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Ciirtesans were one part, who luicl frequently em- 

 braced the Spaniards, being well fraught with 

 riche>s by their new discovery. The leager ladies 

 had no sooner lost their Spanish dons, but found 

 themselves as well SHtertained by the French, 

 wdiose camp they traded in, giving the monsieurs 

 as large a share of the pocky spoils within their 

 own lines, as the Spaniards had, who took the 

 pains to bring it in their breeches as far as from 

 America. The large supply of swine's flesh which 

 that army was chiefly victualed withal, made it 

 rage. The siege was raised. The French and 

 Spaniards retreating to Flanders, which was a 

 parade of all nations ; by which means this fllthy 

 distemper crowded itself into most nations of the 

 known world. 



'Now to return to our doctor, who, in the time 

 of his affliction, withdrew himself (with one that 

 labored under the same distemper) into the woods. 

 These two perfected their cures by proper vegeta- 

 bles, &c., of which they have plent}^, and are well 

 acquainted with their specific virtue. 



I have seen such admirable cures performed by 

 these savages, which would puzzle a great many 

 graduate practitioners to trace their steps in heal- 

 ing, with the same expedition, ease and success ; 

 using no racking instruments in their chirurgy, 

 nor nice rules of diet, and physic, to verify the 

 saying, qui medice vivit, miser e vivit. In w^ounds 

 which penetrate deep and seem mortal, they order 

 a spare diet, with drinking fountain water; if 



