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A.D. writer aged 43. of a strong habit of body, has been subject
to stomach Complaints from his infancy, supposed to be nervous.
These were more frequent from his apprenticeship till he arrived
at manhood, he was almost totally releived for eleven years,
but during the last three years their return[s were?] more
frequent and violent, of late they affected him like a severe
cholic & continued for whole nights without intermission very
excruciating, they were not precisely periodical, but mostly
about the time of digestion, and more acute when the patient
was much confined, he was frequently ↑oblig'd↑ to force himself to vomit
for temporary ease; enclined to costiveness, and felt himself
very much releived by a discharge of wind, and the [rest?] of
the disorder extended no farther than the Belly or Breast.
While in this State the patient used Carminiative Butter with
Rhubarb kept in Spirit.

Within these four weeks this trouble has left the
Stomach entirely, and taken its seat in the head, it affects
the Patient with a violent Head-ach, something like a
cramp & weight in the internal part of the head, with
frequent interruptions, but [almostnever?] so excessive as to occasion
a giddiness & stupidity in the brain, and these symptoms
are increased by the least agitation of the animal spirits,
he complains on these occasions of a noise in the Ears, his
eyes clouded, & a fixed pain as proceeding from wind affecting

The patients regimen has been to drink Valerien tea
in infusion, he uses Gum pills, has been blistered on the
back leg & cupping with whole Mustard & a course
of the Barks, which last has only been taken in
small quantity, he has also bathed his feet in warm
water once a day. But the Disorder is not removed
by these Medicines. The Blister on the head has afforded some sensible relief

Case
of Mr A. Davidson
from Mr Buchan
Septr 18th 1779.
V.X. p94