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firft refufed their Food ; the next Day had Huskilh 
Coughs, and voided Excrements like Clay ; their Heads 
fwelled, and fometimes their Bodies. In a Day or two 
more there was a great difcharge of a Mucous Matter 
by the Nofe, and their Breaths fmelled offenfively* 
Laftly, a fevere Purging (fometimes Bloody^ which ter- 
minated in Death. That fome died in three Days, and 
others in five or fix, but the Bulls lived eight or ten. 
That during their whole illnefs, they refufed all man- 
ner of Food, and were very hot. 
We then advifed with feveral of the Cow-leeches, or 
Dodtors, who all agreed that it was a Murrain, or ra- 
ther a Plague ; and that the Methods they had tryed 
for a Cure, had proved unfuccefsful. This Difeafc was 
fo furprifing, that fome of thofe Men who ufed to look 
after them, were afraid to go near them. 
We then ordered fome of the fick Cows to be Houfed, 
and feveral forts of Cattle to be kept with them, to fee 
whether the Contagion would affed: any other Species* 
The next Day I made a Verbal Report to their Ex- 
cellencies, of all the feveral Opinions and Difcouries 
which I have had about it, and left them debating what 
Method to take ; at laft I was called in, and Ordered 
to confider of it again the next Day, and to deliver to 
them in Writing what would be proper to be done. Ac- 
cordingly I drew up, and gave them the following 
Propolals* 
1. That all fuch Cows as are now in the pofieflion of 
Mr. Ratcliff, Rufford, and Pullen, be Bought, Kill’d, and 
Burnt : or, at lead, that the Sick be Burnt ; and the 
Well kept and fecured on the Grounds where they 
now are, that (uch of them as Sicken or Dye of this 
Diftemper may be Burnt. 
U u u u u u 1 n. That 
