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of the Romans) in quality of Governor or 
Preceptor to Henry d’Ailmain, Richard’s 
eldeft fon, yet there is reafon to think he 
was charged with private inftruétions from - 
the Earl of Provence, King Henry’s brother- 
in-law (in whofe Court Brunetto Latini had 
fought an afylum when driven out of Flo- 
rence by the Ghibelin Faction) to render an 
account of all tranfactions in England, pro- 
bably for the information of the Court of 
France. This will more fully appear in the 
Letters which will hereafter follow, extra€ted 
from this Manufcript, zsigue of itfelf, and 
which, befides its fingular curiofity on that 
account, includes a valuable monument of 
the Romans, Romance, or French Tongue of 
the two firft races of the Kings of France; 
and which, as will be feen by the fpecimeus 
the Tranflator hopes to produce, has contri- 
buted very largely to the formation of our 
Englith fpeech. 
THE DISEASE AMONG HORNED CATTLE. 
The general diftrefs occafioned all over 
the kingdom, by the mortality among 
-horned cattle, from the year 1744 to 
1756, naturally engaged the attention of 
every humane phyfician who was at hand 
to fuggeft any probablerelief. The diffi- 
culties that attended the inveftigation of 
the natureand progrefs of the difeafe, pre- 
vented the fuccefs which might have been 
expected from the abilities of feveral intel- 
ligent and experienced praétitioners in the 
metropolis. Vague opinions, and unfuc- 
cefsful attempts to check its extenfion, 
were the confequences of trufting entirely 
to the reports of farmers and cowkeepers. 
Dr. Layard,* having long feen with con- 
cern, that nothing effectual had been done, 
nor any fatisfa€iory obfervations made on 
the fubjec&t, by mere accident obtained an 
opportunity of examining this calamitous 
diftemper. Being fettled in practice. at 
Huntingdon, he attended the family of 
Mr. John Mehew, at Godmanchetter, who 
was lofing his cattle, a third time, by the | 
contagious illnefs. Dr. Layard offered to 
inveftigate the nature of the difeafe, and 
having afiicuoufly applied himfelf to the 
examination of its fymptoms and progrefs, 
he formed. an opinion that the diftemper 
was fimilar to the fmail-pox in the haman 
body, that it was communicated in like 
manner as that diforder, and was to be 
managed on the fame principles ; his di- 
rections, founded cn this opinion, were 
attended with fuccefs. The perufal of 
. feveral authors confirming bis opinion, he. 
publifhed, in 1757, an Effay on the Na- 
a es 
* The recent death of this gentieman. was 
poticed in our laft Magazine. . 
From the Portfolio of a Man of Letters. 
fApril 1, 
ture, Caufes, and Cure of the Contagious 
Diftemper, treating it: in a. methodical 
manner. The diftemper having totally 
ceafed in 1756,* was again brought into 
England in 1769, when the late Earl of 
Northington, on the 3d of December, 
gave notice to the Privy Council of its 
breaking out in Hampfhire. Some of the 
Members of the Council being acquainted 
with the Efflay of Dr. Layard, who then 
refided in London, applied to him for his 
advice and affiftance. He was confulted 
in drawing up the Orders, ef Council and 
Acts of Parliament, which being put into 
immediate execution, ftopt the fpreading 
of the contagion, and totally extirpated it 
in lefs than fix months from Hamphhire, 
and foon after, from Bamfffhire, in 1770 
and 1771, at the comparatively {mall ex- 
pence of lefs than 3000]. For thefe fer- 
vices the Houfe of Commons voted Dr, 
Layard scol.; and from the fuccefs of his. 
dire&tions his Majefty was pleafed to ap- 
point Dr. Layard to correfpond with Hol- 
land, Flanders, France, and all other 
countries where the contagion fhould ap- 
pear; he was likewife ordered to commu- 
nicate all his proceedings, and their re- 
fult, to. Baron Noleken, the Swedifh En~ 
voy. During this correfpondence, which 
continued many years, Dr. Layard had 
further opportunities of confirming his 
opinions on the fubject, of afcertaining 
the means of prevention, the mode of 
treattnent, and the ufe ef inoculation in 
this fortof fmail-pox. In1i774.and 1775, 
when the contagion was’ brought into 
Norfelk and Suffolk, the fame Rules and 
Orders, and Acts of Parliament, being 
put in force, thofe counties were foon, 
cleared of the diftemper, at an expence of 
leis than 20001, Oleg a 
RELIGIOUS BACCHANALS. 
_ The Monaftery of Arcadi, in the ifland 
of Candia, contains nearly an hundred in- 
habitants, while about two hundred are 
difperfed overthe lands belonging to the 
monaitery, and are employed in agricul- 
ture. Whe celiar, this author affures us, 
is by far the fneft part of the building. 
Tt contains two hundred cafks of wine, of 
which the choice? is marked with the name 
of the fuperiory and no one may touch it 
without his permiffion. A 
This cellar receives.a folemn and an- 
* The fums granted by Parliament on ac- 
count of loffes from the diftemper among the 
horned cattle, from 1746 to 1757, amounted 
to upwards of 212,050l, de | 
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