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Mr George Couper

When first at Sea - Avoid cold - keep to his Cabbin the 3
or 4 ↑first↑ days

If he be confined to his Cabbin by any indisposition
{illeg} he must freshen

After two or three if there is little wind & the weather
is mild he may about the middle of the day go upon
Deck but should be cloathed well & if he sit
upon deck must avoid the wind & therefore must
be screened
but when

His Diet at Sea must consist of Grain & he is provided
with so many different kinds that he need not be
tired of any one. Further the preparation of his
Grain may be varied by baking & boiling at
pleasure and to every dish of his Grain may be
added some kind of fruit Raisins Currants or
Apples boiled or the Jellies & preserved fruits
added as they are & he need hardly fear that
these fruits will increase his tendency to purging.

In this way he may have considerable variety
& two or three times a week he may have some broth
made of a bit of lean beef or Mutton or a bit of
fawel fowl.

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In the morning about 2 or 3 hours before
breakfast he may take a gill or two of
Goats milk & for breakfast he may take
weak Chocolate or Coffee with as much of
the same milk as can be afforded

For drink Water Gruel Barley Water or
sometimes a little toast water but neither
cold nor warm

Medicines A box of Pills - Astringent Mix twice
& Pectoral Electuary.

Of the pills two every night at bed time or rather
half an hour before it, if nowithstanding this
and especially after taking these for 5 or 6 days
together either Cough or purging be troublesome
increase. dose to 3 pills. & after some time more
in same circumstances mentioned increase to 4. On other
hand if Good sleep & if Cough & purging abate
diminish dose or lay them aside altogether.

To be taken as before (Astringent. M) owe one
two or three times a day more or less according to purging or
tendency to it.

Pectoral Electuary a teaspoonfull at. a time especially evenings
& in night. when cough. troublesome. & then he may take it
frequently