The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4516] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Miss Greigson / Regarding: Miss (Patient) / 9 October 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'To Miss Greigson C. Miss ',.The unnamed patient is advised against dancing and other exercises which will make her overly 'heated'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4516 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/83 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 9 October 1779 |
| 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 headed 'To Miss Greigson C. Miss ',.The unnamed patient is advised against dancing and other exercises which will make her overly 'heated'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1220] |
Case of 'Miss -', attended by Miss Greigson, who is given prescriptions and a regimen which advises against dancing. |
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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:3117] | Addressee | Miss Greigson |
| [PERS ID:3120] | Patient | Miss |
| [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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To Miss Greigson Concerning Miss
The Medicine ordered below to be taken for a fortnight - then inter¬
mitted for a month - a 2d course for a fortnight - then intermit
two months & after that a 3d Course. She should contrive it so as to
finish the Courses always before an alteration is expected.
Diet should be light - No Indian Tea nor Coffee. If she takes Cocoa
Tea it should be with a large proportion of milk - At supper no solid
food, hardly ever an Egg. - Drink toast water. -- After Dinner
she may be allowed a glass of Port with 2 or 3 glasses of Water --
She should go early to bed and not lie long abed in the morning
She will be much the better of fresh air & gentle exercise
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on horseback or in a Carriage -- She should avoid being
ever much heated by exercise or warm Chambers &cc
Bodily exercise very bad for her particularly dancing.
When an Alteration approaches great care must be
taken to avoid much motion, heat &c & she should about
that time lie much upon a bed or Couch. To Miss
Take an ounce of powdered Peruvian bark, two drachms of prepared steel, a drachm of nutmeg, an ounce of conserve of rose - enough syrup of orange peel to make a bland Electuary. Label Strengthening Electy the bigness of a Nutmeg twice a day washing down each dose with a small Cupfull of the following
Take a drachm of crushed Peruvian bark, a drachm each of orange and cinnamon. Leave to soak in a pound of boiling water for twelve hours, then add tincture of Peruvian bark
Diplomatic Text
To Miss Greigson C. Miss
The Medicine ordered below to be taken for a fortnight - then inter¬
mitted for a month - a 2d course for a fortnight - then intermit
two months & after that a 3d Course. She should contrive it so as to
finish the Courses always before an alteration is expected.
Diet should be light - No Indian Tea nor Coffee. If she takes Cocoa
Tea it should be with a large proportion of milk - At supper no solid
food, hardly ever an Egg. - Drink toast water. -- After Dinner
she may be allowed a glass of Port with 2 or 3 glasses of Water --
She should go early to bed and not lie long abed in the morng
She will be much the better of fresh air & gentle exercise
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on horseback or in a Carriage -- She should avoid being
ever much heated by exercise or warm Chambers &cc
Bodily exercise very bad for her particularly dancing.
When an Alteration approaches great care must be
taken to avoid much motion, heat &c & she should about
that time lie much upon a bed or Couch. To Miss
℞ Cort. Peruv. pulv. ℥j Lim. mart. pptt. Ʒij
Nuc. mosch. Ʒj Conserv. rosar. ℥j - Syr. e cort. aurant. q. s. ut
fiat Electuarium tenue.
Sig. Strengthening Electy the bigness of Nutmeg twice a day
washing down each dose with a small Cupfull of the follg.
℞ Cort. Peruv. cont. Ʒj aurant. - cinnam. @ Ʒj
Aq. bullient. ℔j - Degere horas duodecim et adde
Tinct. cort. Per.
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