A letter to hypochondriac & nervous patients, : particularly to all who are afflicted with lowness and depression of the spirits, alarming diseases of the head and stomach, horrid thoughts, vain fears, frightful dreams, insanity, fits, loss of memory, relaxations from miscarriages, or difficult labours, debilitated habits from long continuance in hot climates, palsies, dorsal consumptions, and weaknesses incident to both sexes, spasms from irregular influx of vital heat into the affected muscles, anomalous gout and rheumatism, obstinate bilious cases, indigestion, atonic gouty diseases, slow, nervous, putrid, malignant, petechial fevers, and broken constitutions, &c. To which are added, hints to prevent the above diseases, under the following headings ...; likewise, the copy of a letter from the author, together with his prescription to cure his Majesty's most tremendous disorder, that was laid before the Right Honorable Mr. Pitt, at his house in Downing-street, and very cordially received, on Tuesday, the 13th of January, 1789. / by S. Freeman, M. D. author of the Ladies' friend and Practical midwifery, and proprietor of the most invaluable medicine called Fothergel's universal nervous cordial drops.

Freeman, Stephen, M.D.

Date:: [1789?]

Credit: A letter to hypochondriac & nervous patients, : particularly to all who are afflicted with lowness and depression of the spirits, alarming diseases of the head and stomach, horrid thoughts, vain fears, frightful dreams, insanity, fits, loss of memory, relaxations from miscarriages, or difficult labours, debilitated habits from long continuance in hot climates, palsies, dorsal consumptions, and weaknesses incident to both sexes, spasms from irregular influx of vital heat into the affected muscles, anomalous gout and rheumatism, obstinate bilious cases, indigestion, atonic gouty diseases, slow, nervous, putrid, malignant, petechial fevers, and broken constitutions, &c. To which are added, hints to prevent the above diseases, under the following headings ...; likewise, the copy of a letter from the author, together with his prescription to cure his Majesty's most tremendous disorder, that was laid before the Right Honorable Mr. Pitt, at his house in Downing-street, and very cordially received, on Tuesday, the 13th of January, 1789. / by S. Freeman, M. D. author of the Ladies' friend and Practical midwifery, and proprietor of the most invaluable medicine called Fothergel's universal nervous cordial drops. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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4 C ^5 ] ■ On his MJJESrrS INDISPOSITION. To the Right Hon. Mr. PITT. S I R, Something di£lates to me that it is my Duty to lay the following Propofition before your Honor, not for the Sake of Honors nor Riches, but intentionally for the Good of our Moft Gracious Sovereign, the Lord the King, as well for the Peace of Mind of the bcft of Queensj his Royal Confort, and the Nation at large. I have had a very extenlive Pra£lice in NERVOUS Difeafes for Twenty Years paft, and imagine the Medicine fent by Mr. Holdf- worth, the Bearer, and the annexed Prefcriptions, if faithfully ad*, miniftcred, together with a perpetual Blifter upon the flefhy Part of the Stomach, and an Iflue in each Arm, or between the Shoulders three Peafe at lead to each Inciflon, to form a large Drain, and be continued three or four Months, will, with the Blefling of God, throw down the prcfcnt Diforder to the Extremities of his Majefty’s Feet, or give him that Relief he requires, which is the fervent Prayer of one of his moft dutiful and faithful Subjedls, and Tour Honoris Moji obedient Humble S^rvanty (Copy) S, FREEMAN# Hatton-Garden, jQn, 13, 1789. PRESCRIPTIONS. St Puh. Nard. Indie. 3ij. ' ’ JJJafatid. '■ Em Vener, an. Zj. } 01, Succin. red. gutt, xv. Bals, Peruvian q,f* ft, Mafs. Ft, Pilul, medioc. Capiat iv. ter in Die^ cum Gutt, Herv. Nojif. (Fothergel, Did.) Cochl. j. min, (Thece) in aq. Font, dulc, jiij. D When

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