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Brow Well
Gradually during the year Burns’ health became poorer and in April he was unable to continue with his Excise duties. His wife Jean was pregnant again and Jessy Lewars, the sister of an Excise colleague, came to help in the house.
His friend Dr Maxwell mistakenly diagnosed his illness as "flying gout" and prescribed sea bathing as a cure. On 3rd July, barely able to stand, Burns went to Brow Well, a hamlet on the shores of the Solway, nine miles to the south east of Dumfries, which had a reputation as a spa.
Brow Well
Gradually during the year Burns’ health became poorer and in April he was unable to continue with his Excise duties. His wife Jean was pregnant again and Jessy Lewars, the sister of an Excise colleague, came to help in the house.
His friend Dr Maxwell mistakenly diagnosed his illness as "flying gout" and prescribed sea bathing as a cure. On 3rd July, barely able to stand, Burns went to Brow Well, a hamlet on the shores of the Solway, nine miles to the south east of Dumfries, which had a reputation as a spa.