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Based on the given excerpt above, the correct answer would be the last option. The statement that best summarizes the excerpt above would be: While doctors like Simon Forman tried to help, others, such as Nicholas Bownd relied on their faith in God. Hope this answer helps!
The excerpt discusses two different views against the disease in Elizabethan times. Simon Forman found a way to fight the disease although it is not a scientific one. Nicholas Bownde, the clerk, however, proposed just a way - not any cure or medicine - to fight the disease which consists of faith in God. The correct answer is the last option - While doctors like Simon Forman tried to help, others such as Nicholas Bownd relied on their faith in God.