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TO 'IIIOMAS TAYL(nt, EsQ.
. No. 9, New Bridge-street, Lou dory
tioNourtEo tics,•' •

ir BEG leave to inform you, that ever, s!nce the
A_ year 1790,1 had been afflicted with the Lucs Venerea ;
which, from its obstinately resisting every course et medicine
prescriber by the most eminent of the faculty,here, and un-
dergoing severalserere courses of salivation, and twice. dis-
charged froth the Hospital with little relief, would appear to
be of the most inveterate nature. In the spring of last year
my diserder had gut to slid: a head, as nearly to put a period
to. my existence—l had a large ulcer on the crown of my head,
one on each arm, and my legs were broke out in a frightful-
manner; 'my right was dreadfurrpainful, -and had been in a
state of ulceration for,the last seven years; my left had also
• t*o large:nodes on it, was very much discolbured, and gave
.me sucll excruciating pain, particularly when warm in bed,
as nearly to deprive me of rest' in this lamentable state; I
Was recommended by Mr. J. ',l'hompson, '(who received so
great a Owe by them here), to take your Lealse's Patent Pills,
wh'eli 1 began to &ion the 26th of May-i, in the'course of a
fortnight I began to receive bene4e7iii little more than a
Month the nieces on my head and arms were soundly healed—
soon-atter, the sires ma my legs' heated also.; leaving, how- •
ever, considerable etcolouratioti in the skin, and pain in the
bone of the left, which, by the blcssing of God, am! a little
longer perseverance in your invaluable Medicine, sukscled;
the nodes dispersing, the skin regaiaing its :;atural hue, and
the nocturnal pains gradually going thus became, by
your liberal adSice and medicine, perfectly free from- all_ my
former complaints—hare recovered my 'former spirits a rid
strength, and am become jolly and fat, in which state having
continued many months, to the Astonishment of all who -knew
me, I am .at a loss in what terms is express my gratitude, but
'beg you, for the good of other sullen lig mortals, to make
this my case as public as possible, as I shall on 'every occii. •
:on; in so doing you will greutl3:
Sir, yoUr grateful, obedient, very humble servant,
ALEX. MURKEII.
Swan's Close High-street, Edinburgh. -