twenty-four hours, or apply fresh if need be. But be sure to 
burn the plaister so taken off in the chimney fire. Or this : 
Take a quantity of leaven, a handful of mallows, of sorrell as 
much, of scabious as much, figgs ten, two injons pilled and 
sliced ; let all these be boiled in old ayle until they come to a 
soft pultis ; stamp it, and apply it hot to the place thick spread, 
and this renew every twelve hours, burning it after it is taken 
off as before said. They may drink (if they can get it) whigg 
or buttermilk, but not wey. All the above written directions 
serve as well (or more proper) for the infected, as for those who 
are not. 
Mr. Slinger, the apothecary, was desired to make plaisters to 
apply to the inside of the thighs of such as are in danger of fall¬ 
ing sick of the infection, which is thought to be very good for 
drawing out the malady and malignity of the disease. 
On the 9th September, four persons voluntarily offered to he 
hound to serve the markets with fresh butter at 3d. per lb., until 
May-day next. The offer was readily accepted. 
During this month a case of death by the infection occurred 
at Heslington, a village adjacent to the city. The event, hap¬ 
pening in the higher rank of society, created more than usual 
interest. 
Mr. Thomas Appleyard, a country gentleman, was staying at 
Mr. Richard Osbaldeston’s house in Lendal, in the city, when 
he was attacked by illness. He was immediately removed to 
the house of Mr. Witham, his father-in-law, at Heslington, and 
died there a day or two afterwards. All persons of either York 
or Heslington (except those of Mr. Witham’s household) were 
forbidden to attend his burial, or to go into the house. Other 
cases of infection afterwards appeared at Heslington, and several 
persons were shut up. Towards the middle of September the 
inhabitants of the Micklegate district, on the west side of the 
river Ouse, were thrown into a state of great alarm, by a report 
that the disease had been carried into that part of the city. One 
William Harrison, a person residing in a small house adjoining 
to St. Catherine’s Hospital, without Micklegate Bar, had been 
at St. Lawu’ence churchyard. His wife fell sick, and his house 
was ordered to he shut up. The hospital was also ordered to he 
