The Great Pestilence (A.D. 1348-9), Now Commonly Known as the Black DeathNote 8 — THE GREAT PESTILENCE. CHAPTER I. THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EPIDEMIC.Reading editionOtherwise Kus, now Koos, in Upper Egypt, not far from Thebes.◇Copy noteReturn to THE GREAT PESTILENCE. CHAPTER I. THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EPIDEMIC.