The Great Pestilence (A.D. 1348-9), Now Commonly Known as the Black DeathNote 2 — THE GREAT PESTILENCE. CHAPTER I. THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EPIDEMIC.Reading editionMuratori, Rerum Italicarum Scriptores, xiv, col. 14.◇Copy noteReturn to THE GREAT PESTILENCE. CHAPTER I. THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EPIDEMIC.