Plague, pox and the physician in Aberdeen, 1495–1516

Quarantine as a public health measure against an emerging infectious disease: syphilis in Zurich at the dawn of the modern era (1496–1585)

“…Jillings [ 14 ] cites a similar decree from Aberdeen in 1497, requiring “light” women to stop their “sin of venery” or risk banishment. At least 500 Scottish mercenaries were reportedly in Charles VIII’s army [ 14 ]. Wirtz [ 15 ] mentions a subsequent decree from 1538 concerning the main brothel of Zurich.…”