A few months later, they both became ill, possibly with the sweating sickness which was sweeping the area.

The first appearance of the sweating sickness in England.

They died of the sweating sickness within an hour of one another.

(42) Probably the disease here pointed at is the sweating sickness of old times.

Anne also died in 1552 of the sweating sickness.

My husband died two years ago from the sweating sickness.

In 1528, sweating sickness broke out with great severity.

This alarming malady soon became known as the sweating sickness.

His first wife was well cared for, 'till the sweating sickness took her.

She is also shown as dying of the same sweating sickness that killed Compton.