Tho I know the Bearer Dr. Drown has recommendations to you, knowing the Philanthrophy of your Mind I cannot help breaking thro all ceremonies, and respecting this worthy Man taking the freedom to recommend him peculiarly to your Directions for the best and most easy means of seeing what in the Line of Physick is worthy of notice, that he may not travel from one Country to another without deriving proper Advantages which I am really affraid may arise from a Modesty and non Exertion seemingly inherent in his Character and being accompanied with a Garb so shabby that I am persuaded all his Merit will be veild from any but such who like your goodself dwell not on the surface. Accompanied as he is with all these disadvantages, if I had not found the Dr. bent on going thro France I should have tryed to persuade him to go home from Amsterdam. I advise him by all means as soon as he gets to Paris to endeavor to see you before he sees any body else. Let me intreat you Dear Sir to beg him then to equip himself a little like a Gentleman in the first Place. It is a Neglect in him I think not arising from meanness, but from Parsimony dictated by Prudence. You will say why did he not stay at home then? I believe that his Desire to See what was doing here at Paris and in England in the Line of Physick overcame the Persuations Of Prudence and that, tho a Man of few words he is studious and observing. Our Relation Dr. Waterhouse recommended him to me as such a Person and seeing that he had merit tho clouded with all the prerecited Foils I cou’d not but become his Apologist to you. And now you may very properly say, Who are you Sir who take this freedom. To which I reply I have been settled here as a Merchant for some Years and you may recollect that I had the honor of being introducd to you by my Wifes Uncle Dr. Fothergill when I livd in London respecting the Sale of some of your CountryWomens Silk. Is this enough to entitle you to this Freedom you may say. No It is not. And all this reasoning wo’d have made me decline it If from your Character and Writings I was not persuaded you neither thought nor acted as the World in general but as A Man. If I can render you any service here I beg you wod command me and believe me sincere in saying I am your respectful Servant