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For Mr Likly

Has been always affected with venereal ailments, which have not
been so well healed as to remove suspicion of latent Taint, &
has actually symptoms which give suspicion of his blood being
affected. Altho the symptoms be not very clear yet for the ease of
his mind let him

Whenever he is settled at home enter on a mercurial course,
as far as to taint his breath or affect his moug (↑t↑)h in the slightest
manner. Unless he go that far, cannot be certain of the medicines
operating at all, but should go no farther than the slightest degree
& continue in that for 2 or 3 weeks. The preparation to be
employed is the common Mercurial pill beginning with one and at
most 2 grains of the Mercury, i.e. one or 2 pills a day, repeating
or ceasing as the state of his mouth shall direct. In some persons,
the Mercurial pill is to ready to go by stool with griping which pre¬
vents its getting into the blood, & therefore its purging must be
prevented by an opiate taken along with the Evening pill or
if it is not easily done the pills should be laid aside altogether
& the business carried on by unction with the common ointment, the
conduct of which I dare you are know well. During the whole
course & for a week after, should drink every day a bottle of
the Sarsa Decotion. While under it, keep close to his cham¬
ber avoid carefully against cold but keep very warm. Diet
of milk & farinacea avoiding roots & greens & fruit, and all ani¬
mal food, except broth at dinner. Drink no fermented or spi¬
rituous liquor, but take any mild watery drinks, taking
nothing quite cold. There is no clear appearance, nor even sus¬
picion of venereal affection, but in his right nostril, & even
there I doubt of it, but, look after it, & at the end of the course, if it be
not entirely cured, touch it with a little Mercurial ointment. All that is necessary is to
keep his fingers from it, if he can't do this, tie it up.