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I am desired to state to you the case of Mr
Rigby of this Town; who has of late been ↑suddenly↑ seized
with a kind of stupor & found ↑in that situation↑ insensible by his
friends, without being able to recollect, when better,
the manner of his being so seized -- Before he
is affected, he generally has frightful dreams,
startings, & his complaint always attacks when asleep

-- It generally lasts from a half to one hour, & he
has no Knowledge of what passes during that Time,
but seems to wake out of it gradually, like a person
from a profound sleep --- He is about
thirty years of age, of a Plethoric, active, thin habit,
moderate appetite, strong pulse, very temperate, &
had formerly been accustomed to a Bleeding at the
nose, which has of late entirely stopped -- he com¬
plains of a nausea before the fit has quite left him,
but evidently without the stomach being foul --
He is a Brewer by profession, & the only fatigue he
undergoes, is the necessity of rising very early, 3 or
4 times a week to attend his business, & to write
a little -- He was accustomed to have a giddiness
in his head, but has not had it lately -- s (↑he↑) sometimes
complains of Coldness after dinner -- regarding
the disorder as originating ↑cheifly↑ from the stoppage of the

For
Dr Willm Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh

Patterson
Q
Mr Rigby
Novr 1780
XI. p. 111.