of the late ^Peftilence. 1 2 t AND in an Affair of this Difficulty, I expect, to be candidly fet right by any one who thinks me miftaken. The whole Tribe of Difeafes an humane Conftitution is lubjeft to, dees undeniably prove that our Bodies are capable of producing many venomous Taints, even equal to any Thing in the Air or the Earthy nay, the Hiftories of Phyfick give many Inftances of poifojious Infers and Animals bred within us } and no one can be ignorant, that beftdes the Difpofition of cor- rupted Humours within us to generate fuch. Creatures, that their Semina are often brought to us from without : And this is very mani- feftin a private Peftilence, (if that Term may be allowed me) where, without any Help from external Contagion, not only a poifo- nous Seminium may be generated, but Car- buncles alfo may break out ; that is, from the peculiar caufKck Quality of faiine Particles in the Body. WHEREFORE if this can be done in a private Peftilence, what we may not ex- pect from a Peftilence that is the Confequence of an Epidemick Caufe ; for the additional Aiiiftance of a more powerful faiine Princi- ple from without, cannot but greatly actu- ate the animal Juices, and induce a compound Malignity
