°®°®Ð¡ËµÍø > ÆäËûµç×ÓÊé > part6 >

µÚ2ÕÂ

part6-µÚ2ÕÂ

С˵£º part6 ×ÖÊý£º ÿҳ3500×Ö

°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡û »ò ¡ú ¿É¿ìËÙÉÏÏ·­Ò³£¬°´¼üÅÌÉ쵀 Enter ¼ü¿É»Øµ½±¾ÊéĿ¼ҳ£¬°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡ü ¿É»Øµ½±¾Ò³¶¥²¿£¡
¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªÎ´ÔĶÁÍꣿ¼ÓÈëÊéÇ©ÒѱãÏ´μÌÐøÔĶÁ£¡




appetite¡¡has¡¡been¡¡strong£»¡¡and¡¡even¡¡craving£»¡¡and¡¡only¡¡a¡¡light¡¡pain¡¡in

their¡¡heads£»¡¡have¡¡sent¡¡for¡¡physicians¡¡to¡¡know¡¡what¡¡ailed¡¡them£»¡¡and

have¡¡been¡¡found£»¡¡to¡¡their¡¡great¡¡surprise£»¡¡at¡¡the¡¡brink¡¡of¡¡death£º¡¡the

tokens¡¡upon¡¡them£»¡¡or¡¡the¡¡plague¡¡grown¡¡up¡¡to¡¡an¡¡incurable¡¡height¡£



It¡¡was¡¡very¡¡sad¡¡to¡¡reflect¡¡how¡¡such¡¡a¡¡person¡¡as¡¡this¡¡last¡¡mentioned

above¡¡had¡¡been¡¡a¡¡walking¡¡destroyer¡¡perhaps¡¡for¡¡a¡¡week¡¡or¡¡a¡¡fortnight

before¡¡that£»¡¡how¡¡he¡¡had¡¡ruined¡¡those¡¡that¡¡he¡¡would¡¡have¡¡hazarded¡¡his

life¡¡to¡¡save£»¡¡and¡¡had¡¡been¡¡breathing¡¡death¡¡upon¡¡them£»¡¡even¡¡perhaps¡¡in

his¡¡tender¡¡kissing¡¡and¡¡embracings¡¡of¡¡his¡¡own¡¡children¡£¡¡¡¡Yet¡¡thus

certainly¡¡it¡¡was£»¡¡and¡¡often¡¡has¡¡been£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡could¡¡give¡¡many¡¡particular

cases¡¡where¡¡it¡¡has¡¡been¡¡so¡£¡¡¡¡If¡¡then¡¡the¡¡blow¡¡is¡¡thus¡¡insensibly¡¡striking

¡­¡¡if¡¡the¡¡arrow¡¡flies¡¡thus¡¡unseen£»¡¡and¡¡cannot¡¡be¡¡discovered¡¡¡­¡¡to¡¡what

purpose¡¡are¡¡all¡¡the¡¡schemes¡¡for¡¡shutting¡¡up¡¡or¡¡removing¡¡the¡¡sick

people£¿¡¡¡¡Those¡¡schemes¡¡cannot¡¡take¡¡place¡¡but¡¡upon¡¡those¡¡that¡¡appear

to¡¡be¡¡sick£»¡¡or¡¡to¡¡be¡¡infected£»¡¡whereas¡¡there¡¡are¡¡among¡¡them¡¡at¡¡the

same¡¡time¡¡thousands¡¡of¡¡people¡¡who¡¡seem¡¡to¡¡be¡¡well£»¡¡but¡¡are¡¡all¡¡that

while¡¡carrying¡¡death¡¡with¡¡them¡¡into¡¡all¡¡companies¡¡which¡¡they¡¡come¡¡into¡£



This¡¡frequently¡¡puzzled¡¡our¡¡physicians£»¡¡and¡¡especially¡¡the

apothecaries¡¡and¡¡surgeons£»¡¡who¡¡knew¡¡not¡¡how¡¡to¡¡discover¡¡the¡¡sick

from¡¡the¡¡sound£»¡¡they¡¡all¡¡allowed¡¡that¡¡it¡¡was¡¡really¡¡so£»¡¡that¡¡many

people¡¡had¡¡the¡¡plague¡¡in¡¡their¡¡very¡¡blood£»¡¡and¡¡preying¡¡upon¡¡their

spirits£»¡¡and¡¡were¡¡in¡¡themselves¡¡but¡¡walking¡¡putrefied¡¡carcases¡¡whose

breath¡¡was¡¡infectious¡¡and¡¡their¡¡sweat¡¡poison£»¡¡and¡¡yet¡¡were¡¡as¡¡well¡¡to

look¡¡on¡¡as¡¡other¡¡people£»¡¡and¡¡even¡¡knew¡¡it¡¡not¡¡themselves£»¡¡I¡¡say£»¡¡they

all¡¡allowed¡¡that¡¡it¡¡was¡¡really¡¡true¡¡in¡¡fact£»¡¡but¡¡they¡¡knew¡¡not¡¡how¡¡to

propose¡¡a¡¡discovery¡£



My¡¡friend¡¡Dr¡¡Heath¡¡was¡¡of¡¡opinion¡¡that¡¡it¡¡might¡¡be¡¡known¡¡by¡¡the

smell¡¡of¡¡their¡¡breath£»¡¡but¡¡then£»¡¡as¡¡he¡¡said£»¡¡who¡¡durst¡¡smell¡¡to¡¡that

breath¡¡for¡¡his¡¡information£¿¡¡since£»¡¡to¡¡know¡¡it£»¡¡he¡¡must¡¡draw¡¡the¡¡stench

of¡¡the¡¡plague¡¡up¡¡into¡¡his¡¡own¡¡brain£»¡¡in¡¡order¡¡to¡¡distinguish¡¡the¡¡smell£¡

I¡¡have¡¡heard¡¡it¡¡was¡¡the¡¡opinion¡¡of¡¡others¡¡that¡¡it¡¡might¡¡be¡¡distinguished

by¡¡the¡¡party's¡¡breathing¡¡upon¡¡a¡¡piece¡¡of¡¡glass£»¡¡where£»¡¡the¡¡breath

condensing£»¡¡there¡¡might¡¡living¡¡creatures¡¡be¡¡seen¡¡by¡¡a¡¡microscope£»¡¡of

strange£»¡¡monstrous£»¡¡and¡¡frightful¡¡shapes£»¡¡such¡¡as¡¡dragons£»¡¡snakes£»

serpents£»¡¡and¡¡devils£»¡¡horrible¡¡to¡¡behold¡£¡¡¡¡But¡¡this¡¡I¡¡very¡¡much¡¡question

the¡¡truth¡¡of£»¡¡and¡¡we¡¡had¡¡no¡¡microscopes¡¡at¡¡that¡¡time£»¡¡as¡¡I¡¡remember£»

to¡¡make¡¡the¡¡experiment¡¡with¡£



It¡¡was¡¡the¡¡opinion¡¡also¡¡of¡¡another¡¡learned¡¡man£»¡¡that¡¡the¡¡breath¡¡of

such¡¡a¡¡person¡¡would¡¡poison¡¡and¡¡instantly¡¡kill¡¡a¡¡bird£»¡¡not¡¡only¡¡a¡¡small

bird£»¡¡but¡¡even¡¡a¡¡cock¡¡or¡¡hen£»¡¡and¡¡that£»¡¡if¡¡it¡¡did¡¡not¡¡immediately¡¡kill¡¡the

latter£»¡¡it¡¡would¡¡cause¡¡them¡¡to¡¡be¡¡roupy£»¡¡as¡¡they¡¡call¡¡it£»¡¡particularly¡¡that

if¡¡they¡¡had¡¡laid¡¡any¡¡eggs¡¡at¡¡any¡¡time£»¡¡they¡¡would¡¡be¡¡all¡¡rotten¡£¡¡¡¡But

those¡¡are¡¡opinions¡¡which¡¡I¡¡never¡¡found¡¡supported¡¡by¡¡any¡¡experiments£»

or¡¡heard¡¡of¡¡others¡¡that¡¡had¡¡seen¡¡it£»¡¡so¡¡I¡¡leave¡¡them¡¡as¡¡I¡¡find¡¡them£»

only¡¡with¡¡this¡¡remark£»¡¡namely£»¡¡that¡¡I¡¡think¡¡the¡¡probabilities¡¡are

very¡¡strong¡¡for¡¡them¡£



Some¡¡have¡¡proposed¡¡that¡¡such¡¡persons¡¡should¡¡breathe¡¡hard¡¡upon

warm¡¡water£»¡¡and¡¡that¡¡they¡¡would¡¡leave¡¡an¡¡unusual¡¡scum¡¡upon¡¡it£»¡¡or

upon¡¡several¡¡other¡¡things£»¡¡especially¡¡such¡¡as¡¡are¡¡of¡¡a¡¡glutinous

substance¡¡and¡¡are¡¡apt¡¡to¡¡receive¡¡a¡¡scum¡¡and¡¡support¡¡it¡£



But¡¡from¡¡the¡¡whole¡¡I¡¡found¡¡that¡¡the¡¡nature¡¡of¡¡this¡¡contagion¡¡was

such¡¡that¡¡it¡¡was¡¡impossible¡¡to¡¡discover¡¡it¡¡at¡¡all£»¡¡or¡¡to¡¡prevent¡¡its

spreading¡¡from¡¡one¡¡to¡¡another¡¡by¡¡any¡¡human¡¡skill¡£



Here¡¡was¡¡indeed¡¡one¡¡difficulty¡¡which¡¡I¡¡could¡¡never¡¡thoroughly¡¡get

over¡¡to¡¡this¡¡time£»¡¡and¡¡which¡¡there¡¡is¡¡but¡¡one¡¡way¡¡of¡¡answering¡¡that¡¡I

know¡¡of£»¡¡and¡¡it¡¡is¡¡this£»¡¡viz¡££»¡¡the¡¡first¡¡person¡¡that¡¡died¡¡of¡¡the¡¡plague¡¡was

on¡¡December¡¡20£»¡¡or¡¡thereabouts£»¡¡1664£»¡¡and¡¡in¡¡or¡¡about¡¡long¡¡Acre£»

whence¡¡the¡¡first¡¡person¡¡had¡¡the¡¡infection¡¡was¡¡generally¡¡said¡¡to¡¡be¡¡from

a¡¡parcel¡¡of¡¡silks¡¡imported¡¡from¡¡Holland£»¡¡and¡¡first¡¡opened¡¡in¡¡that¡¡house¡£



But¡¡after¡¡this¡¡we¡¡heard¡¡no¡¡more¡¡of¡¡any¡¡person¡¡dying¡¡of¡¡the¡¡plague£»

or¡¡of¡¡the¡¡distemper¡¡being¡¡in¡¡that¡¡place£»¡¡till¡¡the¡¡9th¡¡of¡¡February£»¡¡which

was¡¡about¡¡seven¡¡weeks¡¡after£»¡¡and¡¡then¡¡one¡¡more¡¡was¡¡buried¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the

same¡¡house¡£¡¡¡¡Then¡¡it¡¡was¡¡hushed£»¡¡and¡¡we¡¡were¡¡perfectly¡¡easy¡¡as¡¡to¡¡the

public¡¡for¡¡a¡¡great¡¡while£»¡¡for¡¡there¡¡were¡¡no¡¡more¡¡entered¡¡in¡¡the¡¡weekly

bill¡¡to¡¡be¡¡dead¡¡of¡¡the¡¡plague¡¡till¡¡the¡¡22nd¡¡of¡¡April£»¡¡when¡¡there¡¡was¡¡two

more¡¡buried£»¡¡not¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡same¡¡house£»¡¡but¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡same¡¡street£»

and£»¡¡as¡¡near¡¡as¡¡I¡¡can¡¡remember£»¡¡it¡¡was¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡next¡¡house¡¡to¡¡the

first¡£¡¡¡¡This¡¡was¡¡nine¡¡weeks¡¡asunder£»¡¡and¡¡after¡¡this¡¡we¡¡had¡¡no¡¡more¡¡till

a¡¡fortnight£»¡¡and¡¡then¡¡it¡¡broke¡¡out¡¡in¡¡several¡¡streets¡¡and¡¡spread¡¡every

way¡£¡¡¡¡Now¡¡the¡¡question¡¡seems¡¡to¡¡lie¡¡thus£º¡¡Where¡¡lay¡¡the¡¡seeds¡¡of¡¡the

infection¡¡all¡¡this¡¡while£¿¡¡¡¡How¡¡came¡¡it¡¡to¡¡stop¡¡so¡¡long£»¡¡and¡¡not¡¡stop¡¡any

longer£¿¡¡¡¡Either¡¡the¡¡distemper¡¡did¡¡not¡¡come¡¡immediately¡¡by¡¡contagion

from¡¡body¡¡to¡¡body£»¡¡or£»¡¡if¡¡it¡¡did£»¡¡then¡¡a¡¡body¡¡may¡¡be¡¡capable¡¡to

continue¡¡infected¡¡without¡¡the¡¡disease¡¡discovering¡¡itself¡¡many¡¡days£»

nay£»¡¡weeks¡¡together£»¡¡even¡¡not¡¡a¡¡quarantine¡¡of¡¡days¡¡only£»¡¡but

soixantine£»¡¡not¡¡only¡¡forty¡¡days£»¡¡but¡¡sixty¡¡days¡¡or¡¡longer¡£



It¡¡is¡¡true¡¡there¡¡was£»¡¡as¡¡I¡¡observed¡¡at¡¡first£»¡¡and¡¡is¡¡well¡¡known¡¡to¡¡many

yet¡¡living£»¡¡a¡¡very¡¡cold¡¡winter¡¡and¡¡a¡¡long¡¡frost¡¡which¡¡continued¡¡three

months£»¡¡and¡¡this£»¡¡the¡¡doctors¡¡say£»¡¡might¡¡check¡¡the¡¡infection£»¡¡but¡¡then

the¡¡learned¡¡must¡¡allow¡¡me¡¡to¡¡say¡¡that¡¡if£»¡¡according¡¡to¡¡their¡¡notion£»¡¡the

disease¡¡was¡¡£¨as¡¡I¡¡may¡¡say£©¡¡only¡¡frozen¡¡up£»¡¡it¡¡would¡¡like¡¡a¡¡frozen¡¡river

have¡¡returned¡¡to¡¡its¡¡usual¡¡force¡¡and¡¡current¡¡when¡¡it¡¡thawed¡¡¡­¡¡whereas

the¡¡principal¡¡recess¡¡of¡¡this¡¡infection£»¡¡which¡¡was¡¡from¡¡February¡¡to

April£»¡¡was¡¡after¡¡the¡¡frost¡¡was¡¡broken¡¡and¡¡the¡¡weather¡¡mild¡¡and¡¡warm¡£



But¡¡there¡¡is¡¡another¡¡way¡¡of¡¡solving¡¡all¡¡this¡¡difficulty£»¡¡which¡¡I¡¡think

my¡¡own¡¡remembrance¡¡of¡¡the¡¡thing¡¡will¡¡supply£»¡¡and¡¡that¡¡is£»¡¡the¡¡fact¡¡is

not¡¡granted¡¡¡­¡¡namely£»¡¡that¡¡there¡¡died¡¡none¡¡in¡¡those¡¡long¡¡intervals£»¡¡viz¡££»

from¡¡the¡¡20th¡¡of¡¡December¡¡to¡¡the¡¡9th¡¡of¡¡February£»¡¡and¡¡from¡¡thence¡¡to

the¡¡22nd¡¡of¡¡April¡£¡¡¡¡The¡¡weekly¡¡bills¡¡are¡¡the¡¡only¡¡evidence¡¡on¡¡the¡¡other

side£»¡¡and¡¡those¡¡bills¡¡were¡¡not¡¡of¡¡credit¡¡enough£»¡¡at¡¡least¡¡with¡¡me£»¡¡to

support¡¡an¡¡hypothesis¡¡or¡¡determine¡¡a¡¡question¡¡of¡¡such¡¡importance¡¡as

this£»¡¡for¡¡it¡¡was¡¡our¡¡received¡¡opinion¡¡at¡¡that¡¡time£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡believe¡¡upon

very¡¡good¡¡grounds£»¡¡that¡¡the¡¡fraud¡¡lay¡¡in¡¡the¡¡parish¡¡officers£»¡¡searchers£»

and¡¡persons¡¡appointed¡¡to¡¡give¡¡account¡¡of¡¡the¡¡dead£»¡¡and¡¡what¡¡diseases

they¡¡died¡¡of£»¡¡and¡¡as¡¡people¡¡were¡¡very¡¡loth¡¡at¡¡first¡¡to¡¡have¡¡the

neighbours¡¡believe¡¡their¡¡houses¡¡were¡¡infected£»¡¡so¡¡they¡¡gave¡¡money¡¡to

procure£»¡¡or¡¡otherwise¡¡procured£»¡¡the¡¡dead¡¡persons¡¡to¡¡be¡¡returned¡¡as

dying¡¡of¡¡other¡¡distempers£»¡¡and¡¡this¡¡I¡¡know¡¡was¡¡practised¡¡afterwards¡¡in

many¡¡places£»¡¡I¡¡believe¡¡I¡¡might¡¡say¡¡in¡¡all¡¡places¡¡where¡¡the¡¡distemper

came£»¡¡as¡¡will¡¡be¡¡seen¡¡by¡¡the¡¡vast¡¡increase¡¡of¡¡the¡¡numbers¡¡placed¡¡in¡¡the

weekly¡¡bills¡¡under¡¡other¡¡articles¡¡of¡¡diseases¡¡during¡¡the¡¡time¡¡of¡¡the

infection¡£¡¡¡¡For¡¡example£»¡¡in¡¡the¡¡months¡¡of¡¡July¡¡and¡¡August£»¡¡when¡¡the

plague¡¡was¡¡coming¡¡on¡¡to¡¡its¡¡highest¡¡pitch£»¡¡it¡¡was¡¡very¡¡ordinary¡¡to¡¡have

from¡¡a¡¡thousand¡¡to¡¡twelve¡¡hundred£»¡¡nay£»¡¡to¡¡almost¡¡fifteen¡¡hundred¡¡a

week¡¡of¡¡other¡¡distempers¡£¡¡¡¡Not¡¡that¡¡the¡¡numbers¡¡of¡¡those¡¡distempers

were¡¡really¡¡increased¡¡to¡¡such¡¡a¡¡degree£»¡¡but¡¡the¡¡great¡¡number¡¡of

families¡¡and¡¡houses¡¡where¡¡really¡¡the¡¡infection¡¡was£»¡¡obtained¡¡the

favour¡¡to¡¡have¡¡their¡¡dead¡¡be¡¡returned¡¡of¡¡other¡¡distempers£»¡¡to¡¡prevent

the¡¡shutting¡¡up¡¡their¡¡houses¡£¡¡¡¡For¡¡example£º¡¡¡­



Dead¡¡of¡¡other¡¡diseases¡¡beside¡¡the¡¡plague¡¡¡­

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡From¡¡the¡¡18th¡¡July¡¡¡¡to¡¡¡¡the¡¡25th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡942

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡25th¡¡July¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡1st¡¡August¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡1004

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡1st¡¡August¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡8th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡1213

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡8th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡15th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡1439

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡15th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡22nd¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡1331

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡22nd¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡29th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡1394

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡29th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡5th¡¡September¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡1264

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡5th¡¡September¡¡to¡¡the¡¡12th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡1056

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡12th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡19th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡1132

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡19th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¨¡¡26th¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡927





Now¡¡it¡¡was¡¡not¡¡doubted¡¡but¡¡the¡¡greatest¡¡part¡¡of¡¡these£»¡¡or¡¡a¡¡great¡¡part

of¡¡them£»¡¡were¡¡dead¡¡of¡¡the¡¡plague£»¡¡but¡¡the¡¡officers¡¡were¡¡prevailed¡¡with

to¡¡return¡¡them¡¡as¡¡above£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡numbers¡¡of¡¡some¡¡particular¡¡articles

of¡¡distempers¡¡discovered¡¡is¡¡as¡¡follows£º¡¡¡­



¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Aug¡£¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Aug¡£¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Aug¡£¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Aug¡£¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Aug¡£¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Sept¡£¡¡¡¡Sept¡£¡¡¡¡¡¡Sept¡£

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡1¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡8¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡15¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡22¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡29¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡5¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡12¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡19

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡to¡¡8¡¡¡¡¡¡to¡¡15¡¡¡¡¡¡to¡¡22¡¡¡¡¡¡to¡¡29¡¡to¡¡Sept¡£5¡¡¡¡to¡¡12¡¡¡¡to¡¡19¡¡¡¡¡¡to¡¡26



Fever¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡314¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡353¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡348¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡383¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡364¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡332¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡309¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡268

Spotted¡¡¡¡¡¡174¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡190¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡166¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡165¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡157¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡97¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡101¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡65

¡¡Fever

Surfeit¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡85¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡87¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡74¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡99¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡68¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡45¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡49¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡36

Teeth¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡90¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡113¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡111¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡133¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡138¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡128¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡121¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡112

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡­¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡663¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡743¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡699¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡780¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡727¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡602¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡580¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡481





There¡¡were¡¡several¡¡other¡¡articles¡¡which¡¡bore¡¡a¡¡proportion¡¡to¡¡these£»

and¡¡which£»¡¡it¡¡is¡¡easy¡¡to¡¡perceive£»¡¡were¡¡increased¡¡on¡¡the¡¡same¡¡account£»

as¡¡aged£»¡¡consumptions£»¡¡vomitings£»¡¡imposthumes£»¡¡gripes£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡like£»

many¡¡of¡¡which¡¡were¡¡not¡¡doubted¡¡to¡¡be¡¡infected¡¡people£»¡¡but¡¡as¡¡it¡¡was

of¡¡the¡¡utmost¡¡consequence¡¡to¡¡families¡¡not¡¡to¡¡be¡¡known¡¡to¡¡be¡¡infected£»

if¡¡it¡¡was¡¡possible¡¡to¡¡avoid¡¡it£»¡¡so¡¡they¡¡took¡¡all¡¡the¡¡measures¡¡they¡¡could

to¡¡have¡¡it¡¡not¡¡believed£»¡¡and¡¡if¡¡any¡¡died¡¡in¡¡their¡¡houses£»¡¡to¡¡get¡¡them

returned¡¡to¡¡the¡¡examiners£»¡¡and¡¡by¡¡the¡¡searchers£»¡¡as¡¡having¡¡died¡¡of

other¡¡distempers¡£



This£»¡¡I¡¡say£»¡¡will¡¡account¡¡for¡¡the¡¡long¡¡interval¡¡which£»¡¡as¡¡I¡¡have¡¡said£»

was¡¡between¡¡the¡¡dying¡¡of¡¡the¡¡first¡¡persons¡¡that¡¡were¡¡returned¡¡in¡¡the

bill¡¡to¡¡be¡¡dead¡¡of¡¡the¡¡plague¡¡and¡¡the¡¡time¡¡when¡¡the¡¡distemper¡¡spread

openly¡¡and¡¡could¡¡not¡¡be¡¡concealed¡£



Besides£»¡¡the¡¡weekly¡¡bills¡¡themselves¡¡at¡¡that¡¡time¡¡evidently¡¡discover

the¡¡truth£»¡¡for£»¡¡while¡¡there¡¡was¡¡no¡¡mention¡¡of¡¡the¡¡plague£»¡¡and¡¡no

increase¡¡after¡¡it¡¡had¡¡been¡¡mentioned£»¡¡yet¡¡it¡¡was¡¡apparent¡¡that¡¡there

was¡¡an¡¡increase¡¡of¡¡those¡¡distempers¡¡which¡¡bordered¡¡nearest¡¡upon¡¡it£»

for¡¡example£»¡¡there¡¡were¡¡eight£»¡¡twelve£»¡¡seventeen¡¡of¡¡the¡¡spotted¡¡fever

in¡¡a¡¡week£»¡¡when¡¡there¡¡were¡¡none£»¡¡or¡¡but¡¡very¡¡few£»¡¡of¡¡the¡¡plague£»

whereas¡¡before£»¡¡one£»¡¡three£»¡¡or¡¡four¡¡were¡¡the¡¡ordinary¡¡weekly¡¡numbers

of¡¡that¡¡distemper¡£¡¡¡¡Likewise£»¡¡as¡¡I¡¡observed¡¡before£»¡¡the¡¡burials

increased¡¡weekly¡¡in¡¡that¡¡particular¡¡parish¡¡and¡¡the¡¡parishes¡¡adjacent

more¡¡than¡¡in¡¡any¡¡other¡¡parish£»¡¡although¡¡there¡¡were¡¡none¡¡set¡¡down¡¡of

the¡¡plague£»¡¡all¡¡which¡¡tells¡¡us£»¡¡that¡¡the¡¡infection¡¡was¡¡handed¡¡on£»¡¡and

the¡¡succession¡¡of¡¡the¡¡distemper¡¡really¡¡preserved£»¡¡though¡¡it¡¡seemed¡¡to

us¡¡at¡¡that¡¡time¡¡to¡¡be¡¡ceased£»¡¡and¡¡to¡¡come¡¡again¡¡in¡¡a¡¡manner¡¡surprising¡£



It¡¡might¡¡be£»¡¡also£»¡¡that¡¡the¡¡infection¡¡might¡¡remain¡¡in¡¡other¡¡parts¡¡of

the¡¡same¡¡parcel¡¡of¡¡goods¡¡which¡¡at¡¡first¡¡it¡¡came¡¡in£»¡¡and¡¡which¡¡might

not¡¡be¡¡perhaps¡¡opened£»¡¡or¡¡at¡¡least¡¡not¡¡fully£»¡¡or¡¡in¡¡the¡¡clothes¡¡of¡¡the

first¡¡infected¡¡person£»¡¡for¡¡I¡¡cannot

·µ»ØĿ¼ ÉÏÒ»Ò³ ÏÂÒ»Ò³ »Øµ½¶¥²¿ ÔÞ£¨0£© ²È£¨2£©

Äã¿ÉÄÜϲ»¶µÄ