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of Cattle and Birds in Ireland. Cattle Plague in France, Italy, and 

 Germany. A ' Fight ' among Birds. Mortality of Bees in Ireland. 

 Disease among Cattle in the Roman Territories. Destruction of 

 People and Cattle among the Saxons, Britons, and Gauls. Wales 

 and its Agrarian Laws. Pestilences in England and Ireland. Ergot- 

 ism and Carbuncular Fever in France and Germany. Plague of Rats. 

 'Conach' in Ireland. First mention of Swine Disease in Ireland. 

 The ' Ignis Divina.' Plagues in Bavaria, England, and Ireland. 

 The ' Ignis Sacer.' Severe Panzooty in London. Dreadful Murrain 

 in England and Ireland. Epizodty in Belgium and Germany. First 

 Notice of ' Influenza.' The ' Feu Sacr^.' The Mongol Invasions 

 and the ' Cattle Plague,' with Death of Sheep. Anthrax in Ireland. 

 Disease in Mankind, Animals, and Fishes. Anthrax in England. 

 Remarkable Epizooty among Sheep. Ovine Variola : its History. 

 Diseases of Sheep. Horse Epizooty in Iceland, at Seville, and at 

 Rome. Famine and Animal Plagues in England and Gaul. Influenza 

 in Ireland. Deadly Epizodty among Horses and Mules at Yemen. 

 The ' Black Death ' and Animal Plagues. The Manor of Heacham. 

 Cattle Diseases in Somerset and Devon. The ' Second Plague.' 

 Murrain among Deer in England. Epizooty among Horses in the 

 Abruzo. 'Signaculo.' ...... • • 33 



CHAPTER III. 



PERIOD FROM A.D. 150O TO A.D. 1700. 



Progress of Medical Science. Inclement Seasons. Blood-rain. 

 Fracastor's Epizooty. The ' Cattle Plague, in Friuli, Venice, France, 

 Spain, and England. Its Transmission to Sheep. Epizooty among 

 Cats in England. The 'Tac' 'The Sweating Sickness' and Pestilence 

 in Animals. Mortality among Cattle in England. Its Effect on the 

 Mayor and Aldermen of London. Anthrax in Italy. Small-pox of 

 Sheep on the Continent. Influenza. Plague of Mice and Murrain of 

 Cattle in Kent and Essex. Rabies Canina. The 'Cattle Plague' in 

 Italy : Goats affected. Epizodty of Rabies in Paris. Disease in 

 Cats at Constantinople. Epizodty among Fowls in Bohemia. An- 

 thrax in Italy : with the ' Cattle Plague' and Disease in Sheep. 

 Catherine Miget. The 'Flying Pestilence.' Epizodty amongthe French 

 Army Horses in Germany. Ovine Small-pox in Padua. Dangerous 

 Disease among Fish. Destruction of Pelicans. Probable Outbreak 

 of Cattle Plague in Italy : Sheep aff"ected. General 'Rot' in Sheep 

 and Cattle. Great Plague of London. Exanthematous Disease 

 among Cats in Westphalia. ' Rot ' in Denmark. Venomous Insects 

 in Hungary. Disease in Fish in Germany. General Epizodty of 

 Glossanthrax on the Continent. Pestilential Mists. ' Foot and 

 Mouth ' Disease in Silesia. Influenza in Mankind and Horses in 



