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After considering attentively the past history and present state of
Coll Grants complaints we are of opinion that he has no particular
or formed disease but that merely from the climate and other
accidents to which he has formerly been exposed, his constitution
has been so much hurt as to render him, liable now to various
disorders.

To obviate these it is only necessary to avoid those things
which might further weaken him, and to take some mea¬
sures for supporting an original good constitution.

For the present we think it necessary for him to avoid
the winter of Great Brittain. We are of opinion that he
is not likely to receive any benefit from Bath waters in
any shape and we rather think they would do him harm
and we are more certain that the climate of Bath would
not at all be secure for the Winter. We are of opinion
that he should pass the Winter somewhere in the South
of France or at Nice. He may take a view of different
places and may take any one that is not far from
the Mediterranean and otherways appears agreable
and convenient.

As travelling has always agreed with Colonel Grant
and cold weather is very bad for him we think he should
set out for the south as soon as he conveniently can.

In the present state of the Colonel's appetite
we cannot prescribe any particular diet. He must take
what light diet he can bear or likes best but we should
be glad he could bear somewhat more nourishing than
he does at present. We think it is equally proper for
him to take a few Glasses of any wine he likes best
and if bears a little Porter or strong beer we think
in the present state of his bowels they are very allowable.

The want of sleep is certainly a very great distress and must
if possible be relieved and even Opium must be employed
when absolutely necessary but we should wish to avoid it
as much as may be and for this purpose we have prescribed
on the paper apart a Medicine which we hope will answer.
If travelling has any tolerable effects in procuring sleep
we would have neither ours nor any other remedy employ'd
on the Journey.

It is necessary at all times but especially when Medicines
are employed to procure sleep to keep the Belly regular
and therefore whenever two days pass without a stool
the Colonel should take a laxative Medicine. There is
none better than the Castor oil, the dose of which will be
easily adjusted by a few Trials.

To strengthen the Colonel's Constitution we have prescribed
a Medicine on the paper apart. It will not be convenient
and as we hope will not be necessary upon the road but
when settled in any place he may take it for a
week or two together and after some interval he may again
repeat it and this for several times.