in the Country, to use a milk
diet, to be much in the fresh air, and to be as often
on horseback or in a Carriage, as the weather or
other conveniency will allow.
For the slight swelling and inflammation below
her ear, let it be bathed every morning and evening
with the liquor ordered below. The liquor need not be
warm but the cold air should be put off it, by setting
a cup full of it in a bason of warm water. before
using it, the part may be covered with a piece of
flannel when she goes abroad, but within doors a
piece of linnen is enough.
For the cough which has so frequently troubled Miss
Balmain, let her for a fortnight take the decoction
ordered below. It will be enough to take it for a fortnight
only at one time, but She may take such a course of it
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more or less frequently as the cough may seem to
require. As this decoction will not keep long it should
be made but in small quantity at one time. and even
then should be kept in a very cool place.
℞ Aq. rosar. ℔j Sacch. Saturn. Ʒj Solve et adde Acet. destill. q. s. ut f. liq. [clariss?]
Sig. Liquor for bathing the part affected every morning & evening.
℞ folior tussilag. pa ℥j parietar. hed. terr. @ Ʒj flor. malv. Ʒſs Coque ex
aqua ℔ij ad ℔j addens sub finem Extr. glycyrrh. Ʒij Liquori colato adde Aq.
Juniper. comp. ℥ſs Sig. Aperient Decoction two table Spoonfulls to be taken three
times a day.
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