This is exactly right.

In the same year, a new kind of sickness came suddenly through the whole region, even

after the first entering of the king into this aisle, which was so sore, so painful and

sharp that the like was never heard of to any man's remembrance before that time.

For suddenly, a deadly and burning sweat invaded their bodies and vexed their blood, and

with a most ardent heat infested the stomach and the head grievously.

By the tormenting infecation of which sickness, men were so sore handled and so painfully

paying that if they were laid in their bed, being not able to suffer the important heat,

they cast away the sheets and all the clothes lying on the bed.

If they were in their peril and vestures, they would put off all their garments, even

to their shirts.

Others were so dry that they drank the cold water to quench their important heat

and insatiable thirst.

Others that could, or at the least would, abide the heat and stink, for indeed the sweat

had a great and strong saver, caused clothes to be laid upon them as much as they could

bear, to drive out the sweat if it might be.

All in manner, as soon as the sweat took them, or within a short space after, yielded

up their ghost, so that of all of them that sickened, there was not one amongst a hundred

that escaped.

Even so much that beside the great number which deceased within the city of London, two

mayors successively died of the same disease within eight days and six aldermen.

And when any person had fully and completely sweat twenty-four hours, for so long did

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