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82 Of the Complication fuddenly appear, and then again as fuddenly turn in, and fometimes remain out for two or three Days together -, and their Likenefs in all Eefpe&s is frequently lb great, that a- mongft the ignorant Nurfes and Empiricks, fometimes the fatal 'Tokens of a Peftilence have been miitaken only for Scurvy Spots: As to their Colour in a Plague, as well as in a Scurvy , they are fometimes florid, refembling frefli Flea-Bites, and at others dusky and li- vid ^ and I met with them in a certain Youth refembling Violet Flowers painted all over the Body ^ and in fome 1 have ieen them al- moin quite black, which are with great Diffi- culty to be diiiinguilhed from the true pefti- lential Tokens. T H E Pv E are other Symptoms alio that denote the Agreement herein, fuch as large Stools of a faline and fetid Nature, and which are with great Difficulty retrained by the moil powerful Medicines but if fuch a Flux continues, it threatens irretrievable Injuries, as Corrofion, Inflammation, and lometimes e- ven Sphacelation of the Bowels, with intole- rable Gripings, and fometimes Lofs of Blood : Furthermore, the Agreement that there is be- tween the Ulcers and Tumours of both, evi- dently demoiiirrate the Affinity of both their Ori-