This paper consists of two letters, both read before the Royal Society on April 21, 1757. They are:
Copy of a Letter from John Pringle, M.D. F.R.S. to Dr. Robert Whytt, Professor of medicine in the University of Edinburgh, and F.R.S. relating to the Case of the Right Honorable Horace Lord Walpole; with Dr. Whytt’s Answer. Communicated by Dr. Pringle. (The letter is dated London, 22 Feb 1757)
Some Observations on the Case of the late Right Honourable Lord Walpole, of Woolterton: In a Letter to Dr. John Pringle, F.R.S. By Robert Whytt, M.D. F.R.S. (The letter is dated Edinburgh, March 16, 1757).
The paper's text seems to indicate that Walpole's medical problem was related to kidney/urinary bladder stones.
The paper was published in 1758 in London in Volume 50, Part 1, For the Year 1757 of the Philosophical Transactions, pages 205 to 220. The paper, which has been disbound from the Transactions, measures approximately 6 x 8 1/2 inches. The pages are tanned, but the text is clear and easily read. The overall condition of the item is good/very good.