"the long vacation disease", 1707
    Joel S. Berson 
    Berson at ATT.NET
       
    Tue Sep  9 16:42:40 UTC 2014
    
    
  
"Henry Higden of the Temple, Counsellor, was so miserably troubled 
with the Long Vacation Disease, or the Defectus Crumene [lack of 
funds], that the Sage Benchers of the House threatened to Padlock his 
Chamber-door for non-payment of Rent"
(See Wikepedia for "Henry Higden", member of the Middle Temple, wit, 
and companion of all the choice spirits of the ttown.)
JSB
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