Volume 2

The plague at Marseilles consider'd: with remarks upon the plague in general, shewing its cause and nature of infection, with necessary precautions to prevent the spreading of that direful distemper ... Also some observations taken from an original manuscript of a graduate physician who resided in London during the whole time of the late plague, anno 1665 ... / [Richard Bradley].

  • Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732
Date:
1721
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Credit: The plague at Marseilles consider'd: with remarks upon the plague in general, shewing its cause and nature of infection, with necessary precautions to prevent the spreading of that direful distemper ... Also some observations taken from an original manuscript of a graduate physician who resided in London during the whole time of the late plague, anno 1665 ... / [Richard Bradley]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [29] The moft general Opinion concerning the Caufe of this Diftemper, was, that the Cat¬ tle were firft infedled by drinking forae un- wholefome ftanding Water, where ’tis pro¬ bable fome Poifonous Infers were lodged and bred; the Summer having been extream- ly dry, attended almoft conftantly with Eajterly Winds, the Grafs almoft burnt up, and the Herbs of the Gardens deftroyed by Infeds; but fuch as they were, (unfit for Table Ufe) were given to the Cattle. There was likewife fo great want of Water, that many were forced to drive their Cows five or fix Miles to it. The Eleduary publilh’d upon this Occa- fion by the States of Holland, was compos’d of moft, if not all the Drugs ufed in the moft ferviceable Medicines that were made ufe of againft the Plague among Men; moft ©f which Ingredients we know to be mortal toInfeds,asftrongfcented Roots and Herbs; but above all, Aromatick Gums and Saps of Plants; asRhue, Garlick, Pitch, Tar, hran- kincenfe and Olibanum. Thefe Ingredients are much ufed in France and Italy to pre¬ vent or deftroy Infcdion,by burning them and fmoaking fuch Bodies, Letters, or any other things as are brought from infeded Places, after they have made ^arantain, and are not fuffered to come on Shore ’till they have undergone this Operation. k