Richard Napier Th D Pilkington sent me a peece Ap 20 ♂ h. 7. p m 1630
hath taken his purge & nowe begyneth to take his dyete drink purging
a pint in the morning & halfe a pint {illeg}|a|t 3 in the after noone
but he loathed the quantity of a pint. desyreth {to} take lesser Draughts & craveth my letter to satisfye him
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 194, p. 272 (bottom part of page)