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A Letter from the Rev. Mr. Simfon, Minijler at 
Pencaitland, to Dr. Adam Auftin, Phyfician in 
Edinburgh. 
as follows : 
I was of an healthy conftitution till the year 1730, 
when I was feized with a frequent inclination to 
make water, without any previous pain in the kid- 
neys or ureters. This fymptom continued till the 
year 1733, without giving me much uneafinefs. 
In June 1733, as I was riding from Edinburgh to 
my own houfe at Pencaitland, I was feized with a 
great difficulty and pain in making water, which 
went off when I got home. 
In the month of July, having again got on horfe- 
back, I was feized with the fame complaint, but 
more violent j for then fome drops of blood came 
away. From this time, if I rode eight or ten miles, 
I paffed fome blood, but without pain. 
In September I made a journey of 60 miles on 
horfeback ; but every two miles was obliged to dif- 
mount, and made fome bloody water. 
I continued much in the fame way all the year 
1734, as the preceding j only had one additional 
complaint, of a pain in the glans after making 
water, and likewife in the neck of the bladder. The 
only thing I did for it was, to drink plentifully of 
warm milk and water ; and gave over riding, on ac- 
count of the bloody urine. 
Read April 28. 
Dear Sir, 
Ccording to your defire, I fend you 
the hiflory of my cafe j which is 
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