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I redd yours with your Opinion concerning
Vicar Allen, and immediately gave him the prescrip¬
tion which was the dried Squills, and Calomel, with the
decoction of Wild Carrot; these he continued for some
time, they did indeed keep him Open in his belly, but
the Anasarca increased, with the difficulty of breathing,
and likewise the Hernia in his Scrotum, to such a
prodigious Size, that I thought he could not Survive
many days; the use of the prescription had not
the least Effect upon his Urine not passing more
than a ↑English↑ pint in the day. The difficulty of breathing
was so great that he could not walk, his Legs, thighs,
and in short every part, was swelled like [paste?], and
unless I had applied blisters to his Legs must have soon put
a period to his Life; the blisters run Amazing quantitys
and has continued to run for these ten days past, and
the Anasarca decreased with every Other Symptom, even
his Scrotum is greetly diminished, but he is greatly (↑much↑) reduced,
altho he can walk about, keeps his appetite, and Spirits,
breathes freely, has no thirst, but never Sleeps without the
Bolus Sudorif of your dispensetery, which is the Onlly
Opiate that agrees with him. He never makes above an English
pint of water in the day indeed he takes no [Ligend?] but

four or five glasses of Madiera in the day; He is now
taking a n, ↑Vinous↑ infusion of Burdoch, Mustard,horse radish,
Nutmegs, & Ginger, with every fourth day a dose of Jalap
and Cream of tartar, which generally gives him six or seven
stools; he bears these evacuations very well, his pulse is rather
frequent, but not weak. As I had some Suspicion of an
Hydrocele in the Scrotum, complicated with the Hernia, I
proposed to him to have the Scrotum punctured which I thought
might relieve him, but this he would not consent too, some of
his friends has recommended to him Bryony root but as
I never had any experience of that Medicine nor indeed
can I procure any of it, thought of advising you about it
and if you approve of the tryal or any thing else that
Occurs to you please to Advise me of it as soon as
possible. And Mrs Allen desires that Youl Consult
with Doctor Hope, and send us the result of your united
Opinions, will be much Obliged to you if youl Offer any
most respectfull Complts to my friend Doctor Hope, And
woud have wrote him as I owe him a letter, but I have been
rideing all day, and am Obliged to turn out to Morrow
by 4. o Clock [proper?] Dear Sir youl excuse this miserable
Scrawl, and Am Dear Sir with great respect your
very hbl Servt

Doctor Cullen

Mr Turnbull C
Vicar Allan
Feby 1777