Letter 2587

f. 46r Sr I have been troubled with a flegmatick cough above forty yeares spitting sometimes, thick & white clotted fleme one nostrill running corruptive thin matter smelling stinking shortness of breath but worst in ye morning it holds me an hour or more spitting makes me quamish & faintish till I have spit it up I use a litle brandy in ye morning I desire you would be pleasd to let ^me^ know whether it bee proper & what Liquors be fittest for mee to drink & what meat to eat I have used my selfe to smoaking severall years about 5 pipels a day but it is ready to make me short breathed. I find it opens & loosens ye body. I have severall knots in my hands and somtimes Itching pimples about mee which proceeds from ye scurvy I have a very Litle stomach to eat & what I doe eat it turns to thick fflegme it digests pretty well & I sleep I thanke God indifferently well swelling in my Leggs somtimes whether bleeding or vomitting convenient riding or going on foot which is most proper I can do either but not so well as formerly. Calibeats things I have taken & balsum of sulphur & linseed oile that which is binding I find is not proper for me pray Sr as you are an Eminent phisitian Lett me have yr best opinion of my distemper lisecor dec f. 46v I have much adoe to breath in a morning & I cannot walk far without a stopp for want of breath Sr if you can help me I will gratifie you Mr Lemmon may ffrind & an Apoticary at ye vanhelmans head on snow hill will wait upon you I would com up my selfe but London air choakes me. But if your worship thinks you can doe better by ye sight of me I will endeavour to wait on you soe expecting to hear from yr honnor I Remaine yr Humble Servant Timothy Lovett