6 An Hiftorkal Account fay fubfequent Symptoms, although by God's ^letting the Patient recovered. THIS Cafe I infert, to ihew that this Seafon did not wholly deftroy the Diftemper, although it greatly retrained it , but upon the Froft breaking, the Con- tagion gained Ground, and gradually got out of its Confinements - 7 like a Flame that for fbme Time feems fmother'd, and fud- denly breaks out with aggravated Fury, A S foon as the Magistracy, to whom the publick Care belonged, faw how the Contagion daily increafed, and had now extended it felf to feveral Pariihes, an Order was immediately iffued out to fhut up all the infeered Houfes, that neither Relations nor Acquaintance might unwarily receive it from them, and to keep the infe£!ed from carrying it about with them. BUT whether this Method proved of Service or not, is to this Day doubtful, and much difputed - but however it is my Bu- fmefs here to adhere to Fa£ts, and relate the Arguments on both Sides with all poiftble Impartiality, IK
