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contents acknowledgments | ix abbreviations | xi Introduction | 1 1. Plague in Lisbon | 14 2. Caring for Sick Soldiers | 22 3. Averting a Morisco Crisis | 30 4. Sickness in the Jail | 38 5. This Sickness of Catarrh | 45 6. Sanitation in the City | 51 7. Tussle with the Inquisition | 56 8. Signs of Contagious Disease | 62 9. Caring for the Poor and Needy | 66 10. Flee Fast, Far, and for a Long Time | 74 11. Much Money Being Spent | 89 12. Almost a Miracle | 97 13. Accusations of Mismanagement | 105 14. Settling Accounts | 109 15. A Gift to the City | 115 16. Bulls and Jousting | 120 17. Damages and Losses | 125 18. A Particular Commission | 133 19. Some Recover, the Rest Die | 141 20. Enter and Trade | 149 21. Looking Death in the Eye | 157 22. Jumping over the Wall | 168 23. Evil Men | 176 24. Denying the Plague | 183 25. Circumventing the Cordon Sanitaire | 190 26. Death of Dr. Centurio | 200 27. Swelling in the Right Thigh | 204 28. Fleeing Disease | 211 29. Posting Guard | 219 30. Covered with Blackish Spots | 224 31. Grave Consequences | 238 32. Trade Is Impeded | 246 33. A Pesthouse for the Poor | 252 34. Conflict with Town Officials | 257 Epilogue: Gentleman of Prudence | 263 glossary | 273 bibliography | 277 index | 285 Maps follow page xii Illustrations follow page 140 This page intentionally left blank ...