Letter 2593

Fols. 75-76 I was sent for last night to Mr Fanshaw who was seiz’d on the road yesterday on his journey from London to Sergeant Stevens house at … near Henly on Thames with a kind of Apoplectick fitt, which deprived him for some hours of all sense. He was blooded but a small quantity by reason he had lost about … the day before; he has also vesicatorys applyd and pidgeons to his feet which brought him to his senses and speech about 3 o’clock this morning. But I find somewhat of a faltering in ye accent of his words, which I fear may portend a paralytick disorder on ye return of another paroxysm unless it should be relieved speedily. I have prescribed beside ye aforementioned means cephalick and nervous powders in pulvis de gutteta, native cinnaber with a julep of waters of black cherries, rue, peony compound, bryony compound, tincture of castor, spirit of lavender compound. But this Gentleman as I am informed having been relieved by your successful prescriptions in a fitt of ye like nature lately and begg the favour of yr sentiments…