in 1643[13]. From a Person of his Capacity, and furnished with the best Opportunities of seeing the Disease in every Stage and Condition, we might reasonably expect such Observations as would enable one to form a just Idea of this Distemper; but we meet with very little of this kind in his Performance. He has indeed mention'd some Circumstances relating to its History, not taken notice of by the other Writers I have seen, and his Method of Cure is different from the rest; but he refers us to others for an Account of the Symptoms, and contents himself with reciting and commenting upon _Aretæus_'s Description of the _Ulcera Syriaca_, which he takes for granted to be the same with the Disease he treats upon; yet does not put it in our Power to compare them, by giving a candid Relation of the Symptoms. One might justly expect some curious Observations upon this Disease, from a Person so well qualified for it as _Thomas Bartholine_: He was in _Italy_ whilst it raged there, and it might be supposed, would be attentive to the minutest Circumstance relating to it, and be inquisitive enough to know what Men of Character had said upon it. But the Treatise which he wrote upon this Disease, and publish'd in 1646[14], contains so little to the Purpose, that it is difficult to conceive for what End it was wrote, unless to compliment his Master _Severinus_, which he does very liberally. ACCORDING to the Accounts which have been left us by these Authors, it appears, that the Disease which they describe was most particularly fatal to Children; tho' Adults, if they were much conversant about the Sick, were very often seized with it; yet more of these recover'd in proportion than of Children; and it was observed, that more Boys got well through the Disease than Girls; some thought, that such of this Sex as had black Eyes suffer'd more from it than others. As it was sometimes observ'd to carry off whole Families together, and to spread to those Places first, where the Communication with the Country affected by it was most frequent; and also that Children sent away in order to avoid it, escaped whilst they remained there, but had it on their Return, if the Disease was not extinguished; it was almost universally allow'd to be contagious[15].