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Doctor Cullen

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Memorandum of Lord Gardenstone's
Cure - for Dr Cullens advice --

I was Born in the year 1722. I have
from my Earliest youth Suffered the various
Complaints and infirmitys which arise from
a Delicate or weak State of Nerves - other
wise my Constitution has been [goud?] and
Even Vigorous. I Can not Deny that as
Long as I was able my Life has been very
irregular - pursuing Every Course of Fashion¬
able Pleasure with Little Reserve and
Suffering the usual Consequences tho in no
extraordinary degree - for at Least fourteen
years Past I have been a Reformed man.
Seldom giving into any Excess - and ↑even↑ in

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the days of my most irregular ↑wildest↑ Courses
I had good intervals of Sobriety and all¬
ways Study'd to mantain the Character of
an Honest man and a man of Some ----

Capacity in my Profession - ↑So far I have [proceeded?] in general↑ The object in
particular
for the D's ¹ advice & opinion is my Nervous
Disorder's which I shall now Shortly Trace
& explain more Particularly. When
a Boy ↑young↑ at School & Colledges I was horridly
afflicted with the nightmare - at times
I was affected in the Day time with Tre¬
mours asmatic affections & imaginations
very Strong of immediat Death on these
occasions I was often blooded by unskill¬
full Doctors - falling into better Hands
Particularly the Late Dr Clerks I was
diswaded from this Practice and have

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abstained from it Ever Since - in the
year 1754 after a Course of very hard
Living I was Reduced to the Lowest State.
The worst & most distressing circumstance
was a nocturnal Fit which Sizd me every
morning about four oclock. I waked
hastily in Horrors which went off with a
very Severe & profuse Sweat ↑by which I gradually wasted↑. The bark
was prescribed & I took a journy on
Horseback first to Scarburay ² & then to
Bath in the year 1755 I returned in toller¬
able Health - when at Paris in the year 1763
I had a kind of ague or intermitting fever
from which having Recover'd I had for Some
years better health & particularly was
free from my Nervous Complaints than
for many years before. In the year 1769
after a very Long & hot Sederunt in the
Parlement House - I was Sezid in the night

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time with a new kind of fit which distressed
and alarmed me exceedingly - waking
Suddenly I had no Sensibility but to feel
a Convulsive motions about my Breast
and Belly. I feelt as if just expiring yet
got out of Bed - was{illeg} just able to keep on
my feet & move about & in a very little
while the fit went off Leaving me very
Languid & distress'd. The Truth is after
[loosing?] The Clerks I had no particular
Confidence in any. I thought I understand
my own Case & Resolved to deal with
myself. These fits have ↑ever Since↑ at Different times
Returnd with some diversity of Symptoms
- my Surest Relief has hitherto been a
Species of Cold bathing which I Shall describe
- I have Long intended to take a Con¬
sultation of Dr Cullen but thoughtlessly
Delayd it till now ------

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Ld Gardenstone presents best Res¬
pects to Dr Cullen. He has Resolvd
as Long as he Can Raither to wait
on His Doctor than Stay till he Comes
to his bedside. Sends the inclosed Case
for his Consideration & begs to know
by two Lines at what time tomorrow
from 12 forenoon to 3 oclock he may
Call on the Doctor at his House ---
Lord Gardenston is to be in Town
about 11 oclock to do Duty on the Bills -
and of the Servant who Carrys this Shall
not find the Doctor to get his answer begs
hell Sent it to [Mrs?] years Shop on the
Parlement Close

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Lord Gardenstone
August 1777
Vol vij p 113