- tinue his, her, or their Action or Suit, after the defendant or
defendants shall have appeared; or if, upon demurrer, judgment shall be given against the plaintiff or plaintiffs, then the defendant or defendants shall recover treble costs, and have such remedy for recovering the same as any defendant or defendants hath or have in any other cases by law.
And be it further enacted, That this Act shall be deemed and taken to be a Public Act; and be judicially taken notice of as such, by all Judges, Justices, and other persons whomsoever, without specially pleading the same.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That this Act shall continue in force for the term of Five Years, and from thence to the end of the then next Session of Parliament.
REPORT.
The Select Committee appointed to consider
the validity of the doctrine of
Contagion in the Plague; and to report
their observations thereupon, together
with the Minutes of the Evidence
taken before the House: Have
considered the matters to them preferred,
and have agreed upon the following
Report.
Your Committee being appointed to consider the validity
of the received doctrines concerning the nature of contagious
and infectious diseases, as distinguished from other epidemics,
have proceeded to examine a number of medical
gentlemen, whose practical experience or general knowledge
of the subject appeared to your Committee most likely
to furnish the means of acquiring the most satisfactory information.
They have also had the evidence of a number
of persons whose residence in infected countries, or whose
