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                **The History of Thieves Oil**

A fascinating and macabre tale of the band of 4 thieves who robbed dead bodies during the Plague without getting sick themselves. The story dates back to France in 1413, it’s about a band of thieves (spice traders) who would douse themselves, their clothing and their face masks with an herbal concoction they had made and then LOOT dead bodies during the Bubonic Plague, aka the “Black Death”. No one could understand why they weren't getting sick as the plague was enormously contagious. After finally getting caught, the story continues that the judge or king so badly wanted the recipe himself that he allowed the 4 thieves to be hanged instead of burned at the stake, in exchange for the recipe. The recipe was then used by medieval doctors (on their clothing and inside their odd “bird beak” face masks – a bizarre internet search btw) when treating the sick. The recipe has been since passed down for hundreds of years and become a classic staple recipe among herbalists and wellness enthusiasts worldwide.