we　ordinarily　made　use　of　on　this　terrible　occasion　…　I　mean　we　that
  went　frequently　abroad　and　up　down　street；　as　I　did；　much　of　this　was
  talked　of　in　the　books　and　bills　of　our　quack　doctors；　of　whom　I　have
  said　enough　already。　　It　may；　however；　be　added；　that　the　College　of
  Physicians　were　daily　publishing　several　preparations；　which　they　had
  considered　of　in　the　process　of　their　practice；　and　which；　being　to　be
  had　in　print；　I　avoid　repeating　them　for　that　reason。
  One　thing　I　could　not　help　observing：　what　befell　one　of　the　quacks；
  who　published　that　he　had　a　most　excellent　preservative　against　the
  plague；　which　whoever　kept　about　them　should　never　be　infected　or
  liable　to　infection。　　This　man；　who；　we　may　reasonably　suppose；　did
  not　go　abroad　without　some　of　this　excellent　preservative　in　his
  pocket；　yet　was　taken　by　the　distemper；　and　carried　off　in　two　or　three
  days。
  I　am　not　of　the　number　of　the　physic…haters　or　physic…despisers；　on
  the　contrary；　I　have　often　mentioned　the　regard　I　had　to　the　dictates　of
  my　particular　friend　Dr　Heath；　but　yet　I　must　acknowledge　I　made　use
  of　little　or　nothing　…　except；　as　I　have　observed；　to　keep　a　preparation
  of　strong　scent　to　have　ready；　in　case　I　met　with　anything　of　offensive
  smells　or　went　too　near　any　burying…place　or　dead　body。
  Neither　did　I　do　what　I　know　some　did：　keep　the　spirits　always　high
  and　hot　with　cordials　and　wine　and　such　things；　and　which；　as　I
  observed；　one　learned　physician　used　himself　so　much　to　as　that　he
  could　not　leave　them　off　when　the　infection　was　quite　gone；　and　so
  became　a　sot　for　all　his　life　after。
  I　remember　my　friend　the　doctor　used　to　say　that　there　was　a　certain
  set　of　drugs　and　preparations　which　were　all　certainly　good　and　useful
  in　the　case　of　an　infection；　out　of　which；　or　with　which；　physicians
  might　make　an　infinite　variety　of　medicines；　as　the　ringers　of　bells
  make　several　hundred　different　rounds　of　music　by　the　changing　and
  order　or　sound　but　in　six　bells；　and　that　all　these　preparations　shall　be
  really　very　good：　'Therefore；'　said　he；　'I　do　not　wonder　that　so　vast　a
  throng　of　medicines　is　offered　in　the　present　calamity；　and　almost
  every　physician　prescribes　or　prepares　a　different　thing；　as　his
  judgement　or　experience　guides　him；　but'；　says　my　friend；　'let　all　the
  prescriptions　of　all　the　physicians　in　London　be　examined；　and　it　will
  be　found　that　they　are　all　compounded　of　the　same　things；　with　such
  variations　only　as　the　particular　fancy　of　the　doctor　leads　him　to；　so
  that'；　says　he；　'every　man；　judging　a　little　of　his　own　constitution　and
  manner　of　his　living；　and　circumstances　of　his　being　infected；　may
  direct　his　own　medicines　out　of　the　ordinary　drugs　and　preparations。
  Only　that'；　says　he；　'some　recommend　one　thing　as　most　sovereign；
  and　some　another。　　Some'；　says　he；　'think　that　pill。　ruff。；　which　is
  called　itself　the　anti…pestilential　pill　is　the　best　preparation　that　can　be
  made；　others　think　that　Venice　treacle　is　sufficient　of　itself　to　resist
  the　contagion；　and　I'；　says　he；　'think　as　both　these　think；　viz。；　that　the
  last　is　good　to　take　beforehand　to　prevent　it；　and　the　first；　if　touched；
  to　expel　it。'　According　to　this　opinion；　I　several　times　took　Venice
  treacle；　and　a　sound　sweat　upon　it；　and　thought　myself　as　well
  fortified　against　the　infection　as　any　one　could　be　fortified　by　the
  power　of　physic。
  As　for　quackery　and　mountebanks；　of　which　the　town　was　so　full；　I
  listened　to　none　of　them；　and　have　observed　often　since；　with　some
  wonder；　that　for　two　years　after　the　plague　I　scarcely　saw　or　heard　of
  one　of　them　about　town。　　Some　fancied　they　were　all　swept　away　in
  the　infection　to　a　man；　and　were　for　calling　it　a　particular　mark　of
  God's　vengeance　upon　them　for　leading　the　poor　people　into　the　pit　of
  destruction；　merely　for　the　lucre　of　a　little　money　they　got　by　them；
  but　I　cannot　go　that　length　neither。　　That　abundance　of　them　died　is
  certain　…　many　of　them　came　within　the　reach　of　my　own　knowledge　…
  but　that　all　of　them　were　swept　off　I　much　question。　　I　believe　rather
  they　fled　into　the　country　and　tried　their　practices　upon　the　people
  there；　who　were　in　apprehension　of　the　infection　before　it　came
  among　them。
  This；　however；　is　certain；　not　a　man　of　them　appeared　for　a　great
  while　in　or　about　London。　　There　were；　indeed；　several　doctors　who
  published　bills　recommending　their　several　physical　preparations　for
  cleansing　the　body；　as　they　call　it；　after　the　plague；　and　needful；　as
  they　said；　for　such　people　to　take　who　had　been　visited　and　had　been
  cured；　whereas　I　must　own　I　believe　that　it　was　the　opinion　of　the
  most　eminent　physicians　at　that　time　that　the　plague　was　itself　a
  sufficient　purge；　and　that　those　who　escaped　the　infection　needed　no
  physic　to　cleanse　their　bodies　of　any　other　things；　the　running　sores；
  the　tumours；　&c。；　which　were　broke　and　kept　open　by　the　directions　of
  the　physicians；　having　sufficiently　cleansed　them；　and　that　all　other
  distempers；　and　causes　of　distempers；　were　effectually　carried　off　that
  way；　and　as　the　physicians　gave　this　as　their　opinions　wherever　they
  came；　the　quacks　got　little　business。
  There　were；　indeed；　several　little　hurries　which　happened　after　the
  decrease　of　the　plague；　and　which；　whether　they　were　contrived　to
  fright　and　disorder　the　people；　as　some　imagined；　I　cannot　say；　but
  sometimes　we　were　told　the　plague　would　return　by　such　a　time；　and
  the　famous　Solomon　Eagle；　the　naked　Quaker　I　have　mentioned；
  prophesied　evil　tidings　every　day；　and　several　others　telling　us　that
  London　had　not　been　sufficiently　scourged；　and　that　sorer　and　severer
  strokes　were　yet　behind。　　Had　they　stopped　there；　or　had　they
  descended　to　particulars；　and　told　us　that　the　city　should　the　next　year
  be　destroyed　by　fire；　then；　indeed；　when　we　had　seen　it　come　to　pass；
  we　should　not　have　been　to　blame　to　have　paid　more　than　a　common
  respect　to　their　prophetic　spirits；　at　least　we　should　have　wondered　at
  them；　and　have　been　more　serious　in　our　inquiries　after　the　meaning
  of　it；　and　whence　they　had　the　foreknowledge。　　But　as　they　generally
  told　us　of　a　relapse　into　the　plague；　we　have　had　no　concern　since　that
  about　them；　yet　by　those　frequent　clamours；　we　were　all　kept　with
  some　kind　of　apprehensions　constantly　upon　us；　and　if　any　died
  suddenly；　or　if　the　spotted　fevers　at　any　time　increased；　we　were
  presently　alarmed；　much　more　if　the　number　of　the　plague　increased；
  for　to　the　end　of　the　year　there　were　always　between　200　and　300　of
  the　plague。　　On　any　of　these　occasions；　I　say；　we　were　alarmed　anew。
  Those　who　remember　the　city　of　London　before　the　fire　must
  remember　that　there　was　then　no　such　place　as　we　now　call　Newgate
  Market；　but　that　in　the　middle　of　the　street　which　is　now　called　Blow…
  bladder　Street；　and　which　had　its　name　from　the　butchers；　who　used　to
  kill　and　dress　their　sheep　there　（and　who；　it　seems；　had　a　custom　to
  blow　up　their　meat　with　pipes　to　make　it　look　thicker　and　fatter　than　it
  was；　and　were　punished　there　for　it　by　the　Lord　Mayor）；　I　say；　from
  the　end　of　the　street　towards　Newgate　there　stood　two　long　rows　of
  shambles　for　the　selling　meat。
  It　was　in　those　shambles　that　two　persons　falling　down　dead；　as　they
  were　buying　meat；　gave　rise　to　a　rumour　that　the　meat　was　all
  infected；　which；　though　it　might　affright　the　people；　and　spoiled　the
  market　for　two　or　three　days；　yet　it　appeared　plainly　afterwards　that
  there　was　nothing　of　truth　in　the　suggestion。　　But　nobody　can　account
  for　the　possession　of　fear　when　it　takes　hold　of　the　mind。
  However；　it　Pleased　God；　by　the　continuing　of　the　winter　weather；
  so　to　restore　the　health　of　the　city　that　by　February　following　we
  reckoned　the　distemper　quite　ceased；　and　then　we　were　not　so　easily
  frighted　again。
  There　was　still　a　question　among　the　learned；　and　at　first　perplexed
  the　people　a　little：　and　that　was　in　what　manner　to　purge　the　house　and
  goods　where　the　plague　had　been；　and　how　to　render　them　habitable
  again；　which　had　been　left　empty　during　the　time　of　the　plague。
  Abundance…　of　perfumes　and　preparations　were　prescribed　by
  physicians；　some　of　one　kind　and　some　of　another；　in　which　the
  people　who　listened　to　them　put　themselves　to　a　great；　and　indeed；　in
  my　opinion；　to　an　unnecessary　expense；　and　the　poorer　people；　who
  only　set　open　their　windows　night　and　day；　burned　brimstone；　pitch；
  and　gunpowder；　and　such　things　in　their　rooms；　did　as　well　as　the
  best；　nay；　the　eager　people　who；　as　I　said　above；　came　home　in　haste
  and　at　all　hazards；　found　little　or　no　inconvenience　in　their　houses；　nor
  in　the　goods；　and　did　little　or　nothing　to　them。
  However；　in　general；　prudent；　cautious　people　did　enter　into　some
  measures　for　airing　and　sweetening　their　houses；　and　burned
  perfumes；　incense；　benjamin；　rozin；　and　sulphur　in　their　rooms　close
  shut　up；　and　then　let　the　air　carry　it　all　out　with　a　blast　of　gunpowde