Dr. Charles Jernegan to Richard Bellings-Arundell, 9th November 1718

Dr. Charles Jernegan writes to update Richard Bellings-Arundell on the condition of Lady Elizabeth Roper's god-daughter, referred to only as "little miss." The child has been suffering from measles, but is now recovering. He says that she will be well enough in a couple of days to "take some little purging physick to purify her blood" which will restore her to full health.

He has been treating Bellings-Arundell and has prescribed "a vomit" to make him healthy enough to travel to Cornwall. Although Margaret Jernegan advised against this is another letter, Charles Jernegan is writing to Bellings-Arundell at his house in Lanherne, Cornwall

Jernegan also tells him about his treatment of two other men. Mr. Mathews has been prescribed "a vomit" and will be fine as long as he lives an "abstemious life."He has been to see Bellings-Arundell's coach-man, Skates, two or three times and believes he is dangerously ill as he is "feavourish, spitts much, & complains of greate pains in his breaste."

In addition, he mentions that the council has been debating whether they should go to war with Spain, or "use all endeavours to avoid it" and tells him that people think Parliament will not meet until they have made this decision.