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We left Edinr: on Sunday as you
thought was proper for Mrs Chiene, I found at our comeing
to Kinghorn she was much fatigued, also from Kinghorn to [Green¬
more?], and at Night when going to bed observ'd her legs & feet
swell'd - in the Morning not so much, on Friday we came to
Crail when I found the swelling of her legs & feet more, at night
she bath'd them in Warm water and always finds them better
in the morning. There is very little alteration upon her since
you saw her, as the short breath continues much the same
tho' not attended with any couch nor any return of the Sickness
or Violent pain of the Stomach, but the continued shortness
of Breath & attended with the swelling in her legs & feet
makes me & her very unhappy & she is always anxious
to be bleeded, but as I am resolv'd to observe what you orderd
us to do, has diverted her from that, tho' we are impatient
to know what you think of her shortness of breath & swelling
in the legs & feet. I beg you will do mee that honour to -
write mee as soon as possible, as it will be great Comfort
to poor Mrs Chiene in her situation for I am afraid the long
continuance of her disorder makes it dangerous - Mrs Chiene

Doctor
William Cullen
Edinr

Mr Cheyne of Crail
c
his Wife
April 19 1779
Vol. 9th- p. 161