58 Of the Cauje of a Tejlilence, of its Fafhielles, and by its Fury lufficient* ly compenfated its foregoing Delays j and this Eruption fooner might very probably have been hindred, partly by the Vifcidity of the Humours entangling the pefKlentiai Miafmata, and partly from an over-powerful balfamick Quality, natural to a good Blood, and to a Plenty and Vigour of animal Spirit - 7 but as I would not be tedious upon Things fo very obvious, this Ural] fuffice concerning .a Contagion. BESIDES the Caufes already recited, there may be others alfo worth Confidera- tion, viz,, the eating corrupted, or rotten Flefh *, and it is not at all foreign to our Purpofe here to take Notice^ that on the Year before the late peftilential Sicknefs, there was a great Mortality amongfi: the Cattel, from a very wet Autumn, whereby their Carcafes were fold amongfc the ordi- nary People at a very mean Price :, and a great deal of putrid Humours in all like- lihood produced from thence : And this, in the Opinion of many, was the Source of our lafc Calamities * and many knowing Perfons afcribe the Pefiilence to this Ori- gin*, as the morbid Difpofition which fuch a Feeding murl needs ilibjeft the People., could
