London's remembrancer, or, A true accompt of every particular weeks christnings and mortality in all the years of pestilence within the cognizance of the bills of mortality, being xviii years.

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LONDONS REMEMBRANCER: OR, A true Accompt of every particular Weeks CHRISTNINGS and MORTALITY In all the Years of PESTILENCE Within the Cognizance of the BILLS of MORTALITY Being XVIII Years. Taken out of the Regiſter of the Company of PARISH CLERKS of London, &c. TOGETHER WITH Several Obſervations on the ſaid Years, and ſome of their Precedent and Subſequent Years. Publiſhed for General ſatisfaction, and for prevention of falſe Papers. By JOHN BELL Clerk to the ſaid Company

LONDON: Printed and are to be ſold by E. Cotes living in Alderſgate ſtreet, Printer to the Company of Pariſh Clerks, 1665.

To the Right Honourable Sir JOHN LAWRENCE Kt. Lord Major of the City of LONDON. MY LORD,

SInce it hath pleaſed Almighty God, ſo to order it, that this preſent Viſitation ſhould happen under your Lordſhips Government of this great and populous City of London, I have taken the boldneſs to Dedicate this Treatiſe to your Lordſhip, as a Perſon to whoſe Care and Piety it ſeems but a fair reſpect and duty. It is, my Lord, a ſhort Extract, and juſt Accompt of every Weeks Chriſtnings and Burials in all the Years of PESTILENCE within the cognizance of the Bills of Mortality; being faithfully drawn from the Regiſters kept in the Common Hall of the Company of Pariſh Clerks: Which I hope will redound firſt to your Lordſhips ſatisfaction, and alſo all the Curious that deſire to know the certainty and number of all thoſe that died when Gods hand was upon us, by the moſt deplorable PESTILENCE. By which the World will have the means and benefit of correcting the Errours of divers Papers which have been lately Publiſhed by many confident and inconſiderate Writers upon that Subject. So having made this humble tender of my ſelf and my weak Labours to your Honours exceptance, I ſhall be no farther troubleſome, but with my Prayers for your Lordſhips welfare, and the protection of this famous City, I moſt dutifully ſubſcribe my ſelf

Your Honours humbly devoted Servant JOHN BELL.

To the READER. Courteous Reader,

HAving obſerved with ſome trouble, the many and groſs miſtakes which have been impoſed upon the World, by divers Ignorant Scriblers about the weekly Accompts of former Viſitations; I thought it ſome part of my duty to rectifie thoſe Errours, out of the undeniable Records of thoſe times; and I have accordingly drawn from the Regiſter of the Company of Pariſh Clerks an exact Computation ſince the year 1592. to this preſent year, to ſatisfie their curioſity that deſire to be better informed, and to prevent the inconvenience of falſe Papers for the future. There have been ſeveral Pamphlets Printed upon this Argument, which have been all faulty more or leſs, and would not be worth the while to Deſcant upon; but there is one amongſt the reſt, which I cannot let paſs without a mark, in regard that it bears the face of a Sober Diſcourſe, and is Intituled, Reflections on the Bills of Mortality: In this Pamphlet the Reader will find a greater number ſet down in ſome years to die of the Plague, than the Clerks Regiſter took notice of to die in all. I therefore have put this ſmall Treatiſe to view for publick-ſatisfaction, and prevention of falſe Papers; which is the only intention of.

JOHN BELL.

Some Objections againſt the BILLS of MORTALITY Anſwered: As alſo a view of the Original and continued Bills of Mortality; Shewing by what aſcents and ſteps they came to their preſent perfection. Together with an Accompt of 18. Years PESTILENCE.

SInce I have undertaken to ſay ſomewhat of the Bills of Mortality, I think it neceſſary to give an anſwer to thoſe ſo generally reported Objections againſt it:

Obj. 1. That the Bill of Mortality is little worth, by reaſon the Searchers are generally old and ſimple women, and are not able to judge of, and diſtinguiſh between Diſeaſes, and therefore cannot make a true Report to the Pariſt Clerk.

Obj. 2. Admit the Searchers were diſcreet and knowing perſons, yet the Pariſh Clerks neglect their duty, and do not at all return them; or not according to the Report of the Searchers.

To theſe I anſwer, that the Bill of Mortality is of very great uſe and neceſſity, and therefore not to be ſlighted, ſince it ſo much conduceth to the Health of the City, and Preſervation of the Members thereof, in that it giveth a general notice of the Plague, and a particular Accompt of the places which are therewith infected, to the end ſuch places may be ſhunned and avoided.

True and undeniable it is, That the Searchers are generally ancient women, and I think are therefore moſt fit for that Office: But ſure I am they are choſen by ſome of the eminenteſt men of the Pariſh to which they ſtand related; and if any of their Chooſers ſhould ſpeak againſt their abilities, they would much diſparage their own Judgments. And after ſuch Choice they are examined touching their ſufficiency, and ſworn to that Office by the Dean of the Arches, or ſome Juſtices of the Peace, as the cauſe ſhall require.

As for the Clerks Returns, I dare affirm they never were more punctual in the Diſcharge of this their Duty then at this day. And truly both they and the Searchers have a great deal of reaſon to be very careful of what they make Report; they being both bound by their Oaths for the performance thereof; The Searchers to view and ſearch the bodies of all perſons Deceaſing within their Pariſh; and to give a true Accompt to the Clerk of what Diſeaſes the Parties Die. And the Clerk to return a juſt accompt (according to the Report of the Searchers) to the Common Hall of the Company of Pariſh Clerks, for the true making up of the Weekly Bill of Mortality. And I preſume there cannot be a ſtricter Obligation then a ſacred Oath to bind any perſon.

But to proceed, my purpoſe is to give you a juſt and brief Accompt of all the Weekly Chriſtnings and Mortality in all the Years of Peſtilence ſince the beginning of the Bills of Mortality, accounting ſuch for Plague Years, wherein the number of that Diſeaſe amounted to One Thouſand or thereabouts: Together with ſome Obſervations on the Bills for the ſaid Years, and their precedent and ſubſequent Years.

I ſhall begin with the year 1593. being the firſt year in which any Accompt of the Chirſtnings and Burials was kept. I cannot find any Record of more antiquity then that of this Year in the Company of Pariſh Clerks Hall; nor can I give you a particular Accompt of the Chriſtnings and Burials therein. But the General or whole Years Accompt I find Recorded in theſe Words, viz.

A Brief Report of all the Chriſtnings and Burials within the City of London and the Liberties thereof, for one whole Year paſt; (that is to ſay) from Thurſday at Noon the xxj of December, Anno 1592. unto the xx day of December being Thurſday at Noon, Anno 1593. hath been buried in all 17844 Whereof hath died of the Plague 10662 Chriſtned this whole Year, is 4021 Pariſhes Clear of the Plague 00

I ſhall now proceed to treat of the ſubſequent Year 1594. In which Year I find not only the General or whole Years Accompt, but alſo the Particular or Weekly Accompt, both of Chriſtnings and Burials to be on Record. I ſhall not give you an Accompt of the Particulars in this Year; It (according to my Accompt) not coming within the compaſs of a Plague Year.

But I ſhall note unto you, That the Bill of Mortality now in its Infancie, conſiſted but of 109 Pariſhes; which Pariſhes then were only Alphabetically ſet down, without making any diſtinction of the Out-Pariſhes from thoſe within the Walls: whereas now it comprehends 130. and diſtinguiſhes the Pariſhes by the four Diviſions of the 97. 16. 12. and 5. Pariſhes, as by the preſent Bills may appear. I ſhall next name unto you the Pariſhes then wanting.

In the now 97 Pariſhes within the Walls, wanted the Pariſh of St. James at Dukes-place. In the now 16 Pariſhes, being part within the Liberties and part without, wanted St. Bartholomew the Great, Bridewell Precinct, and Trinity in the Minories. Which four Pariſhes, I conceive, being all Precincts, came not into the Bill. The now 12 and 5 Pariſhes were then quite exempt. I ſhall now ſhew by what aſcents and ſteps the Bills came to what they now are.

In the Year 1604 were added to the 109 Pariſhes, theſe here-under named, To the then 13 Pariſhes the 3 Pariſhes ſaid to be wanting of the 16 Pariſhes, and theſe 8. viz.

St. Clement Danes St. Giles in the Fields St. James at Clarkenwell St. Katherine Tower St. Leonard in Shoreditch St. Mary in Whitechappel St. Martin in the Fields, and St. Magdalen Bermondſey.

In the Year 1606 was added to theſe 8, St. Mary at the Savoy: and in the Year 1647 to them likewiſe was added St. Paul in Covent Garden, making their number the 10 Out-pariſhes. In the Year 1626, the Pariſh or Precinct of St. James at Dukes-place was added to the then 96 now 97 Pariſhes within the Walls: All which Pariſhes ever ſince their ſeveral additions, and the other ever ſince the Year 1604, brought to the Company of Pariſh Clerks Hall, not only the number of all the Chriſtnings and Burials, but alſo an accompt of all the Diſeaſes and Caſualties, although no ſuch accompt was publiſhed to the World until the Year 1629. In this Year alſo was added the City of Weſtminſter, which brought in only the number of the Chriſtnings, Burials, and Plague, without taking notice of, or ſpecifying any other the Diſeaſes or Caſualties. And in the Year 1636, the Pariſhes of Hackney, Iſlington, Lam-beth, Newington, Rothorith, and Stepney, likewiſe brought in their Reports of the Chriſtnings, Burials, and Plague, in like manner and form as the City of Weſtminſter before is ſaid to do.

In the Year 1660 the Bills were new modelled, and the accompt of all the Diſeaſes and Caſualties in the whole 130 Pariſhes, was brought in, and the 12 Pariſhes lying in Middleſex and Surrey, were made a Diviſion in the fore-ſide Bill by themſelves, and the 5 Pariſhes within the City and Liberties of Weſtminſter were made a Diviſion by themſelves; whereas before they were intermixed with each other.

In the Year 1665 the Totalls of the Chriſtnings were diſtinctly ſet down in the foreſide Bill under each of the 4 Diviſions of the 97. 16. 12, and 5. Pariſhes reſpectively.

Thus have I given you a Brief accompt of the Additions of the ſeveral Pariſhes to the Weekly Bills: It now remains that I ſhould ſhew you the ſeveral ſhapes or forms in which the Bills of Mortality have ſince their Original been preſented to the World. And likewiſe for what reaſon the accompt of Burials were kept. I think I need not trouble my ſelf herein, ſince that worthy and ingenious Gentleman, Captain John Graunt, in his Book of Natural and Political Obſervations on the Bills of Mortality, hath already ſo well deſcribed them: Wherein alſo he ſhews that the Bills of Mortality had their beginning in the Year 1592. it being a very Peſtilential Year: and that the occaſion of keeping the accompt of Burials aroſe firſt from the Plague in that Year.

I ſhall now return to ſpeak of the Year 1603. And ſhall firſt obſerve unto you, that moſt of the Pamphlets and Papers yet extant concerning the Bills of Mortality, make mention of this Year for a very great Plague Year. But their Writers are either very ignorant, and ſet down their accompts at random, or elſe have loſt a year; for they all make their Papers bear date March 17. 1603. and conclude that from thence to December following, which muſt neceſſarily be in the Year 1604. there died of all Diſeaſes 37294. whereof of the Plague 30561. I ſhall now make the falſities of their Papers appear, by giving you the General, or whole Years accompt for that Year, as I find it Recorded in the form following; which will ſomewhat antidate their Papers, and yet not amount to the 33 part of the number they accompt the Plague to be therien Anno 1603. Anno 1604.

The whole Years Collection of all the Burials and Chriſtnings, as well within the City of London and the Liberties thereof, as in the eight Out-Pariſhes adjoyning to the City, and out of the Freedom: together with all at the Peſt-houſe belonging to London, from Thurſday the 21 of December, Anno Dom. 1603. to Thurſday the 20 of December 1604. according to the Report made to the Kings moſt excellent Majeſty, by the Company of Pariſh Clerks as followeth: Buried this Year in the fourſcore and 16 Pariſhes of London within the Walls 1798 Whereof of the Plague 280 Buried this Year in the 16 Pariſhes of London within the Liberties and without the Walls 2465 Whereof of the Plague 368 The whole ſumm of all the Burials in London and the Liberties thereof this year is 4263 Whereof of the Plague 648 Buried this Year in the eight Out-Pariſhes, and the Peſt-houſe adjoyning to London, and cut of the Freedom 956 Whereof of the Plague 248 The Total of all the Burials in all the places aforeſaid is 5219 Whereof of the Plague 896 Chriſtned in all the aforeſaid Places this Year 5458 Pariſhes that have been clear this Year 24 Pariſhes that have been infected this Year 96

I had likewiſe given you the particulars for this Year, but that according to my accompt it comes not within the compaſs of a Plague Year.

I deny not, but that there might be, and I believe was, a very grievous Peſtilence which raged here in ſome part of the Year 1603. and that which confirms me moſt in this belief, is a Sermon preached by Biſhop Andrews before King James at Cheſwick the 20 day of Auguſt 1603. being ſaid to be preached in the time of Peſtilence: But I deny, and have already made it appear, that it continued not till March 1603. much leſs began then.

Having now given you an accompt of the Errours of others Papers, by putting them in Competition with the Company of Pariſh Clerks Regiſter, you may ask me, Why then I do not give you a better account of that Peſtilential Year?

I anſwer, That in that Year the Pariſh-Clerks gave not in any accompt thereof; and although I think it not impoſſible, yet it is very improbable, that any particular man ſhould give a juſt accompt thereof.

For the Bills of Mortality took their Original 21 Decemb. 1592. being part of the year in which raged the Great Plague, and continued until 18 Decemb. 1595. In which Year (the Plague ceaſing) they were diſcontinued and laid aſide as uſeleſs until the 21. day of December, Anno 1603. at which time they were again reſumed and continued unto this Day.

Captain Graunt obſerves likewiſe, that the Bills were not reſumed till after the Great Plague 1603.

I now proceed to give you a particular accompt of 18 Years of Peſtilence, and ſhall firſt begin with the Year 1605 part, and 1606. being the firſt Year which I find the Particular or Weekly accompt of the Plague to amount to above 1000 in our Books, as in the Table following.

The 18 Years of Peſtilence, of which I give you a Weekly accompt, are theſe hereunder written; Anno Anno 1605 part, and 1606 1639 part, and 1640 1606 1607 1640 1641 1607 1608 1641 1642 1608 1609 1642 1643 1609 1610 1643 1644 1624 1625 1644 1645 1629 1630 1645 1646 1635 1636 1646 1647 1636 1637 1664 1665

Inſtructions for the better underſtanding of the following TABLES.

THe 1 Column intimates to you the number of the Weeks, as the 1, 2, or 3. Week of the Year, beginning alwayes in December.

The 2. the ſeveral Dayes of the Moneth in which each Week expired.

The 3. the Totalls of the Chriſtnings in each of the ſaid Weeks.

The 4. the Totalls of the Burials.

The 5. the Totalls of the Plague.

And the 6. the Number of the Pariſhes infected.

I might alſo have added another Column to ſhew the Weekly Increaſe or Decreaſe of the Burials, but that is eaſily known by the number in the precedent Week, therefore I think it needleſs.

I ſhall here alſo Note unto you, that what Obſervations I ſhall make in this ſmall Treatiſe ſhall follow the Tables for the 18 Years.

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality, for the year 1605, and 1606. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 26 100 116 5 5 2 January 2 117 151 6 5 3 9 130 138 4 4 4 16 124 138 3 2 5 23 143 121 6 4 6 30 124 101 3 2 7 February 6 122 105 5 5 8 13 131 118 7 6 9 20 126 109 12 6 10 27 102 117 9 8 11 March — 6 110 98 7 4 12 13 126 137 9 7 13 20 123 133 14 11 14 27 134 123 17 8 15 April — 3 123 114 13 9 16 10 132 145 27 11 17 17 139 129 12 8 18 24 118 110 11 7 19 May— 1 92 136 17 10 20 8 116 103 13 11 21 15 128 94 13 8 22 22 113 132 14 9 23 29 94 98 9 7 24 June — 5 129 112 16 8 25 12 127 112 19 14 26 19 121 119 15 10 27 26 132 126 24 16 28 July — 3 109 110 75 12 29 10 111 134 33 18 30 17 115 146 50 22 31 24 96 140 46 26 32 31 132 178 66 29 33 Auguſt — 7 131 181 67 29 34 14 141 197 75 33 35 21 133 189 85 28 36 28 125 207 85 29 37 Septemb. 4 123 241 116 32 38 11 134 216 105 28 39 18 121 214 92 36 40 25 132 204 87 35 41 October— 2 121 256 141 40 42 9 134 218 106 38 43 16 142 227 117 37 44 23 131 224 109 38 45 30 124 226 101 34 46 Novemb. 6 136 183 68 27 47 13 125 162 41 20 48 20 121 145 28 11 49 27 143 123 22 13 50 December 4 155 160 45 17 51 11 135 137 38 20 52 18 136 132 28 15 53 25 134 135 38 19 The Totals 6614 7920 2124

A TABLE of all the Chriſtnings and Mortality, for the year 1606, and 1607. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 January. 1 117 150 38 18 2 8 161 115 26 12 3 15 118 121 16 8 4 22 135 106 14 7 5 29 135 134 28 12 6 February 5 134 158 33 14 7 12 130 147 20 12 8 19 140 149 17 9 9 26 115 120 14 9 10 March — 5 147 127 20 13 11 12 133 130 30 14 12 19 146 138 33 13 13 26 133 124 22 9 14 April — 2 130 123 13 5 15 9 145 138 23 12 16 16 143 146 27 11 17 23 98 133 26 12 18 30 115 125 43 14 19 May— 7 130 94 17 7 20 14 110 128 15 3 21 21 116 126 2 • 9 22 28 120 116 13 5 23 June — 4 104 100 11 4 24 11 128 90 10 4 25 18 111 86 14 2 26 25 122 126 21 10 27 July — 2 111 112 27 7 28 9 103 117 33 10 29 16 89 154 37 12 30 23 126 152 51 17 31 30 115 156 43 19 32 Auguſt — 6 112 187 77 19 33 13 102 172 69 21 34 20 134 189 76 32 35 27 124 175 71 26 36 Septemb. 3 130 232 105 36 37 10 149 243 121 38 38 17 137 264 124 36 39 24 119 302 177 55 40 October — 1 157 283 150 48 41 8 116 230 113 32 42 15 110 223 110 45 43 22 150 215 82 37 44 29 143 198 68 31 45 Novemb. 5 114 196 66 25 46 12 135 186 55 24 47 19 133 148 46 22 48 26 138 130 21 12 49 Decemb. 3 154 126 19 12 50 10 121 122 28 26 51 17 129 131 7 5 52 24 115 129 9 5 The Totals 6582 8022 2352

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1607, and 1608 Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 31 118 148 4 4 2 January- 7 149 120 3 3 3 14 127 130 4 4 4 21 133 130 3 2 5 28 160 141 2 2 6 February 4 124 112 4 2 7 11 129 132 0 0 8 18 1 2 150 6 6 9 25 124 117 1 1 10 March — 3 171 123 7 7 11 10 162 136 3 3 12 17 143 137 2 2 13 24 144 127 5 4 14 31 144 114 4 3 15 April — 7 126 140 1 1 16 14 155 134 4 3 17 21 136 165 6 4 18 28 1 •• 147 4 3 19 May — 5 1 •• 1 • 5 7 3 20 12 12 • 140 6 6 21 19 106 125 7 7 22 26 99 138 11 8 23 June — 2 9 • 133 10 8 24 9 108 139 14 10 25 16 129 122 10 8 26 23 104 133 13 9 27 30 114 116 16 9 28 July — 7 107 133 16 12 29 14 119 162 26 17 30 21 113 156 24 16 31 28 130 233 50 25 32 Auguſt — 4 10 • 164 45 21 33 11 136 191 70 32 34 18 13 • 203 79 29 35 25 129 197 73 31 36 Septemb. 1 134 275 123 39 37 8 153 250 136 42 38 15 155 248 107 38 39 22 157 273 143 38 40 29 124 296 147 48 41 Octob. — 6 122 239 103 32 42 13 140 258 131 43 43 20 142 247 124 40 44 27 155 241 102 32 45 Novemb. 3 135 236 109 37 46 10 136 189 72 29 47 17 150 205 69 27 48 24 109 205 70 32 49 Decemb. 1 152 240 90 37 50 8 114 194 68 29 51 15 139 197 75 29 52 22 131 190 53 25 The Totals 6845 9020 2262

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1608, and 1609. Week Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 29 117 165 39 21 2 January. 5 125 189 56 25 3 12 117 201 60 32 4 19 135 226 81 32 5 26 142 197 67 28 6 February 2 126 187 56 24 7 9 138 228 90 33 8 16 136 204 62 26 9 23 152 177 46 26 10 March — 2 140 173 32 17 11 9 143 184 43 24 12 16 117 166 33 25 13 23 161 230 68 27 14 30 127 236 89 36 15 April — 6 136 232 73 37 16 13 152 237 93 34 17 20 143 235 86 40 18 27 105 274 99 39 19 May — 4 92 252 92 38 20 11 113 242 89 37 21 18 98 22 • 93 35 22 25 114 194 66 33 23 June — 1 107 188 52 27 24 8 91 215 65 26 25 15 97 158 36 17 26 22 89 153 43 25 27 29 109 182 47 29 28 July— 6 140 194 60 26 29 13 102 198 57 29 30 20 104 189 58 21 31 27 135 229 91 41 32 Auguſt — 3 124 239 100 34 33 10 115 280 126 42 34 17 127 264 101 37 35 24 91 296 150 42 36 31 123 364 177 48 37 Septemb. 7 132 300 141 44 38 14 107 335 158 47 39 21 105 386 210 55 40 28 136 311 144 51 41 Octob. — 5 129 306 154 47 42 12 123 335 177 54 43 19 143 313 131 43 44 26 121 199 55 24 45 Novemb. 2 121 237 84 33 46 9 116 224 69 29 47 16 118 234 67 31 48 23 125 187 59 28 49 30 137 181 51 24 50 Decemb. 7 139 139 18 13 51 14 125 150 23 14 52 21 135 148 23 13 The Totals 6388 11785 4240

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1609, and 1610. Weeks Days of Mon Chriſtn Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 28 139 161 39 23 2 January- 4 127 168 32 18 3 11 137 144 19 13 4 18 134 159 31 20 5 25 141 152 27 16 6 February 1 140 140 21 13 7 8 170 133 11 9 8 15 130 132 18 14 9 22 157 149 10 8 10 March — 1 133 144 7 7 11 8 149 142 6 5 12 15 150 150 17 16 13 22 147 137 8 6 14 29 126 139 7 6 15 April — 5 151 140 8 8 16 12 155 142 13 9 17 19 133 168 15 11 18 26 135 145 14 10 19 May — 3 118 160 21 16 20 10 111 130 19 14 21 17 123 131 18 12 22 24 121 128 11 10 23 31 106 128 13 9 24 June — 7 100 143 9 8 25 14 117 158 14 9 26 21 91 177 26 14 27 28 106 162 25 11 28 July — 5 118 194 38 15 29 12 118 187 45 18 30 19 110 171 45 20 31 26 122 187 40 17 32 Auguſt — 2 109 187 47 20 33 9 156 234 50 23 34 16 131 250 73 26 35 23 112 208 60 26 36 30 134 294 99 37 37 Septemb. 6 124 286 96 31 38 13 135 272 89 33 39 20 119 256 86 34 40 27 117 254 72 33 41 October. 4 141 219 63 27 42 11 143 221 79 35 43 18 122 197 59 32 44 25 134 187 49 28 45 Novemb. 1 114 187 58 23 46 8 152 196 40 19 47 15 147 160 22 16 48 22 136 163 42 19 49 29 142 179 39 19 50 Decemb. 6 140 142 15 12 51 13 148 146 12 10 52 20 114 148 26 17 The Totals 6785 9087 1803

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality, for the Year 1624, and 1625. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 23 165 183 0 0 2 30 176 211 0 0 3 January — 6 199 220 1 1 4 13 194 196 1 1 5 20 160 240 0 0 6 27 178 226 0 0 7 February 3 178 174 3 1 8 10 161 204 5 2 9 17 181 211 3 1 10 24 190 252 1 1 11 March — 3 185 207 0 0 12 10 196 210 0 0 13 17 175 262 4 3 14 24 187 226 8 2 15 31 133 243 1 1 4 16 April — 7 184 239 10 4 17 14 154 256 24 10 18 21 160 230 25 11 19 28 134 305 26 9 20 May — 5 158 292 30 10 21 12 140 352 45 13 22 19 182 379 7 • 17 23 26 145 401 78 16 24 June — 2 123 395 69 20 25 9 125 434 91 25 26 16 110 510 165 3 • 27 23 110 640 239 32 28 30 125 942 390 50 29 July — 7 114 1222 593 57 30 14 115 1741 1004 82 31 21 137 2850 1819 96 32 28 155 3583 2471 103 33 Auguſt — 4 128 4517 3659 114 34 11 125 4855 4 • 15 112 35 18 134 5205 4465 114 36 25 135 484 • 4218 114 37 Septemb. 1 117 3897 3344 117 38 8 112 3157 2550 116 39 15 100 2 • 48 1672 1 • 7 40 22 75 1994 1551 111 41 29 78 1236 852 153 42 October 6 77 838 538 99 43 13 85 815 511 91 44 20 91 651 331 76 45 27 77 375 154 47 46 Novemb. 3 82 357 89 41 47 10 85 319 92 35 48 17 88 274 48 22 49 24 83 231 27 16 50 Decemb. 1 93 190 15 12 51 8 90 181 15 7 52 15 94 168 6 5 The Totals 6983 54265 55417

1624. 1625. A General Bill for this preſent Year, ending the 15 day of December, 1625. according to the Report made to the Kings moſt Excellent Majeſty, by the Company of Pariſh Clerks of London, &c. Bur. Pla Bur. Pla. Bur Pla. St. ALban Woodſtr. 188 78 St. George Botolph la. 30 19 St. Martin Ludgate 254 164 Alhallows Bark. 397 263 St. Gregory by S. Paul 296 196 St. Martin O • gars 88 47 Alhallows Breadſtreet 34 14 St. Hellen 136 71 St. Martin Outwich 60 30 Alhallows the Great 442 302 St. James Dukes place 310 254 St. Martin Vintry 3 • 9 208 Alhallows Hony lane 18 8 St. James Garlick hith 180 109 St. Matthew Fridayſt. 24 11 Alhallows the leſs 259 205 St. John Baptiſt 122 79 St. Maudlin Milkſtre. 401 23 Al halows Lumbardſt. 86 44 St. John Evangeliſt 7 0 St. Maudlin Oldfiſhſt. 225 142 Al hallows Sta • ning 183 138 St John Zacharia 143 97 St. Michael Baſſi • h • w 199 139 A hallows the Wall 30 • 155 St. Katharine Colema. 263 175 St. Michael Cornhill 159 79 St. Alpha • e • 40 190 St. Katharine Creech. 886 373 St. Michael C • ockedl. 144 91 St. Andrew Hubbard 146 1 • 1 St. Lawrence Jewry 91 55 St. Michael Queen hith 215 157 St. Andrew Underſhaf • 19 149 St. Lawrence Poun • n. 206 127 St. Michael Q •• e • 53 30 St. Andrew Ward • obe 373 191 St Leonards Eaſtchea. 55 • 6 St. Michael Royal 111 61 St. Ann Alderſgate 196 128 St. Leonards Foſter la. 292 2 • 9 St. Michael Woodſtr. 189 68 St. Ann Blackfryers 336 215 St. Magnus Pariſh 137 85 St. Mildred Breadſtre. 60 44 St. Antholins Pariſh. 61 31 St. Margaret L • thbur. 114 64 St. Mildred Poultrey 94 45 St. Auſtins Pari h 72 40 St. Margaret Moſes 37 25 St. Nicholas Acons 33 13 St. Barthol. Exchange 5 • 24 St. Margaret Newſiſh 123 82 St. Nicholas Coleabby 87 67 St Bennet Fink 108 57 St. Margaret Pattons 77 50 St. N cholas Olaves 70 43 St. Bennet G acechur 48 14 St. Mary Abchurch 98 58 St. Olave Hartſtreet 166 195 S Bennet Paulſwhar 226 13 • St. Mary Aldermanbu. 126 79 St. Olave Jewry 43 25 St. Bennet Sherehog 24 8 St. Mary Aldermary 92 54 St. Olave Silverſtreet 174 103 St. Botolph Billingsga 99 66 St. Mary Boſhaw 35 19 St. Pancras Soper lane 17 8 Chriſs Church 611 371 St. Mary Boſhaw 22 14 St. Peters Cheap 68 44 St. Chriſtophers 48 28 St. Mary Colechurch 26 11 St. Peter Cornhill 318 78 St. Clement Eaſtchea. 87 72 St. Mary Hill 152 84 St. Peter Paulſwharf 97 68 St. Dinnis Backchurch 99 5 • St. Mary Mounthaw 76 58 St. Peter Poor 53 27 St. Dunſtan Eaſt 335 225 St Mary Sommerſet 270 192 St. Steven Colemanſt. 506 350 St. Edmund Lumbard. 78 49 St. Mary Staining 70 44 St. Steven Walbrook 25 13 St Ethelborough 205 10 • St. Mary Woolchurch 58 35 St. Swithin 99 60 St. 〈◊〉 89 45 St. Mary Woolnoth 82 50 St Thomas Apoſtle 141 107 St. Foſter 149 102 St. Martin Ironmongl. 25 18 Trinity Pariſh 148 87 St Gabriel Fenchurch 71 54 Buried within the 97 Pariſhes within the Walles of all Diſeaſes— 14340. whereof of the Plague — 9197. St. Andrew Holborn 2190 1636 St. Botolph Biſhopſg. 2334 714 Saviours Southwark 2746 1671 St. Bartholomew great 516 360 St. Botolph Alderſgate 578 307 S. Sepulchres Pariſh 3425 2420 St. Bartholomew leſs 111 65 S. Dunſtan Weſt 860 642 St. Thomas Southwark 335 277 St. Bridget 1481 1031 St. George Southwark 1608 912 Trinity Minories 131 87 St. Botolph Aldgate 2573 1653 St. Giles Cripplegate 3988 2338 At the Peſthouſe 194 189 Bridewel Precinct 113 1 • 2 St. Olave Southwark 3689 2609 Buried in the 16 Par ſhes without the Walls, ſtanding part within the Liberties, and part without: in Middleſex, and Surrey, and at the Poſthouſe 26972 Whereof of the Plague 17153 St. Clement D • n • s 128 • 755 St. Katharines Tower 998 744 St. Mary Whitechap I 3305 2272 St. Giles in the fields 1333 947 St. Leonards Shoredit 1995 1407 St. Magdalen Bermon. 1 • 27 889 St. James Clarkenwell 1191 903 St. Martin in the fields 1470 973 Savoy Pariſh 25 • 176 Buried in the nine Out Pariſhes in Middleſex and Surrey—12953 Whereof of the Plague—9067 The total of all Diſeaſes, within the Walls, without the Walls, in the Liberties, in Middleſex, and Surrey: with the Nine Out-Pariſhes, and the Peſt-houſe. 54265 Whereof, Buried of the Plague, this preſent Year, is 35417 Chriſtnings this preſent Year, is — 6983 Pariſhes infected this Year, is—121 Pariſhes clear this Year, is 1

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1629, and 1630. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 24 198 141 0 0 2 31 184 145 0 0 3 January 7 196 156 0 0 4 14 198 140 0 0 5 21 180 150 0 0 6 28 204 147 0 0 7 February 4 203 151 0 0 8 11 201 124 0 0 9 18 201 163 0 0 10 25 179 162 0 0 11 March - 4 219 170 0 0 12 11 220 161 2 2 13 18 187 153 4 1 14 25 205 172 0 0 15 April— 1 189 161 1 1 16 8 204 183 2 2 17 15 203 173 11 6 18 22 218 188 7 3 19 29 192 165 3 2 20 May— 6 177 196 15 6 21 13 175 194 13 9 22 20 158 187 20 10 23 27 158 209 24 8 24 June— 3 180 193 17 10 25 10 159 192 19 13 26 17 126 180 13 8 27 24 174 205 19 8 28 July— 1 149 209 25 12 29 8 141 217 43 16 30 15 148 250 50 20 31 22 163 229 40 16 32 29 172 279 77 26 33 Auguſt— 5 140 250 56 15 34 12 142 246 65 19 35 19 184 269 54 14 36 26 163 270 67 22 37 Septemb. 2 159 230 66 19 38 9 167 259 63 25 39 16 175 264 68 18 40 23 168 274 57 22 41 30 165 269 56 22 42 October 7 186 236 66 26 43 14 166 261 73 28 44 21 191 248 60 22 45 28 164 214 34 16 46 Novemb 4 154 242 29 16 47 11 176 215 29 15 48 18 201 200 18 9 49 25 210 226 7 6 50 Decemb. 2 206 221 20 12 51 9 150 198 19 11 52 16 187 217 5 4 The Totals 9315 10554 1317

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1635, and 1636. Weeks Days of Mon Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 24 231 170 0 0 2 31 195 174 0 0 3 January 7 217 189 0 0 4 14 242 174 0 0 5 21 220 190 0 0 6 28 214 171 0 0 7 February 4 227 183 0 0 8 11 234 160 0 0 9 18 207 203 0 0 10 25 198 238 0 0 11 March — 3 221 198 0 0 12 10 231 194 0 0 13 17 244 187 0 0 14 24 215 177 0 0 15 31 193 196 0 0 16 April— 7 202 199 2 1 17 14 221 205 4 2 18 21 204 205 7 3 19 28 271 210 4 3 20 May— 5 197 206 4 3 21 12 199 254 41 11 22 19 171 244 22 8 23 26 160 263 38 11 24 June— 2 189 276 51 13 25 9 153 275 64 15 26 16 145 325 86 16 27 23 149 257 65 12 28 30 141 273 82 15 29 July— 7 152 265 64 16 30 14 142 298 86 18 31 21 146 350 108 19 32 28 183 365 136 29 33 Auguſt— 4 152 394 181 35 34 11 166 465 244 35 35 18 167 546 284 43 36 25 161 690 380 45 37 Septemb. 1 163 835 536 51 38 8 153 921 567 55 39 15 166 1106 728 60 40 22 172 1018 645 64 41 29 168 1211 796 57 42 Octob.— 6 170 1195 790 62 43 13 164 1117 682 59 44 20 174 855 476 52 45 27 133 779 404 58 46 Novemb. 3 153 1156 755 67 47 10 164 966 635 64 48 17 143 827 512 59 49 24 162 747 408 46 50 Decemb. 1 168 550 291 48 51 8 175 385 143 34 52 15 134 324 79 23 The Totals 9522 23359 10400

1635. 1636. A General Bill for this preſent Year, ending the 15 day of December, 1636. according to the Report made to the Kings moſt Excellent Majeſty, by the Company of Pariſh Clerks of London, &c. Bur. Pla. Bur. Pla. Bur. Pla St. ALban Woodſtr. 42 13 St. George Botolph la. 19 4 St. Martin Ludgate 51 9 Alhallows Bark. 142 32 St. Gregory by S. Paul 99 39 St. Martin Orgars 20 2 Alhallows Breadſtreet 14 2 St. Hellen 29 2 St. Martin Outwich 17 3 Alhallows the Great 123 42 St. James Dukes place 45 17 St. Martin Vintry 85 21 Alhallows Hony-lane 3 St. James Garlick hith 37 1 St. Matthew Fridayſt. 14 1 Alhallows the leſs 47 8 St. John Baptiſt 19 4 St. Maudlin Milkſtre. 9 Alhallows Lumbardſt. 22 2 St. John Evangeliſt 1 St. Maudlin Oldfiſhſt. 72 35 Alhallows Staining 28 5 St John Zacharies 39 14 St. Michael Baſſiſhaw 45 9 Alhallows the Wall 111 40 St. Katharine Colema. 135 73 St. Michael Cornhill 27 9 St. Alphage 62 11 St. Katharine Creech. 129 37 St. Michael Crookedl. 33 8 St. Andrew Hubbard 26 10 St. Lawrence Jewry 26 3 St. Michael Queen hith 52 17 St. Andrew Underſhaf 44 11 St. Lawrence Pountn. 35 9 St. Michael Queen 11 1 St. Andrew Wardrobe 120 44 St. Leonards Eaſtchea. 10 2 St. Michael Royal 30 St. Ann Alderſgate 104 68 St. Leonards Foſter la. 95 40 St. Michael Woodſtr. 74 21 St. Ann Blackfryers 153 59 St. Magnus Pariſh 42 14 St. Mildred Breadſtre. 24 6 St. Antholins Pariſh 24 7 St. Margaret Lothbur. 26 St. Mildred Poultrey 36 7 St. Auſtins Pariſh 20 3 St. Margaret Moſes 24 11 St. Nicholas Acons 16 5 St. Barthol. Exchange. 19 St. Margaret Newfiſh 28 12 St. Nicholas Coleabby 37 12 St Bennet Fink 25 7 St. Margaret Pattons 23 11 St. Nicholas Olaves 21 6 St. Bennet Gracechur 16 1 St. Mary Abchurch 24 2 St. Olave Hartſtreet 67 15 St. Bennet Paulſwhat 112 49 St. Mary Aldermanbu. 35 11 St. Olave Jewry 18 St. Bennet Sherehog 9 St. Mary Aldermary 39 12 St. Olave Silverſtreet 39 10 St. Botolph Billingſga. 30 9 St. Mary le Bow 14 4 St. Pancras Soper lane 7 Chriſts Church 183 70 St. Mary Bothaw 10 1 St. Peters Cheap 18 2 St. Chriſtophers 13 6 St. Mary Colechurch 10 1 St. Peter Cornhill 27 7 St. Clement Eaſtchea. 18 3 St. Mary Hill 42 7 St. Peter Paulſwharf 29 12 St. Dionis Backchurch 17 2 St. Mary Mounthaw 18 1 St. Peter Poor 15 St. Dunſtan Eaſt 64 8 St. Mary Sommerſet 83 27 St. Steven Colemanſt. 92 29 St. Edmund Lumbard. 15 2 St. Mary Staining 11 3 St. Steven Walbrook 8 St. Ethelborough 61 27 St. Mary Woolchurch 18 5 St. Swithin 22 3 St. Faith 33 12 St. Mary Woolnoth 24 3 St. Thomas Apoſtle 27 8 St. Foſter 40 7 St. Martin Ironmongl. 8 Trinity Pariſh 31 7 St. Gabriel Fenchurch 14 5 Buried in the 97 Pariſhes within the Walls, of all Diſeaſes —4025 whereof of the Plague —1200 St. Andrew Holborn 922 419 St. Botolph Aldgate 1501 735 Saviours Southwark 1269 742 St. Bartholomew great 248 133 St. Botolph Biſhopſg. 1239 515 S. Sepulchres Pariſh 1327 566 St. Bartholomew leſs 40 18 St. Dunſtan Weſt 240 49 St. Thomas Southwark 214 140 St. Bridget 483 153 St. George Southwark 1044 514 Trinity Minories 46 21 Bridewel Precinct 51 13 St. Giles Cripplegate 2374 870 At the Peſthouſe 100 96 St. Botolph Alderſgate 245 125 St. Olave Southwark 1537 847 Buried in the 16 Pariſhes without the Walls, and at the Peſthouſe— 12880 Whereof of the Plague— 5956 St. Clement Danes 470 117 St. Katharines Tower 577 318 St. Mary Whitechapel 1766 1060 St. Giles in the fields 863 428 St. Leonards Shoredit. 767 406 St. Magdalen Bermon 406 203 St. James Clarkenwell 649 364 St. Martin in the fields 850 294 Savoy Pariſh 106 54 Buried in the nine Out-Pariſhes in Middleſex and Surrey— 6454 Whereof of the Plague— 3244 The Total of all Diſeaſes, within the Walls, without the Walls, in the Liberties, in Middleſex, and Surrey: with the Nine Out-Pariſhes, and the Peſt-houſe. 23359 Whereof, Buried of the Plague, this preſent Years, is 10400 The Totall of all the Chriſtnings this preſent Year, is 9522 Pariſhes infected this Year, is— 110 Pariſhes clear this Year, is— 12

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1636, and 1637. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 22 157 263 67 23 2 29 156 318 108 26 3 January- 5 162 333 118 33 4 12 157 260 66 21 5 19 172 223 51 18 6 26 199 248 69 24 7 February 2 213 293 92 25 8 9 185 270 92 31 9 16 186 250 73 21 10 23 166 218 38 17 11 March— 2 186 214 57 25 12 9 204 274 88 29 13 16 193 255 67 29 14 23 177 222 57 25 15 30 194 299 101 30 16 April— 6 171 250 86 30 17 13 187 235 67 26 18 20 188 252 81 32 19 27 162 264 92 28 20 May— 4 168 251 72 31 21 11 163 242 85 29 22 18 157 250 66 27 23 25 172 255 67 23 24 June— 1 135 232 61 25 25 8 127 218 58 26 26 15 140 223 93 29 27 22 160 246 83 28 28 29 142 314 133 36 29 July— 6 147 303 141 34 30 13 145 254 109 32 31 20 148 263 125 36 32 27 143 256 86 27 33 Auguſt— 3 160 223 63 26 34 10 146 228 62 27 35 17 144 213 49 18 36 24 164 178 38 19 37 31 168 170 25 13 38 Septemb. 7 152 181 31 14 39 14 133 171 19 9 40 21 195 150 19 10 41 28 176 167 24 13 42 October 5 212 135 14 9 43 12 213 164 14 10 44 19 199 135 9 5 45 26 225 151 7 5 46 Novemb. 2 210 169 12 7 47 9 203 186 9 5 48 16 210 190 2 2 49 23 218 190 5 3 50 30 214 173 11 8 51 Decemb. 7 227 168 10 8 52 14 229 173 10 8 The Totals 9160 11763 3082

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality, for the Year 1639, and 1640. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf 1 Decemb. 19 219 197 3 2 2 26 180 143 4 2 3 January- 2 210 172 8 5 4 9 217 184 2 2 5 16 186 178 2 2 6 23 189 181 1 1 7 30 201 220 0 0 8 February 6 213 213 1 1 9 13 215 217 3 3 10 20 229 257 1 1 11 27 224 222 1 1 12 March— 5 249 233 3 2 13 12 229 263 3 3 14 19 224 232 4 3 15 26 230 236 4 4 16 April— 2 239 247 3 2 17 9 188 231 1 1 18 16 209 208 4 4 19 23 225 219 2 2 20 30 213 239 3 3 21 May— 7 217 212 5 3 22 14 220 219 6 3 23 21 194 219 13 7 24 28 198 193 10 4 25 June— 4 209 224 19 8 26 11 165 238 34 10 27 18 180 236 15 6 28 25 175 207 25 9 29 July— 2 193 213 26 7 30 9 179 209 26 11 31 16 157 225 30 12 32 23 189 250 41 11 33 30 181 237 52 17 34 Auguſt— 6 210 266 68 19 35 13 215 298 81 21 36 20 195 320 98 24 37 27 209 336 89 25 38 Septemb. 3 219 343 98 27 39 10 219 331 105 24 40 17 193 331 98 25 41 24 210 332 94 23 42 October 1 197 314 69 22 43 8 201 314 63 27 44 15 217 294 55 19 45 22 158 260 42 18 46 29 181 246 24 13 47 Novemb. 5 192 210 17 12 48 12 200 240 33 17 49 19 201 228 23 12 50 26 234 224 13 8 51 Decemb. 3 208 220 9 6 52 10 200 219 6 4 53 17 245 271 10 5 The Totall 10850 12771 1450

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1640, and 1641. Week Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 24 235 374 4 4 2 31 202 322 3 2 3 January- 7 210 220 3 2 4 14 184 194 4 1 5 21 206 222 5 4 6 28 210 218 3 3 7 February 4 222 214 2 2 8 11 230 235 6 6 9 18 230 219 5 3 10 25 22 • 259 3 2 11 March— 4 228 232 2 1 12 11 209 242 2 2 13 18 205 233 3 2 14 25 221 234 3 3 15 April— 1 228 226 8 4 16 8 218 272 5 3 17 15 216 229 4 3 18 22 234 267 7 7 19 29 193 225 7 6 20 May— 6 208 241 12 8 21 13 204 254 13 10 22 20 191 234 11 10 23 27 192 245 16 10 24 June— 3 168 289 27 13 25 10 191 300 20 13 26 17 138 268 19 11 27 24 174 256 15 10 28 July— 1 171 305 33 15 29 8 161 304 28 17 30 15 163 311 42 17 31 22 190 376 56 16 32 29 183 458 74 28 33 Auguſt — 5 212 467 100 25 34 12 179 507 80 28 35 19 192 558 131 30 36 26 203 610 139 35 37 Septemb. 2 201 703 183 36 38 9 202 659 185 38 39 16 206 652 197 38 40 23 210 660 239 50 41 30 176 630 204 50 42 Octob.— 7 202 654 239 49 43 14 196 604 234 54 44 21 198 518 184 48 45 28 174 464 144 36 46 Novemb. 4 177 408 106 31 47 11 183 337 79 25 48 18 209 316 61 20 49 25 223 296 44 16 50 Decemb. 2 198 279 41 17 51 9 209 245 15 10 52 16 190 246 17 10 The Totals 10370 18291 3067

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1641, and 1642. Week Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 23 213 208 15 9 2 30 196 267 51 23 3 January. 6 213 253 26 14 4 13 193 202 11 9 5 20 180 208 14 8 6 27 235 234 31 16 7 February 3 213 214 29 15 8 10 259 250 23 14 9 17 215 187 14 7 10 24 210 231 26 9 11 March— 3 237 239 17 10 12 10 232 232 18 11 13 17 206 214 5 5 14 24 203 219 13 5 15 31 221 204 17 11 16 April — 7 211 213 23 13 17 14 191 190 20 11 18 21 211 205 22 10 19 28 211 239 20 11 20 May — 5 193 241 21 15 21 12 198 230 29 11 22 19 201 245 25 15 23 26 174 217 27 15 24 June — 2 174 211 37 16 25 9 165 208 25 14 26 16 157 202 23 15 27 23 177 278 14 10 28 30 167 264 15 7 29 July— 7 170 163 18 12 30 14 165 165 24 12 31 21 192 170 24 12 32 28 200 187 29 18 33 Auguſt — 4 213 185 30 13 34 11 235 224 48 14 35 18 235 224 48 18 36 25 219 236 58 13 37 Septemb. 1 237 227 60 20 38 8 188 274 70 21 39 15 218 279 66 23 40 22 228 351 103 23 41 29 206 362 126 33 42 Octob.— 6 205 331 83 24 43 13 235 281 81 29 44 20 227 315 98 29 45 27 190 275 51 23 46 Novemb. 3 198 275 51 22 47 10 186 232 37 15 48 17 217 303 46 21 49 24 219 256 13 10 50 Decemb. 1 223 250 19 13 51 8 228 250 18 9 52 15 181 247 12 10 The Totals 10670 12167 1824

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1642, and 1643. Weeks Days of Mon Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 22 209 267 10 9 2 29 174 199 8 6 3 January- 5 210 248 10 7 4 12 207 248 11 6 5 19 200 273 11 7 6 26 234 257 8 7 7 February 2 215 234 11 7 8 9 207 265 8 6 9 16 195 216 1 1 10 23 225 244 2 2 11 March— 2 214 231 4 3 12 9 197 264 8 5 13 16 211 211 3 2 14 23 214 224 2 2 15 30 216 218 9 5 16 April— 6 186 212 9 7 17 13 230 203 6 4 18 20 214 247 7 7 19 27 188 250 5 4 20 May — 4 185 233 9 7 21 11 155 223 13 7 22 18 211 299 15 9 23 25 169 2 •• 3 2 24 June— 1 183 2 •• 3 3 25 8 171 243 3 2 26 15 180 ••• • 2 27 22 135 205 • 2 28 29 154 219 • 2 29 July — 6 142 209 • 4 30 13 196 • 43 9 6 31 20 1 •• ••• 7 6 32 27 156 ••• 11 8 33 Auguſt— 3 1 •• •• 8 8 6 34 10 199 2 • 9 27 14 35 17 156 295 24 11 36 24 170 308 26 13 37 31 175 285 28 16 38 Septemb. 7 133 313 31 8 39 14 152 302 52 20 40 21 142 328 61 15 41 28 184 318 51 12 42 October- 5 199 354 73 21 43 12 178 314 59 18 44 19 156 344 67 18 45 26 157 387 73 20 46 Novemb 2 157 309 59 22 47 9 169 261 56 18 48 16 144 272 27 11 49 23 154 238 14 8 50 30 172 227 14 10 51 Decemb. 7 163 232 14 6 52 14 176 211 15 10 The Totals 9410 13202 996

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality, for the Year 1643, and 1644. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn Buried Plague Inf 1 Decemb. 21 157 215 25 12 2 28 116 176 8 6 3 January- 4 180 194 18 8 4 11 156 192 10 5 5 18 168 199 19 9 6 25 157 216 1 • 8 7 February 1 181 213 7 5 8 8 164 176 5 5 9 15 164 216 7 6 10 22 174 189 16 9 11 29 170 197 7 5 12 March— 7 158 203 4 3 13 14 158 171 7 3 14 21 174 194 5 5 15 28 176 158 5 3 16 April — 4 148 170 8 6 17 11 169 189 17 9 18 18 162 158 17 8 19 25 122 175 17 7 20 May — 2 185 183 17 11 21 9 182 191 14 9 22 16 140 211 27 12 23 23 152 224 40 16 24 30 163 198 34 16 25 June— 6 125 155 24 14 26 13 113 163 20 13 27 20 138 207 20 14 28 27 116 225 29 15 29 July — 4 137 222 17 10 30 11 154 182 32 18 31 18 157 198 40 18 32 25 135 204 44 21 33 Auguſt — 1 143 274 61 24 34 8 126 215 48 17 35 15 116 255 58 20 36 22 122 219 67 28 37 29 132 237 67 24 38 Septemb. 5 136 266 85 29 39 12 132 259 85 27 40 19 131 231 66 28 41 26 150 244 76 28 42 October 3 168 290 95 34 43 10 158 231 58 28 44 17 143 225 36 17 45 24 158 266 18 11 46 31 161 228 23 12 47 Novemb. 7 171 246 25 12 48 14 168 200 15 8 49 21 172 164 4 4 50 28 171 186 15 7 51 Decemb. 5 175 182 11 10 52 12 164 168 2 2 53 19 156 183 6 5 The Totals 8104 10933 1492

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality, for the year 1644, and 1645. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 26 151 168 4 4 2 January 2 146 174 8 6 3 9 181 202 1 1 4 16 183 181 3 3 5 23 160 152 1 1 6 30 189 171 5 5 7 February 6 165 158 7 5 8 13 165 172 4 4 9 20 163 166 5 4 10 27 158 162 4 3 11 March — 6 157 161 2 2 12 13 191 166 4 4 13 20 161 200 6 5 14 27 144 176 1 1 15 April — 3 180 182 8 5 16 10 155 161 2 2 17 17 173 187 4 4 18 24 162 172 6 6 19 May— 1 128 186 3 2 20 8 145 164 3 3 21 15 117 160 4 4 22 22 119 186 3 3 23 29 133 154 2 1 24 June — 5 150 152 2 2 25 12 144 164 15 4 26 19 117 149 6 4 27 26 140 146 18 8 28 July — 3 122 151 15 7 29 10 135 170 24 6 30 17 134 214 26 10 31 24 134 216 41 15 32 31 127 235 62 21 33 Auguſt— 7 158 242 74 22 34 14 144 846 108 26 35 21 129 380 124 25 36 28 129 408 142 32 37 Septemb. 4 173 389 151 31 38 11 150 325 117 36 39 18 169 359 107 34 40 25 151 339 122 33 41 October— 2 186 309 98 29 42 9 191 328 114 28 43 16 191 331 115 31 44 23 172 243 57 25 45 30 135 261 63 22 46 Novemb. 6 137 266 67 21 47 13 163 258 42 21 48 20 162 223 17 10 49 27 153 253 20 13 50 December 4 154 222 12 8 51 11 137 234 13 9 52 18 153 205 9 6 The Totals 7966 11479 1871

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality, for the year 1645, and 1646. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 25 125 205 6 4 2 January. 1 143 217 2 2 3 8 161 171 0 0 4 15 138 241 2 2 5 22 165 200 0 0 6 29 160 202 1 1 7 February 5 146 192 0 0 8 12 152 188 5 3 9 19 157 171 1 1 10 26 128 155 1 1 11 March — 5 154 170 5 4 12 12 146 197 5 2 13 19 158 186 3 3 14 26 153 158 5 5 15 April — 2 128 190 2 2 16 9 167 210 4 3 17 16 173 204 8 6 18 23 142 209 6 5 19 30 155 172 5 4 20 May — 7 137 186 6 4 21 14 130 204 9 5 22 21 134 199 5 3 23 28 142 221 5 3 24 June— 4 153 205 9 5 25 11 126 170 13 6 26 18 130 225 22 10 27 25 135 261 10 7 28 July — 2 128 223 25 10 29 9 124 235 28 9 30 16 129 306 50 16 31 23 149 364 58 14 32 30 131 341 82 22 33 Auguſt— 6 143 384 106 30 34 13 152 419 132 31 35 20 155 472 195 43 36 27 159 517 207 40 37 Septemb. 3 149 554 238 48 38 10 142 444 149 42 39 17 164 455 157 34 40 24 134 443 175 43 41 October— 1 144 322 114 38 42 8 141 341 115 24 43 15 153 320 106 31 44 22 141 293 67 22 45 29 157 245 52 22 46 Novemb. 5 163 275 55 17 47 12 159 200 27 13 48 19 151 226 37 18 49 26 145 223 34 16 50 Decemb. 3 143 224 32 16 51 10 140 212 26 12 52 17 149 185 29 10 The Totals 7583 3532 2436

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1646, and 1647. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 22 152 197 27 15 2 29 147 166 16 11 3 January- 5 151 182 10 7 4 12 161 197 6 6 5 19 192 206 18 9 6 26 139 201 16 12 7 February 2 151 184 9 7 8 9 138 164 13 9 9 16 178 204 2 2 10 23 149 205 1 1 11 March — 2 157 189 4 3 12 9 159 199 2 2 13 16 151 198 5 4 14 23 163 225 4 3 15 30 162 133 7 4 16 April — 6 152 225 14 10 17 13 144 201 9 4 18 20 144 223 6 5 19 27 154 180 7 5 20 May — 4 142 167 3 3 21 11 130 185 11 4 22 18 129 176 5 5 23 25 119 159 1 1 24 June — 1 130 197 12 7 25 8 107 158 7 4 26 15 125 181 17 9 27 22 118 187 16 8 28 29 121 197 9 9 29 July — 6 148 268 47 12 30 13 147 317 97 20 31 20 151 390 128 21 32 27 147 363 151 33 33 Auguſt — 3 106 436 209 31 34 10 136 439 191 29 35 17 142 520 248 31 36 24 156 434 161 28 37 31 157 450 208 35 38 Septemb. 7 119 546 267 45 39 14 142 430 184 40 40 21 137 494 215 42 41 28 141 432 212 41 42 Octob. — 5 160 403 183 38 43 12 145 359 172 49 44 19 153 367 163 38 45 26 133 331 114 34 46 Novemb. 2 131 304 120 35 47 9 112 265 84 23 48 16 133 279 66 26 49 23 122 261 60 24 50 30 121 182 18 12 51 Decemb. 7 117 231 17 9 52 14 111 172 15 11 The Totals 7332 14059 3597

A TABLE of the Chriſtnings and Mortality for the Year 1664, and 1665. Weeks Days of Mon. Chriſtn. Buried Plague Inf 1 Decemb. 27 229 291 1 1 2 January. 3 239 349 0 0 3 10 235 394 0 0 4 17 223 415 0 0 5 24 237 474 0 0 6 31 216 409 0 0 7 February 7 221 393 0 0 8 14 224 462 1 1 9 21 232 393 0 0 10 28 233 396 0 0 11 March— 7 236 441 0 0 12 14 236 433 0 0 13 21 211 363 0 0 14 28 238 353 0 0 15 April — 4 242 344 0 0 16 11 245 382 0 0 17 18 237 344 0 0 18 25 229 398 2 1 19 May — 2 237 388 0 0 20 9 211 347 9 4 21 16 227 353 3 2 22 23 231 385 14 3 23 30 229 399 17 5 24 June — 6 234 405 43 7 6 25 13 206 558 112 12 26 20 204 611 168 19 27 27 199 684 267 20 28 July — 4 207 1006 470 33 29 11 197 1268 725 40 30 18 194 1761 1089 54 31 25 193 2785 1843 68 32 Auguſt — 1 215 3014 2010 73 33 8 178 4030 2817 86 34 15 166 5319 3880 96 35 22 171 5568 4237 103 36 29 169 7496 6102 113 37 Septemb. 5 38 12 39 19 40 26 41 Octob.— 3 42 10 43 17 44 24 45 31 46 Novemb. 7 47 14 48 21 49 28 50 Decemb. 5 51 12 52 19 The Totals—

OBSERVATIONS On the BILLS of MORTALITY For the 18 Years: And on ſome of their Precedent and Subſequent Years.

HAving now finiſhed the Tables for the 18 Years, and given you a juſt and faithful accompt of all the Chriſtnings and Burials in every particular Week, I ſhall make ſome few ſhort Obſervations on the Weekly and General Bills therein, and on ſuch other years, on which they have dependency; I mean ſome of their precedent and ſubſequent Years.

Obſerv. 1.

That the Weekly and General Bills in the year 1593. did bear date from Thurſday to Thurſday, as by the General Bill for that year (which I have herein before inſerted, may appear,) and that they continued that courſe until the year 1629. In which year, and ever ſince, they bare date from Tueſday to Tueſday: But both then and now, the Weekly Collections or accompts of Chriſtnings and Burials, began the Bill in December, and the whole years accompt, or General Bill, concluded the year in the ſame Moneth following; whereas all the Papers that make mention of the Great Plagues in the years 1592. 1593. 1603. and 1625. bear date the 17 of March in all the ſaid years, and accompt from thence; ſtill making that day Epidemical, as well as the Year Peſtilential. But I think it very ſtrange, nor do I believe that the 17 of March in all the ſaid years did fall out to be on a Thurſday: but I conceive, that what is contained in them, was gleaned from ſome falſe ſcattered Papers, printed in ſome of thoſe years, and I preſume it will not be ſtrange to ſuch who ſhall live to ſee another year of Peſtilence, to ſee the ſame poyſon extracted from the many falſe Papers printed in this year.

Obſerv. 2.

That in all the years of Peſtilence I ever read of, there died of that Diſtemper both Males and Females, except in the Plague in the time of King David, and in that of Senacheribs Camp; in both which there died none but Men, as I ſhall ſhew you hereafter.

Obſerv. 3.

That in all the years of Contagion or Plague, the numbers of other Diſeaſes encreaſed much, notwithſtanding many of them turned to the Plague.

For although the Plague be a great Receptacle for other Diſeaſes, yet the contagion of the Air introduceth many more than the Plague receiveth. And Captain Graunt obſerves, That a diſpoſition in the Air towards the Plague, doth alſo diſpoſe Women to Abortions.

Obſerv. 4.

That in the year 1625. there died in all 54265. whereof of the Plague 35417. of which number of the Plague 20455. died in the Moneth of Auguſt. I am of opinion that this year was not only the greateſt year of Peſtilence, but alſo the moſt ſickly year that ever the Bill of Mortality took notice of. And I think I need give you no other reaſon therefore, than what I have already given in my 3. Obſervation. This great Mortality and Peſtilence continued only this year, whereas it is ſeldom known, but that other, either precedent or ſubſequent, accompany years of Peſtilence with the like Contagion; which to this hapned nothing ſo: For in 1624. its precedent, there died but 11. which number of the Plague for one whole year is no more than there have uſually died of that Diſtemper in healthful years. Nor was the ſubſequent year 1626. ſo Peſtilential as to be termed a Plague year, there dying but 134 of the Plague therein.

Obſerv. 5.

That the greateſt number of the Plague in the year 1636. hapned to be in September; and ſo likewiſe in moſt of the 18 years: in the precedent year to this, there died none of the Plague, although both it, and the ſubſequent year were Plague years.

Obſerv. 6.

In the year 1664 part, and 1665. the Plague began with the firſt Weeks Bill for the year, in December, at St. Giles in the fields, when as but one had died of the Plague in 24 weeks before, and but 6 in the whole year: it encreaſed nor until the 9 day of May. From which time it continued and increaſed, ſo that in 16 weeks it run up from 9 to 6102 in one week: which number of the Plague much exceeded the total number of any one week in any year of Peſtilence whatſoever, which I ever read to have happened within this City.

I come next to ſhew you the Cauſe of the coming of the Plague, which I ſhall briefly do in the words of our famous Engliſh Oratour, Biſhop Andrews.

The Plague (ſaith he) is cauſed by Gods wrath againſt Sin, There is wrath gone out from the Lord, and the Plague is begun (ſaith Moſes) Numb. 16.46. So it is ſaid, God was diſpleaſed with David, and he ſmote Iſrael with the Plague. So that if there be a Plague, God is angry; and if there be a great Plague, God is very angry, &c. Ask the Phyſician the cauſe of it, and he will tell you the cauſe is in the air; the air is infected, the humours corrupted, the Contagion of the ſick, coming to and converſing with the ſound, and they be all true cauſes.

But as we acknowledge theſe to be true, That in all Diſeaſes, and even in this alſo there is a natural cauſe, ſo we ſay there is ſomewhat more, ſomewhat Divine and above Nature; as ſomewhat for the Phyſician, ſo ſome work for the Prieſt, and more too (it may be) for whoſoever doth not acknowledge the finger of God in this ſickneſs, over and above all cauſes Natural, looketh not deeply enough into the cauſe thereof.

That the Plague is a thing cauſal and not caſual, may appear by the Latine word Plaga, which properly ſignifieth a ſtroke; which neceſſarily inferreth a cauſe; for where there is a ſtroke, there muſt be one that ſtriketh. Thus much of Biſhop Andrews.

Now if there be a cauſe we ſhall do well to conſider what that cauſe may be. In the Plague in Aarons time, the peoples Rebellion was the cauſe. In that in Phineas his time, Fornication was the cauſe. In that in King Davids time, Pride was the cauſe; his heart was lifted up to number the people. And in that in Senacheribs Camp, his Blaſphemy by the mouth of his ſervant Rabſhakeh was the cauſe. Thus we ſee four Plagues and their Cauſes; Now I ſhall ſay ſomewhat of their cauſers. The two firſt of theſe were cauſed by the people, the other two by Kings. In the two firſt I obſerve that the Scripture makes mention only of the number of the people, without particulariſing what they were that died, whether Men, Women, or Children, or all of them. In the two latter it makes mention of Men only; firſt in King Davids time of Threeſcore and Ten Thouſand men; and in Senacheribs Camp of One Hundred Fourſcore and Five Thouſand men: and I believe that in the two laſt none but men died, for King Davids ſin was numbring the men, the women were not numbred. And in Senacheribs Camp, the Scripture ſayes plainly, that thoſe that died were mighty men of valour, Leaders and Captains in the Camp of the King of Aſſyria, 2 Chron. 32.21. And I believe that few or no women followed the Camp ſo far. And although frequently in Scripture where men are ſpoken of, women are included, yet I preſume that in both theſe they were wholly exempt.

From hence I obſerve, that all the Plagues wherewith it hath pleaſed God to viſit this Nation, were drawn down upon it by the ſins of the people, and not by any particular act or crime of any the Kings thereof; for I cannot find, nor do I believe, that any one hath read of a Plague within this Nation which ſpared either Sex or Age.

Now to look home to our ſelves: Let us conſider for which of theſe four cauſes, or whether for all of them, God is pleaſed to afflict us with the preſent raging Peſtilence.

Although I am confident this Nation is ſufficiently guilty of all of them, yet I am of opinion that more particularly this Judgment is laid on us for the firſt of them, the ſin of Rebellion; which extended much farther than that of the Iſraelites againſt Moſes and Anton; for they only murmured, they touched not the life of either of them, and yet God plagued them for it. Our Rebellion extended to the height of Rebellion, even to the taking away the life of the beſt of Kings, his late Majeſtie of ever bleſſed Memory, whoſe blood doubtleſs doth unceſſantly cry to the Lord for Vengeance.

For if the Lord puniſhed the ſin of Saul a King ſo ſeverely, for ſhedding the blood of the Gibeonites, who were his Vaſſals and Slaves, Hewers of Wood, and Drawers of Water, that neither the lives of himſelf and his three ſons, who fell all in one Battel, in one day; nor the three years of Famine in the Land, could appeaſe Gods wrath therefore, but that the blood of ſeven more of Sauls ſons muſt do it.

May not then this Nation juſtly expect Gods greateſt judgments to fall on the people of it, for ſhedding the blood of their lawful Soveraign? For their ſin herein was as much greater than Sauls, by how much a lawful and good King (over three ſo fair, large, and populous Kingdoms) is greater than a Vaſſal or Slave.

And becauſe Murther of all ſins is the moſt hainous in the ſight of the Almighty, but eſpecially the Murthering of Kings and Nobles, therefore God puniſheth it with one of his ſevereſt puniſhments, I mean with the Plague: for God himſelf accounted three dayes Peſtilence equal to three Months flying before the Enemy, or three years of Famine.

Some may Object, and ſay, That it is a vain and ridiculous thing to imagine this preſent Plague to be inflicted upon us for a thing ſo long paſt.

I anſwer in the words of the Pſalmiſt, Pſal. 9.12. When God maketh inquiſition for blood, he remembreth them. When God will make inquiſition for blood, there is none can tell; but when he doth, then he will not fail to remember them that ſhed it.

This When, hath not at any time ſince the death of our late Martyred Soveraign, come ſo near as now; and therefore I cannot chooſe but take particular notice of it. For God doth not alwayes make inquiſition for blood ſo ſoon as it is ſpilt, but many times a great while after: as may appear by the Gibeonites, for Saul ſlew them in his life time, in favour of the men of Iſrael and Judah; and yet God ſent a Famine of three years in the time of King David, after Sauls death; for that a full ſatisfaction for their blood was not then made by the blood of Sauls Family. And when David asked them, what he ſhould do for them to make an atonement to the Lord: they (though ſlaves) asked neither ſilver, nor gold, nor Liberty, but ſeven of Sauls ſons, whom they hanged to ceaſe the Famine.

Thus much then for ſupernatural cauſes: I ſhall now proceed to give you ſome Cauſes natural.

The firſt and great Cauſe natural, is the infection of the Air, and the Rule and Raigning of the Plannets over mens bodies: from which proceeds the Contagion of Converſe. And I conceive that the contagion of the Air doth ariſe from the unſeaſonableneſs of the weather; for the weather hath been very ſeldom, ſince the beginning of the Plague, ſutable to the ſeaſon of the year, but the Air hath been cloſe and obnubulated, inſomuch that the Sun hath not had the full power to do its Office; which is, to exhale all Foggs and malign Vapours, &c. ariſing from terrene bodies, which corrupt and infect the Air.

The ſecond is the inclination of mens bodies to receive and retain the ſuppreſſions of the Air.

And mens bodies are moſt inclineable to it when they are diſordered by immoderate eating or drinking, by heats or colds, &c. And it is thought by ſome, that things eaten long ſince may in ſome meaſure be introductory to it. For ſome Phyſitians are of opinion, that the unwholſom meat (by reaſon of the great Rot among Sheep) eaten by the Poor laſt Year, may now cauſe ſo great a Malignity, as to prove contagious.

Now the firſt and great Antidote and Preſervative againſt the Plague, is hearty Repentance and fervent Prayer. For Prayer upon Repentance is of all things moſt powerful with God; the many and mighty effects whereof, the Holy Scriptures do abundantly declare.

I ſhall give one inſtance of the excellency of it briefly, as I had it related to me by a worthy Gentleman, my very good Friend, as followeth.

Many years ſince, it pleaſed God to afflict the Kingdom of France with a Contagious ſneezing, that might juſtly be termed epidemical: for in a ſhort ſpace it ſwept away many thouſands of people. And the King then Regnant took all poſſible care to abate it, by convening all the learned Doctors in his own Nation, together with the aſſiſtance of ſome from Neighbouring Nations: and all to ſmall purpoſe, for all Philoſophie Phyſical could by no means abate it. At length they fell to their Devotions, and in a very ſhort ſpace it pleaſed God to ceaſe it; which hath procreated a good Ceremony amongſt them ever ſince uſed, that when any man ſneezes, all the Company put off their Hats and pray, Dieu vous aſsiſte, which is, God help you, the Lord bleſs you.

The ſecond, or mean Antidote and Preſervative againſt Infection, is to take the advice of ſome learned Phyſician, whether Galienical or Chymical, and to do thereafter.

FINIS.