A history of the most remarkable pestilential distempers that have appeared in Europe for three hundred years last past : with what proved successful or hurtful in their cure. Together with the method of prevention and cure of the plague. Founded upon the experience of those who were practitioners when it raged. Laid down in such a manner, that the generality of people may be able to manage themselves / By R. Brookes.

  • Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.
Date:
1722
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Credit: A history of the most remarkable pestilential distempers that have appeared in Europe for three hundred years last past : with what proved successful or hurtful in their cure. Together with the method of prevention and cure of the plague. Founded upon the experience of those who were practitioners when it raged. Laid down in such a manner, that the generality of people may be able to manage themselves / By R. Brookes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    conftantly for 40 Years together, and tho’ the Cold of the Winter feerrfid to drive it away fometimes, yet it would return in warmer Weather with frefh Vigour. Itdeftroy d fuch vaft Numbers of People before there was a certain Remedy found out, that Foreigners hardiy believed there were fo many in the whole Ifland. From England in 1525: it took 1525. its Progrefs, and in five Years time march’d through Lower Germany^ the Low Countries, Holland, Zeland, Brabantt Flanders, Denmark, Norway and France. So mercilefs was this Diftemper, that when it firft entered a City, it would feize five or fix hundred in a day, and fcarce fix recover'd. Thofe that were taken with it, had nei- Symptoms ther Buboes, Carbuncles, nor Spots, but were exceifively weak and faint; they had TJnea- finefs at the Heart, Pain in the Head, thick, fwift unequal Fulfe, and great Papitation of the Heart, which would la it with fome that recovered two or three Years, and did not leave others all their Life long; they were under a continual and plentiful Sweat, which did not end till the Diiiemper ceafed, which was in twenty four hours time. Thofe which did not farther their Sweating, nor ufed Cor¬ dials, and who, impatient of Heat, expofed themfelves to the cold Ai y all died fuddenly in the fpace of twenty four Hours: But after the Cure came to be known, and they forth fied the Sick with Cordials, and promoted their Sweating, not fo many perifhed. The Caufe of this Diftemper was generally Caujh allowed to be fome Poifovous ml ty of the Air. Yet fome afcribed it to the malignant Influences of the Stars, among ft whom was Sennertvs; but more efpecially Camden, who C does