Folio 2. Page 56. Verso
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Title
Folio 2. Page 56. Verso
Subject
Medicine for Ague and helpful hints.
Description
Nutritum for burns & a very great drier & disperser -for
taking-
Saturnine Plaister
Rheumatic Pain
Cure for the Ague
20 grains Ipecacuahna at Night
20 grains Jalap- or an equally ┌powerful┐
dose of Rhubarb in the morning
3/4 ouncez of Bark the Night preceeding
the fit- repeat the dose of Bark
5 days after- Bishop Cleaver-
NB- Mr Hull says a much smaller dose is sufficient
Scouring Drops
One part Essence of lemon, &
2 parts of the purest & stronger
Spirit of Wine, or Alkohol -
taking-
Saturnine Plaister
Rheumatic Pain
Cure for the Ague
20 grains Ipecacuahna at Night
20 grains Jalap- or an equally ┌powerful┐
dose of Rhubarb in the morning
3/4 ouncez of Bark the Night preceeding
the fit- repeat the dose of Bark
5 days after- Bishop Cleaver-
NB- Mr Hull says a much smaller dose is sufficient
Scouring Drops
One part Essence of lemon, &
2 parts of the purest & stronger
Spirit of Wine, or Alkohol -
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Creator
Charlotte Starkie
Publisher
Gillespie Family
Date
1782 to 1808
Contributor
Bishop Cleaver
Mr Hull
Mr Hull
Rights
Site licence
Format
Handwritten text on a page of a paper document
Language
English
Type
Paper Document
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Nutritum for burns & a very great drier & disperser -for
taking-
20 gr Jalap- or an equally powerful dose of Rhubarb in the morning
¾ ounces of Bark the Night preceeding the fit- repeat the dose of Bark 5 days after- Bishop Cleaver-
NB- Mr Hull says a much smaller dose is sufficient
Saturnine Plaister
Rheumatic Pain
taking-
Cure for the Ague
20 grains Ipecacuahna at Night20 gr Jalap- or an equally powerful dose of Rhubarb in the morning
¾ ounces of Bark the Night preceeding the fit- repeat the dose of Bark 5 days after- Bishop Cleaver-
NB- Mr Hull says a much smaller dose is sufficient
Scouring Drops
One part Essence of lemon, & 2 parts of the purest & stronger Spirit of Wine, or Alkohol - Saturnine PlaisterAgue is malaria or another illness involving fever and shivering.
It is not clear which type of bark it is. It could be “Pervian bark“ , which is bark from the Cinchona tree. It contains quinine. Also called Jesuits’ bark, cinchona was used as a fever-reducer by native peoples in South America before being exported by the Jesuits to Europe.
Its efficacy in fighting fevers soon made it a staple in English medical practice. While eighteenth-century apothecaries were ignorant of quinine, which would not be isolated and named until the 1810s, they were nonetheless prescribing it effectively.
Jalap may be the chile pepper Jalapeño. Jalapeños were in use by the Aztecs prior to the Spanish conquest. They vary in hotness and it is not known here how the Jalap is made or if it is as hot as Cayenne pepper.
William Cleaver (1742–1815) was an English churchman and academic, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, and bishop of three sees.
Reference link
Saturnine plaister is made of Lead Acetate and Lead Oxide, part of Msr. Goulard's range of poisons such as "liquor plumbi subacetis".
In “The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 44 “ dated 1769 there were strong doubts expressed about the dangers of Lead , as well as a comparison with the dangers of Mercury. The author of the paper described M. Goulard’s self praise as reprehensible. Of course M. Goulard is just another snake oil salesman, and even then doubts were being expressed about the safety of his Saturnine preparations and in particular the liberal use of his Extract of Saturn.
Ref. Observations on the external Use of Lead Preparations, with some general Remarks on topical Medicines. By John Aikin. Surgeon.
It is not clear which type of bark it is. It could be “Pervian bark“ , which is bark from the Cinchona tree. It contains quinine. Also called Jesuits’ bark, cinchona was used as a fever-reducer by native peoples in South America before being exported by the Jesuits to Europe.
Its efficacy in fighting fevers soon made it a staple in English medical practice. While eighteenth-century apothecaries were ignorant of quinine, which would not be isolated and named until the 1810s, they were nonetheless prescribing it effectively.
Jalap may be the chile pepper Jalapeño. Jalapeños were in use by the Aztecs prior to the Spanish conquest. They vary in hotness and it is not known here how the Jalap is made or if it is as hot as Cayenne pepper.
William Cleaver (1742–1815) was an English churchman and academic, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, and bishop of three sees.
Reference link
Saturnine plaister is made of Lead Acetate and Lead Oxide, part of Msr. Goulard's range of poisons such as "liquor plumbi subacetis".
In “The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 44 “ dated 1769 there were strong doubts expressed about the dangers of Lead , as well as a comparison with the dangers of Mercury. The author of the paper described M. Goulard’s self praise as reprehensible. Of course M. Goulard is just another snake oil salesman, and even then doubts were being expressed about the safety of his Saturnine preparations and in particular the liberal use of his Extract of Saturn.
Ref. Observations on the external Use of Lead Preparations, with some general Remarks on topical Medicines. By John Aikin. Surgeon.
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Charlotte Starkie, “Folio 2. Page 56. Verso,” The Huntroyd Receipts, accessed October 21, 2026, https://huntroyd.co.uk/items/show/104.
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