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In the winter of 1771. Miss Murray, whilst in London, and
then ten years old, went through the measles and chincough
and from the long continuance of both these ailments, was
considerably reduced. _ She set out for Scotland in the Spring,
with the remains of the chincough still upon her, and, either
from being exposed to cold on the journey, or rather from
lying in a damp bed, contracted a very severe cough, at¬
tended with considerable fever, difficulty of breathing, and
other alarming symptoms, which obliged her to stop a good
while on the road. _ By moderate bleeding however, and by
exercise on horseback, as soon as she could bear it, her
complaints were, in a short time, considerably relieved;
and, though a cough, sometimes pretty severe, continued for
some time; yet after staying through the summer at Cally,
and using constant exercise, she seemed to be almost quite
well. But, for greater security, she went towards the end
of the year, to the south of France; and after remaining
there six or eight months, returned home with a con¬
firmed state of health, which she has enjoyed till this time.

She is now about fourteen, very tall, inclining to be
thin, and rather of a delicate complexion. She is apt to be
very anxious and timorous, when ailing. _ Her menses
appeared, for the first time, about a year ago, attended with

We first saw her on Wednesday last, the 18th. in the
evening, after her journey from Cally to this place. By the
way she got out of the Coach, and rode eight or nine
miles on horseback, without being at all heated or

Next morning (that is yesterday morning) when she
was getting up, she coughed pretty severely, and expector¬
ated several times some tough, yellowish matter, mixed
here & there with a little blood; but we think that fifteen
or twenty drops would have produced all the appearance.
––– A little blood we thought was now to be taken from the
arm; and proposed for a trial to take six ounces, but,
either from the smallness of the orifice, or from Miss Mur¬
rays being in a great flutter at the time, no more
than two or three ounces cougld be obtained, which
trickled down the arm, and shewed but very little of
a buffy appearance. The crassamentum was firm and
in pretty large proportion to the Serum. __ We pre¬
scribed the Spir. Vitriol ten: about twenty drops to
be taken four times a day in a small cup of cold water

Miss Murray.
Janry 20. 1775