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ofa blood Globule : alfo lome fmall roundifh particle^,^ 
which I judged fo fmall, that 3d of them, would confti- 
tiite but one Globule of blood. 
The 2d fort of this Chalky matter, not fo white as the 
, former i contained the forementioned irregular parts, 
of long figures, in a very tough cleer matter, mixed with, 
blood Globules,and very many of the forenamed Imall 
froundifh parts. 
The 3d fort, was to the naked Eye, fome what reddifh; 
caufed by the many blood Globules, mixed, throughout 
theflimy matter in the Chalk: It was alio conftituted 
of the beforementioned roundifli parts. 
Altho* with us the Hofpitals fof the Lepers,) are in 
jnany places ruined, or converted to other ufes; and 
fome learned Perfons, maintain, there is here no (uch 
incurable Leprofy ,• there are notwithitanding, at Har- 
lem, Searchers appointed, to vifit fuch Perions, as re- 
pair to them, pretending to that difeafe; who have 
power to grant men a feald Certificate, and a Clapper, 
whereby they are authorized, to beg their food, for4 
futceflive years i afther which time, they muft be again 
xeviewed. 
[ I inquired of one of thefe licenfed Men, wherein his 
idifeafe confifted, and he fhewed me his head, which was 
all covered with a skin, that fcaled oflF, and red dry 
fcabs : thefe fcabs Iguefs to be caufed by his fcratching, 
or rubbing the part that itched, till the blood came, 
which blood afterward's dryed upon the place. This 
Perfon, as he faid, had his body whole and found. 
Another of about 3 years of Age, had all his head 
and face found, and his head covered with black thick 
kair j but he faid , his whole body ("part whereof I faw,) 
was befet with great and fmall, white and red fplatchcs, 
and alfo red fcabs: the white fplatches, were places 
from whence the fcabs , of their own accord fcaled off 
the red icabs, werecaufed as before,by the hard fcratch- 
ing 
