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clarified whey, pure water by itfelf, a good many 
fimple clyfters ; draughts of the difiilled water of 
borage and buglofs, fweeten’d with fyrup of lemons 
and water-lily. 
Many did well with a fimple julep of fugar and 
water, and a little wine. 
There were fome, who, when they were juft fink- 
ing, were raifed again by cordials of the warmeft 
kind, fuch as Venice-treacle, given in large dofes 5 
and the preparation, called vinegar of the four 
thieves *, by fpoonfuls, in broth. Thefe medicines 
brought out a moft plentiful miliary eruption, by 
which they were cured. 
The manner of recovery from this difeafe deferves 
a place in the hiftory of it. There were but few, 
who recovered of it in the ufual way, that is to fay, 
who only wanted the reftoration of their ftrength, 
exhaufted as well by ficknefs as the medicines. Al- 
moft all of them, even thofe who had it in the firft 
* This is an infufionof feveral aromatic plants in vinegar. The 
reafon. of its being called vinaigre des quatre voleurs^ is this : 
When the plague raged at Marfeilles, four rogues broke into 
the houfes of the Tick, and carried off what they pleafed, retiring 
to a fecret place with their booty, and returned to the fame buf> 
nefs at different times, till they had amafled great riches ; but 
were at laft apprehended, and hang’d. Being afk’d, how they 
durft venture into the peftilential houfes ? they laid, they preferved 
themfelves by drinking a glafs of their vinegar twice or thrice a 
day, fprinkling their handkerchiefs and clothes with the fame, and 
were net afraid. The French retain this name for it, though it 
is not in their difpenfatories, and ufe it as a high cordial. 
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