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had fpread the Contagion , and the Difeafe began foon 
to appear in feveral other Neighbouring places. 
The Gentlemen then fummoned all the Cow- keepers 
in the County, and acquainted them with the above- 
named Propofals (to mofl: of which they readily Com- 
plyed, as being vifibly their interefl:) and offered them 
Forty Shillings for every Cow which they Burnt, that 
had not been Sick above twenty. four Hours ; but for 
fuch as had been longer 111, or were Dead, they wou’d 
allow them only the value of their Skins and Horns. 
Some of the Cow-keepers appeared not content with 
this Regulation, and believing that the Difeafe wou’d 
become general, defign’d to have fold their Cows at 
fome diftant Market; which the Gentlemen having no- 
tice off, appointed feveral Butchers to Watch near their 
Grounds, and count their Numbers every Morningj, 
with Orders to follow fuch as they fent to any Market, 
and prevent their being fold, by telling the people what 
they were. 
Another great Obflacle at the firfl was the Cow- 
keepers not owning the Difeafe, till they had loft fe* 
veral of their Cows; for fo foon as it was known that: 
any Man had but one Sick, none wou’d buy his Milk ; 
and to thofe who kept many Cows, that lofs was 
eonfiderable. 
Nor was there ever wanting one or other who gave 
them hopes of a Cure. 
To obviate thefe three difficulties, the Gentlemen 
encouraged them to hope for a Brief, but aflured them 
that fuch only as complyed with thefe Oiredions, fliou’d 
have any benefit by it- Accordingly they ordered a 
daily account to be taken of the Condud of each Cow- 
keeper, and allowed or difallowed their pretenfions to 
this Brief, as well as to, the. Forty Shillings per Cow, as 
they complyed qr difregarded thefe Ditedioiis: 
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