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Having attentively considered the whole of his
complaints, I am of opinion that how much these are
or have been varied they all depend upon one common
cause which is a weakness of his Nervous System
This I think depends upon original confirmation
and cannot now be entirely mended but I have
no doubt by pains and close attention to a proper
regimen and by the use of some medicines he
may be kept tolerably easy and free from any
considerable complaints and for both his regimen
and remedies I would advise as follows.

1st. An attention to Diet is particularly
necessary but it is a most difficult from the
peculiarities of Stomach and whatever I might
advise it must be corrected by these peculiarities
in Mr. Gillies. I hold both common Tea and Coffee
to be improper for him and I would advise him

At Dinner he may always take in the first
place some plain Soup with his own Biscuit or [els?]
I think he may some very well toasted bread, after that
let him take some solid food, the lighter kinds as Chicken
tender white fowl, Rabbit, Tripe, Sweet bread or
Lamb may do the best but when his Stomach is in
good plight I think he might bear some of the
stronger meats as Stewed Pidgeon and in those season
partridge or Murefowl and if he takes care that
whatever kind of meat he tries be very tender he
may possibly bear them better than he thinks of
and there is some advantage in his being able to
take some variety. Amongst other things I think
a little light white fish as Haddock, Whitane,
Flounder or Burn Trout might suit his Stomach

I think some solid Animal food is necessary
to Mr. Gillies but with this provision always that
he never takes a full meal of any kind but that
when his appetite is any thing sharp that he deceives
it by taking a larger proportion of Soup & bread or
after a moderate share of any light Pudding he finds
suitable to his Stomach and even with some vegetables.
These latter he cannot indeed take freely but so much
of them as he can tolerably digest are very necessary
and if he takes them while young and tender as
they severally come in Season he may digest a
portion of them tolerably well taking care always
also that they are very well boiled.

As he has not been in the habits of taking
Supper I shall not advise him to change his
manner of living in that respect but if he
chuses between Six and Seven in the Evening

In Drinking at Dinner the most proper draft
for Mr Gillies seems to me to be a good Porter
with two parts of water and either plain water
or Small beer seem to me unfit for him. After dinner
every day one, two, or three glasses of Wine as he
bears it I think necessary to him and Red Port
Madeira or good Sherry will probably suit
him better than any weaker bodied wines tho' it
will be always proper for him to take the strong
wines diluted with one or two parts of water.

It is very proper for Mr Gillies to be regular
in his hours of Eating or Sleeping and they seem
to me very well neglected at present. I would
not have him go sooner or later to Bed than
Ten at night but if he can soundly sleep a
little longer than 5 in the morning I think he

There is certainly nothing moe necessary to
Mr. Gillies than a good deal of Exercise and
of all others Riding on horseback is the best.
The times of employing it which Mr. Gillies
is accustomed to have hitherto been very proper
but if when the Summer weather sets in his Ride
in the middle of the day may not be so fit
it is on that account that I propose to save
his Ride in the middle of the day by a longer
one in the morning but I allow this accor¬
ding to the state of the weather to be regulated

In all Situations it is very necessary for Mr.
Gillies to guard against Cold and for this purpose
to wear constantly a flannel Shirt next his Skin,
to be otherways warmly Cloathed and particularly
to keep his feet and legs always warm and dry
at the same time he should take care never by
any means to be much heated and therefore to
avoid being in warm Chambers or Sitting near
the fire and if former habits will allow, he
should use few bed Cloaths in the night but let
this with regard to all Cloathing that he should
never lay aside any thicker he has been accus¬
tomed to for a thinner for any consideration
of Season the changes of which in this Climate
cannot be followed with any safety.

These are the particulars of Regimen with respect to
his body and the proper management of his mind is no
less necessary if possible it is to be constantly occupied
by Business, Study, or Amusements so as never to
be left vacant to much attention to his own feelings
and ailments which attention will commonly both
multiply and aggravate them. In occupying
his mind however much discretion is to be used
his application to business should be neither long
continued anxious or laborious nor exposed to
vexation from the neglect of others or accidental
disappointments and if some length of application
is necessary let it if possible be now and then,
interrupted by a walk or some little amusement.
If he takes to study let that be of an easy kind
but so far suited to his taste as to be somewhat
Engaging. Let his amusements also be suited
in the same manner and I shall only observe
that agreeable Company is the safest and surest.

I now go on to speak of remedies suited to Mr.
Gillies Complaints & the first are those suited to ob¬
viate or remove the Costiveness which he is so much
affected with & which Contributes greatly to aggravate
all his Complaints. It is always very desireable
to obviate Costiveness as far as possible by diet
and if Mr. Gillies can perceive that any par¬
ticular diet has this effect upon him he should
employ it unless it seems other ways very hurtful.

If such attention in diet do not answer
the purpose he must have recourse to medicine
& never let Costiveness continue long at one time.
Let this be the general rule that whenever he
goes a second day without a stool he should that
night or next morning take a laxative medicine.
What this laxative should be I will not before
trial certainly determine but I dont like the
quantity of Aloetic which he takes at present
and as it is commonly necessary to employ
some variety I have on a separate paper given
different prescriptions of laxative medicines
the Leaving it to his own & Mr. Tytlers discretion

When the affair of Costiveness is properly
managed the next remedy I have to recommend
is Cold bathing and for this purpose the use of
the Bathing machine which I hope Mr. Gillies
is now sufficiently acquainted with, he may begin
with putting 10 Pints of water only into the
Cylinder and making up these Ten Pints with
two of boiling water and Eight of Cold water
taken always from the same Spring and taken
up always immediately before it is to be Em¬
ployed. After using such a preparation for two
days he may after that ↑every second day↑ withhold half a mutckin
of the boiling water till none at all is Em¬
ployed. When he has come to Employ Cold
water alone if he finds that immediately after

The only other remedy I have to propose
is a Chalybeat powder which I have prescribed
on a separate paper with the necessary directions
and at the same time I would have him use

I have now only to add that I have provided
still another medicine which is to be employed in
case of Spasms of the stomach accompanied with
pains of the back which are commonly relieved
by the breaking of wind from the Stomach. I hope
that in all such cases my medicine will give relief
but I wish it to be employed in urgent Cases only
and therefore as seldom as may be.

N.B. Perhaps a larger dose may be necessary but if more
than two spoonfulls is found to be so, this medicine will
not be convenient. However it frequently happens
that tho a large dose of this medicine is at first neces¬
sary yet after using it for several times a less dose will
answer and I have known two tea spoonfulls become
sufficient when two tablespoonfulls had been at first
necessary.

With regard to this and all the other laxatives that
may be employed let it be observed that none of them
should do more than gve one easy motion and that
all farther purging is improper and therefore the doses
are to be so adjusted

N.B. These powders are to be taken for a fortnight
only at one time but in the second week let the propor¬
tion of the Limatura be doubled.