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Accept my sincere thanks for the Attention
You so kindly Paid to Mrs Cokayne; It would have been great
Presumption in Either of us to suppose Your Examination of
Her was not sufficiently Accurate -- I am very well Convinced
of the Nature & State of her Disease -- but I Reap no Satisfaction
from such knowledge, on the Contrary, I am Rendered more
Uneasy, Especially as I find it Rather gains ground upon her, in
Opposition to Every Remedy -- According to Your desire We have
given the Pills and used the Shower Bath - 4 Parts Cold Water
and one Part Warm--; On the first day of Bathing - about an
hour afterwards -- The shortness of breath Return'd with some
Violence for 2 or 3 hours -- and then Went off --- on the Second
and third time much the same -- but on the 4th time it
Recurr'd with great Violence, and has Continued almost without
Intermission for More than two Days -- there has been a Consi¬
derable Afflux of Phlegm to the Breast - which has been brought
up by Coughing, & A little Sore Throat & Hoarseness - have
given Opiates -- and have this day Applied a large Blister between
the Shoulders -- Reserving the Region of the Stomach, for any

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Severe Attack of Pain in that Part -- I am in hopes it will Relieve
her Especially as Blisters have never faild giving temporary Relief;
With Regard to Æther - I have it of a very good quality -- and have
sometimes administred it in Spasmodick Affections -- but not
Sufficiently Often to judge truly of its Powers -- I have given 40
or 60 drops as a dose in Any Liquid, and think I have seen Relief
given by such Application - but if in Your Superior Knowledge
you would trouble Yourself so far as to Point out the Mode &c of
Administring it with Prospect of Success in Mrs Cokaynes Case
You will do me A particular favor -- and if You think any
{illeg} (↑Regular↑) Regimen as to Meat & drink should be particularly
Attended to it shall be followed -- I have procured her some
Excellent Madeira, but she thinks it does not agree with
her so well as Rum & Water, altho much better than any other
Wine -- She has been On Horseback frequently, but thinks she
does not find that Benefit she used to do in a Chaise -- and it
fatigues her Extreemly; This is all that has Occurr'd Since she
left Edinburgh; and I should not have troubled You so soon had
not You desired Mrs Cokayne to let you know about this
time how she Went on, and as the Bathing & Exercise on
Horseback do not seem to Agree with her, If any Other Mode

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should be Adopted -- I hope You will do me the Hon[our to]
Answer -- and If it Please god thro' Your Means to Res{illeg}
Valuable Compassion it will never be forgot by

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Dr Cullen
Edinburgh
P Paid ---

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Mr Cockayne
Concerning Mrs. Cockayne
July 1785
V. XVII. p. 169