The Great Pestilence (A.D. 1348-9), Now Commonly Known as the Black DeathNote 20 — THE GREAT PESTILENCE. CHAPTER I. THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EPIDEMIC.Reading editionA Franciscan friar, Michael Platiensis (of Piazza).◇Copy noteReturn to THE GREAT PESTILENCE. CHAPTER I. THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EPIDEMIC.