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After fully considering your case we are
of opinion that your ailments may be entirely removed by
the medicines we are to send you by the Carrier tomorrow
They are of two kinds a decoction and Drops. For the de¬
coction we send here inclosed a prescription by which it is
to be made. The materials for it are mostly in every shop
in the country and the only one not likely to be found in
the Country we send you by the Carrier tomorrow.

Of this decoction you are to drink a bottle every day
but in divided draughts at such times as are most agree¬
able to your self, only one draught of about half a much¬
kin you are always to reserve to be taken a little warmed
at lying down at night. Into this draught you are to
put fifty drops of the aperient Solution sent you by the
Carrier. If this dose disposes to a little sweat in the
night or increases urine it is enough and it may perhaps
open your belly a little but if it has none of these effects

after trying it two or three nights you may then in¬
crease the dose by five drops every night till you come to
seventy five drops but no farther till we hear from you.
We must let you know that there is Some Mercury in
this medicine but we do not however expect any of the
ordinary effects of it, only as we do not exactly know your
constitution we think it proper to put you on your guard
and if you should find either smell in your breath or -
Copper taste in your mouth you must stop till you hear
from us. Notwithstanding what we have said about
Mercury we think this medicine needs no confinement and
only that you should not go abroad before breakfast and
should always be at home an hour before sunset. This
for good weather but if easterly winds or rainy weather
should set in you must be still more cautious. In diet
you may take every kind of ordinary fare except fish and
salted meat. You must also avoid sallad or any other cold
greens but any kind of garden things well boiled you

may take of moderately. For ordinary drink you must
take toast water that is water not quite cold but you
must take no fermented liquor of any kind that is neither
malt liquor nor Wine. A little punch without sowring you
may take but it should be a very little only. We have
only to say farther that tho this warm weather Should
continue you must make no change of your cloathing
for there is nothing would do you more harm than cold.
We propose that this course should continue at least
for a fortnight and that against that time is past that
we should have some account of its effects. We are with
great regard