Letter 2588

(f. 48)

Meabourn May

y^e. 2^d

1739

S^r: As im informed that my son at Mary=bon School has lately had a little looseness so M^r: Lowther & I cant help fearing the Consequence of such frequent returns & there= =fore thought it proper to aquaint you that we are very apprehensive that all his Dis= =orders proceeds from worms, as he us’d to be troub^d: w^th. them, & has sometimes voided them, & the last year he had the same Symp= =toms, they tell me he now has, & upon takeing some Quicksilver water the child recover’d his looks & was much better, which makes us desire that you w^d. see him & order him what you think proper for him to take, wch will very much oblige M^r: Lowther as well as

S^r: your Most Obedient

Hum^b: Ser^t:

K. Lowther