fng amongft them as our Europeans* The 
great pox is proper to them, by reafon ( 
fome do deem ) that they zxq Man-eatersy 
which Difeafe was brought amongft oui 
Europeans firft by the Spaniards that went 
with Chrijhpher Columhm who brought it 
to W"^]?/ej with their Indian-vaomtx}^ with 
whom the Italians and French converfed 
AnnoVom. 14^3. Faracelfm faith it hap- 
ncd in the year 1478 and 14804 But all a- 
gree that it was not known in Etitopeht- 
ioxt Columbus his voyage to America. It 
hath continued amongft us above two hun- 
dred and three fcore years. There arc Dit 
cafes that are proper to certain climates, as 
the Le profile to JEgypt^ fwclling of the 
Throat or Mtntegra to Af.a > the Sweating 
ficknefs to the Inhabitants of the Norths to 
the fortugals the Phthifick, to Savoy the 
mumps -, So to the JFeft-Indies the Pox, 
but this doth not exclude Other D\kzks<> 
ItiNepp'England the Indians are affii<3:ed 
with peftilent Feavcrs, Plague, Black-pcrx, 
Gonfumption of the Lungs , Falling- fick- 
nefs^ Kings-evil, and a Difeafe called bf 
the Spaniard the Plague in the back, with 
us Empyema^ their Phyficians arc the Porp^ 
aws or Indian Priefts who cure fometimes 
by charms and nnedicioc, but in a genera! 
infedion they feldom come amongft them, 
K 2 there^ 
