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after the coldness of her hand beginning to return, she made him another visit, 

 was again electrized, and was dismissed a 2d time apparently cured. This was 

 about 2 months before, and he had heard nothing of her afterwards. 



He adds further, that several persons had been relieved of rheumatic pains, by 

 electrizing the parts effected. And a woman was cured of a deafness of 6 months 

 standing, contracted, as she imagined, by cold. This woman held the phial in 

 her hand, while another person standing on a cake of resin gave her the shock,- 

 by putting the end of the wire into her ear. This manner of electrizing brought 

 always on a profuse sweat over the head, which was encouraged by wrapping it 

 up in flannel. The first day she came here to Mr. B. she could scarcely hear 

 what was spoken by those about her ; but in 5 days she seemed to be perfectly 

 cured.*' 



XCV. An Account of the Black Assize at Oxford^ from the Register of Merton 

 College in that University. Communicated by John Ward, LL.D. With 

 some additional Remarks, p. 699. 



Anno nono D. Bickley Custodis, 1577 •'{' 

 Vicessimo J primo Julii in vestiario Dnus custos et octo Seniores dispensarunt 

 cum Decreto de concione et appictantia habendis, die Dominico post festum 

 S" Petri ad vincula , ne vocata et conveniente turba, morbus ille, qui ante quin- 

 que dies quamplurimos infestarat, dissipatior et periculosior fiat. Etenim 15, 

 16, et 17, hujus Julii aegrotant plus minus trecenti homines ; et infra duodecim 

 dierum spatium raortui sunt (ne quid errem) centum scholares, praeter cives 

 non paucos. Tempus sinedubio calamitosissimum etluctu plenum. Nam qui- 

 dam lectos disserentes,^ agitati nescio quo morbi et doloris furore, suos custodes 

 baculis caedunt et abigunt ; alii per areas et plateas insanientium more circum- 

 cursant ; alii in profundum aquarum praecipites insiliunt ; nemo tamen, summo 

 Deo gratia, desperanter perit. Franguntur omnium animi. Fugiunt medici, 

 non propter necessitatem fratrum, sed propter se et cistas creati. Relinquuntur 

 miseri. Domini, doctores, et collegiorum praefecti, ad unum pene omnes 

 abeunt. Custos noster; longe omnium vigilantissimus, domi apud nos manet ; 

 in aegfotis omnem curam, laborem, diligentiam impensus|| collocat ; die toto, et 

 nocte etiam intempesta, eos sedulo invisit. Moriuntur e nostris quinque. Omnis 

 aula, omne collegium, aut domi, aut in via ad patriam, suos habet mortuos. 

 Mirari quis posset multitudinem ad medicastrorum domos cum matulis citato 

 cursu properantium. Pharmacopolarum etiam conservata, syrupos, olea, aquas 



* To these cases are subjoined the attestations of the patients themselves, and of the minister of 

 the parish, 



t It was judged proper to reprint this curious historical document in the original latin. 

 X Sic in regist. § Sic in regist. \\ Sic in regist. 



