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On the 31st. of January Daer wrote that he had a cold &
a very little cough, which he had had about a fortnight.

Feb: 11th he writes, I have not been of late well, for more
than a fortnight past, I have been somewhat feverish, but
very slightly; I was advised by a Mr Marissal (a brother
in Law of Mrs Barbaulds, who till about half a year ago
lived in London as a Surgeon) to take some Magnesia & nitre,
which I have done all along in very small quantitys.
Mr Marissal is a sensible man, as well as skillfull in his
profession; he now lives in Palgrave, & has been so good as
to take notice of me ever since he came, & to give me his
advice when (↑since↑) I have not been quite well. Not quite a week
ago, I became one night a good deal feverish, & got scarce any
sleep. Since then till yesterday I was very languid & tired, &
continued feverish; but I found my self finely yesterday, &
to day I think I am quite well. I dont know if I shall continue
to take any more of the powders, they are very slight fever pow¬
ders, & operate as phisic, hardly twice a day. Mr Marissall told
me, I should eat {illeg} a good many oranges & aples now, as they
might do me good.

Feb: 16, Douglas writes a letter, & Daer adds, I just write
this to tell you I have been very well ever since I wrote last.

Feb: 26, Daer writes, in answer to a letter from My Lord,
recomending care & consulting Dr Fordyce, if his complaints
continued. He writes, I have been very well ever since I wrote

March 1st he writes, I think I am now much better than I was,
I was bled on monday, not that I was worse, but that I was
not quite well, I lost about 8 ounces. I am much more myself
ever since, & I sleep well. Mr Marissal yesterday told me my
pulse was better than ever it had been since I was not quite
well, & to day I am better than I was yesterday.

March 13th he writes. I thought before this to have told you I
was well, but I find I must wait a little longer tho I am
now much better than I was. I shall tell you as well as I can
recolect how I have been ever since I was bled, (which was on monday
the 28) I was better every day & I slept well till Thursday, a little
feverish, (owing we supposed to a fresh cold) it continued till
sunday. But I slept well, till sunday night, I did not sleep well

upon the 20th. of March mrs Barbauld, (who is the School
Masters Wife,) wrote that in consequence of a letter I had
wrote, desiring them to write to Dr. Wm. Fordyce
in London in case Daers complaints continued, that
accordingly mr Marissal had wrote last post, & when the
answer came she would write again. ---- She says that
the cold had been caught in the Christmass Holidays, it was
attended with a cough which very soon went off, but a
small degree of feverishness has been hanging about him
at intervals ever since, so that considering the delicacy
of Ld: Daers constitution, Dr. F: was wrote to. - She adds,
We hope this step will not will not occasion any un¬
necessary alarm, for tho the continuance of the disor¬
der seems to render medical advice proper, yet it is
in itself exceeding slight. It has never confined him
a day from business, nor taken away his appetite; he has
often appeard quite well for a time. She says they hope when
the weather is better, riding out may be of service, & take off
that languor he now feels, & that the utmost attention has
& shall be given to every circumstance of the disorder.

On the 1st. of April, She writes, --- that Daer was
much better, He has been bled, & to day has very little,
scarce any fever, & mr Marissal thought him well -
enough to ride out had the weather been favourable;
had another letter from Dr. F--- he recommends the same
diet, & strict abstinence from Animal food. - We have got
him asses Milk, he has had a return of his cough since the
last cold, but only a slight one, & not attended with any
pain in the side, & as things stand now, mr Marissal sees
not the least occasion for a Dr. from Norwich, a step Dr. F.
left to his Discretion, tho I should observe the Dr. seemd
to understand Ld: Daers complaint as worse than mr Maris¬
sal meant to represent it. --- He has never intermitted
business more than one afternoon nor been confined
to the house.