The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:9] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Grey / Regarding: Mr John Grey (Patient) / July? 1764? / (Outgoing)
Letter of directions 'For Mr John Grey at Berwick' discussing his case of probable gout, recommending laudanum.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 9 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/1/6 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | July? 1764? |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter of directions 'For Mr John Grey at Berwick' discussing his case of probable gout, recommending laudanum. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:257] |
Case of Mr John Grey who has gout. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1035] | Addressee | Mr John Grey |
| [PERS ID:1035] | Patient | Mr John Grey |
| [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 | Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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For Mr John Grey at Berwick-
I have yours just now & am heartily
sorry to hear that anything ails you. I am ready
to believe the complime (↑ai↑)nts you feel are gouty and
I hope the Laudanum taken last night has been
of service but you must at same time take care
the passage of your Belly be kept clear. If it is not
quite so you must take a medicine that will open
your Belly without ↑much↑ purging. Gum Guaiac made into
a draught will be on↑e↑ of the Best. If the pains further
threaten your stomach or bowels take the Bolus on
t'other page at bedtime for some nights together. If
without much pain some disorder continues in your
Stomach take the Stomachic Tincture also on t'other page
but the most material precaution of all is to keep your
feet warm, keep at home when the wind is in the least
cold & take care of your stomach both with regard
to meats & drink in which I believe your former
experience will direct. I give these advices as well as
I can from what you tell me but circumstances may
change & require other measures so if you are not quite
well I shall expect to hear from you again. I am
with very great regard and so forth
PS. Take notice that the most of my advice pro¬
ceeds upon the supposition of no fever or frequency
in your pulse for if there is, more caution must be
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be used with respect to these warm remedies particulal↑l↑y the
tincture. The bolus is in that respect more safe.
Take three grains apiece of Camphor and Sal. Volatile, a half drachm of Andromeda theriac add a sufficient quantity of simple syrup to taste and let it be made into a stomachaic bolus. Then add doses of both camphor and volatile salts [through an amount equal to five, seven, then ten grains until they are visible?].
Take two ounces of tincture of Peruvian bark, half an ounce of aromatics, and one drachm of spirit of volatile aromatics. Mix and [take a spoonfull in Madeira wine?] two or three times a day
Diplomatic Text
For Mr John Grey at Berwick-
I have yours just now & am heartily
sorry to hear that anything ails you. I am ready
to believe the complime (↑ai↑)nts you feel are gouty and
I hope the Laudanum taken last night has been
of service but you must at same time take care
the passage of your Belly be kept clear. If it is not
quite so you must take a medicine that will open
your Belly without ↑much↑ purging. Gum Guaiac made into
a draught will be on↑e↑ of the Best. If the pains further
threaten your stomach or bowels take the Bolus on
t'other page at bedtime for some nights together. If
without much pain some disorder continues in your
Stomach take the Stomachic Tincture also on t'other page
but the most material precaution of all is to keep your
feet warm, keep at home when the wind is in the least
cold & take care of your stomach both with regard
to meats & drink in which I believe your former
experience will direct. I give these advices as well as
I can from what you tell me but circumstances may
change & require other measures so if you are not quite
well I shall expect to hear from you again. I am
with very great regard &cc
PS. Take notice that the most of my advice pro¬
ceeds upon the supposition of no fever or frequency
in your pulse for if there is, more caution must be
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be used with respect to these warm remedies particulal↑l↑y the
tincture. The bolus is in that respect more safe.
℞ Camphor
Sal. vol C.C. @ gr iij
Theriac Androm ʒſs
Syr. Simpl. q.s. ut f. Bolus
Stomachicus
Sum Camph tum Sal. vol
dosis augari possunt [y dro?]
renata ad gr. v.vij vel x
℞ Tinct. Cort. Peruv. ℥ij
Aromat ℥ſs
Sp. vol. aromat ʒj ℳ capiat
acochl. ss. ad cochl. j excyattio Vin.
Madeir. bis terve in die
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