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that the Phyficians, who refided in or near the Place, 
and thofe more efpecially, who interefted themfelves fo 
far as to write of it, mult have all of them, to a Man, 
agreed upon the Certainty of a thing, the Knowledge 
of the Truth of which was fo eafily attainable. But 
on the contrary, Nicholas Leonicenus , who was the firft 
Italian Phyfician, that wrote of this Difeafe, and who 
lived at the very time, when Naples was belieged, is fo 
far from acknowledging it to have had its rife there, 
from the French Soldiers Converfation with the Ita- 
lian Women, and fo little did he know of its true 
Caufe, that he does not allow it to be the Confe- 
quent of impure Embraces. About this time it was 
likewife, that Pope Alexander the Vlth engaged Gaf- 
par ToreHa to write of this Diflemper. This Pope 
was in League with Alphonfus King of Naples, againft 
Charles VIII. King of France , to prevent his pafling 
thro’ Italy, when he went to befiege Naples ; yet this 
Author is fo far from allowing it to have had its 
Original there, that he tells us, the Aftrologers were 
of opinion, that it proceeded from I know not what 
particular Conftellations. Nor does Sehaftianns Aqui- 
lanus , who lived at that time, allow it to be any 
other than an ancient Difeafe; or Ant emus Scan aro- 
ints, who wrote in 1498, which was but four or five 
Years after the beforemention'd Siege, Nor do fe- 
veral other Authors, then living, fay one Word about 
this Neapolitan Story. But it feems Ulricus de Hut ten, 
a German Kt. who was no Phyfician, pontively af- 
firms this Difeafe to have had its rife there, but how 
he fhould come to know this, who lived at fuch a 
diftanee from the Place, and they, who were Phyfi- 
cians refiding as it were upon the fpot, be igno- 
rant of it, will be as much credited, as his follow- 
ing inconfiftent Relation, which will fufficiently prove, 
how 
