and a Contagion. 49 and explain what they have faid : It comes down to us for the Opinion of fome of them, that a Putrefaction of Choler in ah humane Body gives Rile to a Peftilence ; an* of others, that Fire may be fo cor- rupted, as to occafion the fame^ what therefore the former conceived of Cholei-j and the latter of Fire, we judge more juftly afcribed here to a vitiated faline Spi- rit. But leaft we fhould too long dwell upon this Argument, if it was needful to recite all the Caufes enumerated by Authors of this Malady, it would be difficult to find any one which does not coincide with this our Hyfothefis - fo that whofoever pleafes to be at this Pains, muft either affent with us, or rejecl: it j but he that does not like our Opinion^ would do well to ihew a better. I N the above defcribed PefHlence, as in- deed in many others, Perfons frequently died, without any preceeding Symptoms of Horror, Thirft, or concomitant Fever : For the Confirmation of which, I ihall give an Inftance or two out of a great many s A Woman, who was the only one left alive of the Family, and yet to her Thinking perfectly well, perceived upon her Breaft E the
