Volume 1

The city remembrancer: being historical narratives of the Great Plague at London, 1665; Great Fire, 1666; and Great Storm, 1703. To which are added, observations and reflections on the plague in general; considered in a religous, philosophical, and physical view: with historical accounts of the most memorable plagues, fires, and hurricanes / Collected from curious and authentic papers, originally compiled by the late learned Dr. Harvey ... and enlarged with authorities of a more recent date.

  • Harvey, Gideon, 1640?-1700?
Date:
1769
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Credit: The city remembrancer: being historical narratives of the Great Plague at London, 1665; Great Fire, 1666; and Great Storm, 1703. To which are added, observations and reflections on the plague in general; considered in a religous, philosophical, and physical view: with historical accounts of the most memorable plagues, fires, and hurricanes / Collected from curious and authentic papers, originally compiled by the late learned Dr. Harvey ... and enlarged with authorities of a more recent date. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. , • '* i < * • v v * •» •• < ^ v CHAP, I. QF Judgments, ' *■ p. J CHAP. II. < Of the Plague in general. Sect. x. What the Plague is. Sect. 2. Symptoms of the Plague, CHAP. III. 3° 35 49 ib. Of the Caufes of Plagues, Sect. i. Of the primary Caufe, Sect. 2. Of,Secondary, or natural Caufes •, and ■firft, of the Air, 5 5 Sect. 3. Heats, Damps, Nafiinefs, Poor¬ living, &c. 68 Sect. 4. Effluvia of Minerals, 9i Sect. 5. Concerning Water, 103- Sect. 6. Of Plagues occafioned by Locufis, or other InfeSis, 121 Sect. 7. Plagues attributed to the Heat of the Dog-ftar, and the influence of Comets and Confiellations, 141 Sect. 8. Of the contagious Nature of the Plague, *47