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It appears very evident that the sollicitor labours under
a weakness of his stomach and bowels which renders him
liable to an over distension and from thence to indigestion
flatulence and looseness.

For mending this we propose to employ some strength[e?]¬
ning Medicines with some constancy and occasionally
vomiting and opiates.

This weakness however which has been long habitual
cannot be cured suddenly and perhaps never [be?] entirely
as to dispense with his observing a very exact regimen
and the particulars of this chiefly to observe are
the following.

It is very necessary for him to take some portion of
animal food every day and it may be of any kind he {illeg}
best except it [be?] Bacon, Pork or much fat of any kind
and it is very proper for him to avoid baked & fryed me[at?]
or fricassees with rich and heavy sauces. The lighte[r?]
kinds of fish plain dressed he may also take but it

Though we think it necessary for the sollicitor to
take animal food we think at the same time that as his
appetite is often sharp he may readily go to excess in it and
that a full meal of it will always do him harm. It
is proper for him to deceive his appetite by filling up
his meal with something lighter. For this purpose
{illeg} tho Broth with barley and greens a l'Ecossaise
may be too flatulent for him, he may take a plain
soup or Beef tea to begin his dinner every day and this
with good deal of dry toast may damp his appetite
very safely. But if it should not, he ↑still↑ should ↑not↑ satisfy
his appetite fully with animal food but should fill
up his meal with some light pudding.

He must in general be sparing of Garden thing[s?]
but we hope it is ↑not↑ necessary for him to abstain from them
altogether and avoiding the more flatulent kinds he
may frequently take a little of the more tender kinds
always very well boiled. Potatoes of a dry mealy kind

At breakfast The Sollicitor should avoid common Tea
and Coffee but may take Cocoa tea or Milk & Gruel.

At supper he should abstain from Animal food of
all kinds and the most proper supper for him will be
some kind of milk meat.

In drinking he must abstain from all kind of Malt
liquors. Even Wines are not quite safe and if he takes
any of it should be a little of the strongest kinds but diluted
with water. The safest of all drinks will be water with
a small proportion of spirit in it and this of any kind
he likes best. In any kind of strong drink every
excess will always increase the weakness of his stomach
and bowels.

Sitting long at business will always have the same
effect and therefore he should as well as he can take it

{illeg} When business allows he should devote a good deal
of time to these as nothing strengthens the stomach an[d?]
bowels so much

Though being much in the fresh air is of the great[test]
benefit. The state of our climate and the Sollicitors pa[r]¬
ticular constitution will require a close attention to gua[r]¬
ing against Cold. He should be always warmly cloath[ing]
and should particularly take care to keep his feet alway[s]
dry and both by night and day sufficiently warm.