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When I returned here from Berwick I
found some calls from the Country which I was obliged to obey
& have been so much abroad & so much hurried when at home
that I could not easily find the time I wished to write concerning
Mrs Grey. I am however extreamly anxious to be of use to her
& hope I shall, tho the particular you mention gives me some
disturbance. I was from her accounts disposed to think the
swelling of her Belly solely a flatulent disorder but the swelling
of her legs gives a further suspicion & I must desire you to
inquire into the state of her Urine & take notice of the quan¬
tity of it from time to time. Please let her try the following
Medicine prescribed below. Let her take it by two ounces at
once beginning at six or seven in the morning & repeating
the dose every hour till either the whole is finished or the
medicine has moved her belly. When this happens she
should stop whether she has taken more or less of the Infusion.
I think the dose Medicine as ordered may be too weak but
my intention is that it should purge little & go much by
Urine, but if you find it does not purge at all you
must increase the quantity of Jalap, to 45 grains or a
dram. If it operates moderately by stool, you may re¬
peat this medicine for two or three days together but if
more smartly you must intermit a day between the doses.
The proper operation will be by discharging a great deal
of Wind & Water to take down the swelling of the Belly

For Mr Moody I am glad to find that his pulse is
settled as that was the only dangerous symptom about him
His Asthma may continue in spite of all we can do but
while his pulse is not frequent the asthma will not be dan¬
gerous & it will also admit of remedies to relieve it.
I fancy the close & warm weather such as we had the end
of last week will always trouble his breathing & at such
times I think he may take the Bolus & Draught with
advantage ↑making the Bolus wth double quantity of sal succin↑ at other times he may take the Draught (↑Bark↑) as
ordered below. For his Regimen He may take meat at
Dinner but it should be of the lighter kinds & very sparingly
of any kind of fish. At supper he should take no meat
& if he can bear it no supper at all but if somewhat is
necessary to his stomach let it some kind ↑of↑ Grain as Rice
Barley or Sago or any kind of Roots or Greens that do not
prove windy. In the morning he may take milk or Cocoa
Tea. Observing this Diet he should ride as often as he
can but always gently & within the bounds of fatigue.
What is of most consequence to him is the avoiding Cold
His Cloathing should be warm & he should avoid Moisture
with great Care & the North East Winds when they blow

Tho Mr Rutherfords Medecines have not yet answered
I hope in time they will & would advise them to be continued &
particularly the dry dressings unless you find particular reason
to change them. As the Julep agrees with him the Dose should
be increased to a spoonfull & half or two spoonsfull.

I hope Miss Thorpes Pills repeated in a moderate dose
will in time have the wished effects but the more certainly if
in the Intervals she uses the flesh brush in the mornings
& the Bath in the Evening. For this I think nothing
more than plain water is necessary. Let it be warmed by pouring
boiling water into a double quantity of Cold so that the tempera¬
ture may be such as you can bear your hand in it. This is to
be put into such a Tub as that Miss when sitting upon a stool
in it may have the water come to her Waste, She may have
some gown upon her shoulders & Arms & the Tub is to be covered
with a blanket ↑drawn round her body↑ while she sits in the water for fifteen minutes.
After that, her body & limbs are to be very well dried & she is to
put on her ordinary cloaths but keep her chamber for the
rest of the Evening. If you perceive that I have here ommitted
any thing please write me & in what I can be further usefull
to any of your patients you may freely command