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 An Hiftorical Account were ill managed 7 hereupon that Dread which had, been upon the Minds of the People wore off*, and the Sick chearfully ufed all the Means directed for their Re- covery j and even the Nurfes grew either more cautious, or more faithful } infomuch that after fome Time a Dawn of Health appeared, as fudden, and as unexpected, as the CefTation of the following Conflagra- tion *, wherein after blowing up of Houfes, and ufmg all Means for its Extinction to little Purpofe, the Flames flopped as it were of themfelves, for Want of Fuel, or out of Shame for having done fo much Mifchief. THE PefHlence did not however flop for Want of Subjects to act. upon, (as then commonly rumoured) but from the Na- ture of the Diftemper, its Decreafe was like its Beginning, moderate - nor is it lefs to be wondred at, that as at the Rife of the Contagion all other Diflempers went into That, fo now at its Declenfion, That degenerated into others, as Inflamma- tions, Head-achs, Quinfeys, Dyfenterles, Small- Tox y Jtfeafiesy Fevers, and Hetties, wherein That alfo yet predominated, as hereafter will be further ihewn. ABOUT