Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1892 — The Grip in Old Times. [ARTICLE]

The Grip in Old Times.

According to the following extract, published by the London Truth, from an old historical work, not only was Edinburgh afflicted with the influenza in 1563, but the Queen of Seois herself had the disease: “In November Edinburgh was

visited with a ‘new dyse&se’ called the •new acquaintance,’ which . passed through the whole courte, neither sparing lorde, ladye, nor damoysell. Yt ys a paine in their heades that have yt, and a soreness in their stomachs, with a great coughe. The Queene keapte her bedde vi dayes. There was no appearance of danger, nor manie that die of the disease, excepte some olde folks."