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I ought to have had more particular information from some¬
body of the Profession but from Lady Hendersons account I am
of opinion that drinking the Bath waters does not suit Sir Robt's.
case & I was always doubtful of the propriety & safety of his
bathing in them. Surely it ought not to be urged against the
opinion of the Bath physicians who are for the most part
ready enough to recommend {illeg} them. I am therefore upon
the whole of opinion that Sir Robt. has no temptation
to remain in Bath longer than till the Season shall allow
him to remove from it. I think he may be the better
for travelling but he can hardly move northwards
with safety for two months to come but if mild weather
& the circumstances of the disease allow him to go
abroad he ought to take as much exercise in the South
as he possibly can. With respect to remedies I dare not
positively advise without knowing more particularly the
state of his pulse & other symptoms but can easily bel¬
ieve that he may have more medicines than are absolutely
necessary tho I cannot say positively without knowing
exactly what medicines he has been taking. If there is
no fullness nor frequency of his Pulse I think Chal¬
ybeates with some aromatics are the safest & most
effectual means for keeping the Gout out of the
Stomach