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Show 103 Plague.73 This country and his A Defensative the first of which section the " concern is humanity. Against the Plague attempts plague for to define the but when the author attempts, Kellway, blood" and the two most "contagious air." 75 the wrath of God. somewhat important on more of the book resides. Among the list its cause are . . congested or . lying areas; animals causes of the 73 London: 74 John Ibid., sig. *A fleas "melancholy epidemic spreads are rotten and and is stinking unburied"; crowds of people contact with in people, clothes, mentioned anywhere) that have been Windet, 1593. iv verso. man great epidemics which swept unsanitary living conditions; and nor are According it is in this section that the medical value upon the face of the earth (neither'rats In this causes. added the' sins of Europe .durrng the period, Kellway lists "great store of bodies major sections, and effect. plague discussion of how the trustworthy, and his his ancient and medieval of the To these sources Kellway's two: pernicious and contagious as "a sources were us 74 plague and relying to the "preserve and keep is divided into two accurately described Against the culled, according ancient and later writers" to sources, to describe the root cause, he confuses to was contagion." Kellway's motivations for writing the book from the love of A Defensative published interesting collection of folklore author, from "sundry both fever, in 1593 Kellway, Gentleman, who Simon 75 bid !....2....:, . sig, *A ... Ill. |
