The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:730] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) / Regarding: Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) (Patient) / 29 March 1783 / (Outgoing)
Reply for 'John Cook of Gallowhill, Esqr.', in which Cullen is pleased that the patient enjoys generally good health and gives advice and a prescription for his ongoing problem with phlegm.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 730 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/217 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 29 March 1783 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply for 'John Cook of Gallowhill, Esqr.', in which Cullen is pleased that the patient enjoys generally good health and gives advice and a prescription for his ongoing problem with phlegm. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:909] |
Case of John Cook of Gallowhill, who suffers from phlegm and other ailments exacerbated by excessive drinking. |
20 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3495] | Addressee | Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) |
| [PERS ID:3495] | Patient | Mr John Cook (Cooke; of Gallowhill; of Ogle. ) |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | Gallowhill | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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John Cook Esqr.
I was favoured with yours of
the 24th. current with a note inclosed, but have recieved
no other Letter since I last advised for you. I am
happy to find that you enjoy so good health, and hope
I shall enable ↑you↑ to get entirely quit of the Phlegm,
which still continues to disturb you. I will not
insist upon your continuing either the Water or any
of the other Medicines, excepting the Oil, which I
think you should take so as to keep you belly
regular. - To enable you to get free of the Phlegm
I have prescribed on the other page a Medicine which
I hope will be of service to you. You will please
begin with a table spoonful of it for a Dose at
bedtime. If this Dose occasions a little squeamishness
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or makes you a little sick, without bringing
on any vomiting, it is a proper Dose. But if this
Dose should make you vomit; or should not
have the effect of making you a little squeamish
and sick, it must be diminished or increased till
it has the effect if I have mentioned. This I
expect will do a great deal to relieve you from the
Phlegm you complain of, but you must not expect
that it will do it suddenly, but by continuing the
Medicine for some time, I expect it will at length
answer your wishes. I assure you, that there is
nobody can join you more heartily in these weeks
than Dear Sir
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For John Cook of Gallowhill Esqr.
Take four ounces of Rosewater, three ounces of Simple Cinnamon Water, one ounce of Simple Syrup, four grains of Tartar Emetic and half an ounce of Thebaic Tincture. Mix. Label: Pectoral Mixture; a tablespoon to be taken for a Dose at bedtime.
March 29. 1783.
W.C.
Diplomatic Text
John Cook Esqr.
I was favoured with yours of
the 24th. curt. with a note inclosed, but have recieved
no other Letter since I last advised for you. I am
happy to find that you enjoy so good health, and hope
I shall enable ↑you↑ to get entirely quit of the Phlegm,
which still continues to disturb you. I will not
insist upon your continuing either the Water or any
of the other Medicines, excepting the Oil, which I
think you should take so as to keep you belly
regular. - To enable you to get free of the Phlegm
I have prescribed on the other page a Medicine which
I hope will be of service to you. You will please
begin with a table spoonful of it for a Dose at
bedtime. If this Dose occasions a little squeamishness
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or makes you a little sick, without bringing
on any vomiting, it is a proper Dose. But if this
Dose should make you vomit; or should not
have the effect of making you a little squeamish
and sick, it must be diminished or increased till
it has the effect if I have mentioned. This I
expect will do a great deal to relieve you from the
Phlegm you complain of, but you must not expect
that it will do it suddenly, but by continuing the
Medicine for some time, I expect it will at length
answer your wishes. I assure you, that there is
nobody can join you more heartily in these weeks
than Dear Sir
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For John Cook of Gallowhill Esqr.
℞ Aq. rosar. ℥iv
__ cinnam. simpl. ℥iij
Syr. simpl. ℥j
Tartar. emetic. gr iv.
Tinct. thebaic. ℥ſs
ℳ. Sig Pectoral Mixture a table
spoonful to be taken for a Dose
at bedtime.
March 29. 1783.
W.C.
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