The gold-headed cane . sses, and consequently theabode of filth and wretchedness. The notiontherefore advanced by some that the improve-ments in the rebuilding of the metropolis havebeen the cause of the disappearance of theplague is evidently unfounded. Besides, Imay mention to you, that Bristol, the onlytown in England, except London, which hadformerly much foreign trade, though it hasbeen purified by no fire, has nevertheless re-mained equally free from that disease. Onthe other hand, dysentery and intermittents,two diseases which we all look upon as aris-ing from filth and moisture, increa
The gold-headed cane . sses, and consequently theabode of filth and wretchedness. The notiontherefore advanced by some that the improve-ments in the rebuilding of the metropolis havebeen the cause of the disappearance of theplague is evidently unfounded. Besides, Imay mention to you, that Bristol, the onlytown in England, except London, which hadformerly much foreign trade, though it hasbeen purified by no fire, has nevertheless re-mained equally free from that disease. Onthe other hand, dysentery and intermittents,two diseases which we all look upon as aris-ing from filth and moisture, increased afterthe fire. Take my word for it, it is quaran-tine alone, and not any increased cleanlinesson the part of the inhabitants, that has keptout the plague.—Dr. Mead then returned tohis history of the College, and mentioned thatafter the fire, on application being made to theJudges who were appointed to settle the dif-ferences which unavoidably arose out of thatgreat national calamity, a new lease was ob- 130 tained from the Dean and Chapter ofSt. Pauls—the College undertakingto rebuild the premises. This scheme how-ever was never carried into effect; the leasewas resigned, and on the ground where oncestood our College, three fair houses wereerected, which are now the seats of the Resi- * Old College. Warwick Lane. MEAD. 131 dentiaries of St. Pauls. In this interval themeetings of the Fellows were generally heldat the house of the President; when shortly-after a piece of ground having been purchasedin Warwick Lane, our present College wasbegun to be built, in four years was completed,and was opened, as it would appear, r 1674. without any particular ceremony, onthe 25th of February, under the presidencyof Sir George Ent, the physician, of whosevisit to the immortal Harvey, Dr. Freind gaveus a short time ago so interesting an account. In concluding this sketch of the variousfortunes of our body, I beg only to remindyou, that according to the custom of the earlyages
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