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             Orders conceiued and agreed to be published, by the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the citie of London, and the iustices of peace of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey, by direction from the Lords of His Maiesties most honourable Priuie Councell
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           Orders
           conceiued
           and
           agreed
           to
           be
           published
           ,
           by
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           and
           Aldermen
           of
           the
           Citie
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           the
           Iustices
           of
           Peace
           of
           the
           Counties
           of
           Middlesex
           and
           Surrey
           ,
           by
           direction
           from
           the
           Lords
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           most
           Honourable
           priuie
           COVNCELL
           .
        
         
           WHereas
           in
           the
           first
           yeare
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           most
           happy
           raigne
           ouer
           this
           Realme
           of
           England
           ,
           an
           Acte
           was
           made
           ,
           for
           the
           charitable
           reliefe
           ,
           and
           ordering
           of
           persons
           Infected
           with
           the
           Plague
           :
           whereby
           Authority
           is
           giuen
           to
           Iustices
           of
           Peace
           ,
           Mayors
           ,
           Bayliffes
           ,
           and
           other
           head
           Officers
           ,
           to
           appoint
           within
           their
           seuerall
           Limittes
           Examiners
           ,
           Searchers
           ,
           Watchmen
           ,
           Keepers
           ,
           and
           Buriers
           for
           the
           persons
           and
           places
           infected
           ,
           and
           to
           minister
           vnto
           them
           Oathes
           for
           performance
           of
           their
           Offices
           .
           And
           the
           same
           Statute
           also
           authorizeth
           the
           giuing
           of
           other
           Directions
           ,
           as
           vnto
           them
           for
           the
           present
           necessity
           ,
           shall
           seeme
           good
           in
           their
           discretions
           .
           It
           is
           therefore
           vpon
           speciall
           consideration
           thought
           very
           expedient
           ,
           for
           the
           preuenting
           and
           auoyding
           of
           the
           infection
           of
           Sickenes
           (
           if
           it
           shall
           please
           Almightie
           God
           )
           which
           is
           now
           dangerously
           dispersed
           into
           many
           places
           within
           the
           Citie
           and
           Suburbs
           of
           the
           same
           :
           that
           these
           Officers
           following
           be
           appointed
           ,
           and
           these
           Orders
           hereafter
           prescribed
           be
           duly
           obserued
           .
        
         
           FIrst
           it
           is
           thought
           requisite
           and
           so
           ordered
           ,
           
           that
           in
           euery
           Parish
           there
           be
           one
           ,
           two
           or
           more
           persons
           of
           good
           sorte
           and
           credite
           ,
           chosen
           and
           appointed
           by
           the
           Alderman
           his
           Deputy
           ,
           and
           Common
           Counceil
           of
           euery
           Ward
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           Iustices
           of
           Peace
           in
           the
           Counties
           ,
           by
           the
           name
           of
           Examiners
           ,
           to
           continue
           in
           that
           Office
           the
           space
           of
           two
           moneths
           at
           least
           :
           and
           if
           any
           fit
           persons
           ,
           so
           appointed
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           shall
           refuse
           to
           vndertake
           the
           same
           ,
           the
           said
           parties
           so
           refusing
           ,
           to
           be
           committed
           to
           Prison
           vntill
           they
           shall
           conforme
           themselues
           accordingly
           .
        
         
           THat
           these
           Examiners
           be
           sworne
           by
           the
           Alderman
           ,
           
           or
           by
           one
           of
           the
           Iustices
           of
           the
           Countie
           ,
           to
           enquire
           and
           learne
           from
           time
           to
           time
           what
           houses
           in
           euery
           Parish
           be
           visited
           ,
           and
           what
           persons
           be
           sicke
           ,
           and
           of
           what
           diseases
           ,
           as
           neere
           as
           they
           can
           informe
           themselues
           and
           vpon
           doubt
           in
           that
           case
           ,
           to
           command
           restraint
           of
           accesse
           ,
           vntill
           it
           appeare
           what
           the
           disease
           shall
           proue
           :
           and
           if
           they
           find
           any
           persons
           sicke
           of
           the
           infection
           ,
           to
           giue
           order
           to
           the
           Constable
           ,
           that
           the
           house
           be
           shut
           vp
           :
           and
           if
           the
           Constable
           shall
           be
           found
           remisse
           or
           negligent
           ,
           to
           giue
           present
           notice
           thereof
           to
           the
           Alderman
           ,
           or
           the
           Iustice
           of
           Peace
           respectiuely
           .
        
         
           THat
           to
           euery
           infected
           house
           there
           be
           appointed
           two
           Watchmen
           ,
           
           one
           for
           the
           day
           and
           the
           other
           for
           the
           night
           :
           and
           that
           these
           Watchmen
           haue
           a
           speciall
           care
           that
           no
           person
           goe
           in
           or
           out
           of
           such
           infected
           houses
           ,
           whereof
           they
           haue
           the
           charge
           ,
           vpon
           paine
           of
           seuere
           punishment
           .
           And
           the
           said
           Watchmen
           to
           doe
           such
           further
           Offices
           as
           the
           sicke
           house
           shall
           neede
           and
           require
           :
           and
           if
           the
           Watchman
           be
           sent
           vpon
           any
           busines
           ,
           to
           locke
           vp
           the
           house
           and
           take
           the
           key
           with
           him
           :
           and
           the
           Watchman
           by
           day
           to
           attend
           vntill
           tenne
           of
           the
           clocke
           at
           night
           :
           and
           the
           watchman
           by
           night
           till
           sixe
           in
           the
           morning
           .
        
         
         
           
           company
           the
           Coarse
           to
           Church
           ,
           or
           to
           enter
           the
           house
           Visited
           ,
           vpon
           paine
           of
           hauing
           his
           house
           shut
           vp
           or
           be
           imprisoned
           .
        
         
           THat
           no
           Clothes
           ,
           
           Stuffe
           ,
           Bedding
           or
           Garments
           be
           suffered
           to
           be
           carried
           or
           conuayed
           out
           of
           any
           infected
           houses
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Cryers
           and
           carriers
           abroad
           of
           Bedding
           or
           olde
           Apparell
           ,
           to
           be
           Solde
           or
           Pawned
           ,
           be
           vtterly
           prohibited
           and
           restrained
           :
           and
           no
           Brokers
           of
           Bedding
           ,
           or
           olde
           Apparell
           bee
           permitted
           to
           make
           any
           outward
           Show
           ,
           or
           hang
           forth
           on
           their
           Stalles
           ,
           Shop-boards
           or
           Windowes
           ,
           towards
           any
           Streete
           ,
           Lane
           ,
           common
           Way
           or
           Passage
           ,
           any
           olde
           Bedding
           or
           Apparell
           to
           be
           solde
           ,
           vpon
           paine
           of
           Imprisonment
           :
           and
           if
           any
           Broker
           or
           other
           person
           shall
           buy
           any
           Bedding
           ,
           Apparell
           or
           other
           Stuffe
           out
           of
           any
           infected
           house
           ,
           within
           two
           moneths
           after
           the
           infection
           hath
           beene
           there
           ,
           his
           house
           shall
           be
           shut
           vp
           as
           infected
           ,
           and
           so
           shall
           continue
           shut
           vp
           twenty
           daies
           at
           the
           least
           .
        
         
           IF
           any
           person
           visited
           doe
           fortuue
           ,
           by
           negligent
           looking
           vnto
           ,
           or
           by
           any
           other
           meanes
           ,
           to
           come
           or
           be
           conuayed
           from
           a
           place
           infected
           ,
           to
           any
           other
           place
           ,
           the
           Parish
           from
           whence
           such
           partie
           hath
           come
           ,
           or
           beene
           conuaied
           ,
           vpon
           notice
           thereof
           giuen
           ,
           shall
           at
           their
           charge
           cause
           the
           saide
           party
           so
           visited
           and
           escaped
           ,
           to
           be
           carried
           and
           brought
           backe
           againe
           by
           night
           ,
           and
           the
           parties
           in
           this
           case
           offending
           ,
           to
           bee
           punished
           at
           the
           direction
           of
           the
           Alderman
           of
           the
           Warde
           ,
           and
           the
           Iustices
           of
           the
           Peace
           respectiuely
           :
           and
           the
           house
           of
           the
           receiuer
           of
           such
           visited
           person
           ,
           to
           be
           shutte
           vp
           for
           twenty
           daies
           .
        
         
           THat
           euery
           house
           visited
           be
           marked
           with
           a
           red
           Crosse
           of
           a
           foote
           long
           ,
           
           in
           the
           middle
           of
           the
           Doore
           ,
           euident
           to
           be
           seene
           ,
           and
           with
           these
           vsuall
           printed
           wordes
           :
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           
             Lord
             haue
             mercy
             vpon
             vs
          
           to
           be
           set
           close
           ouer
           the
           same
           Crosse
           ,
           there
           to
           continue
           vntill
           lawfull
           opening
           of
           the
           same
           house
           .
        
         
           THat
           the
           Constables
           see
           euery
           house
           shut
           vp
           ,
           and
           to
           bee
           attended
           with
           Watchmen
           ,
           which
           may
           keepe
           them
           in
           ,
           
           and
           minister
           necessaries
           vnto
           them
           at
           their
           owne
           charges
           (
           if
           they
           be
           able
           )
           or
           at
           the
           common
           charge
           if
           they
           be
           vnable
           :
           the
           shutting
           vp
           to
           be
           for
           the
           space
           of
           foure
           Weekes
           after
           all
           be
           whole
           .
        
         
           That
           precise
           order
           be
           taken
           that
           the
           Searchers
           ,
           Chirurgions
           ,
           Keepers
           and
           Buriers
           are
           not
           to
           passe
           the
           Streetes
           without
           holding
           a
           redde
           Rodde
           or
           Wand
           of
           three
           foote
           in
           length
           ,
           in
           their
           hands
           ,
           open
           and
           euident
           to
           bee
           seene
           ,
           and
           are
           not
           to
           goe
           into
           any
           other
           house
           then
           into
           their
           owne
           ,
           or
           into
           that
           whereunto
           they
           are
           directed
           or
           sent
           for
           ,
           but
           to
           forbeare
           and
           abstaine
           from
           company
           ,
           especially
           when
           they
           haue
           beene
           lately
           vsed
           in
           any
           such
           busines
           or
           attendance
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           this
           end
           it
           is
           ordered
           ,
           that
           a
           Weekely
           Taxe
           be
           made
           in
           euery
           Parish
           visited
           ,
           if
           in
           the
           Citie
           or
           Borough
           then
           vnder
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           Alderman
           of
           the
           Warde
           ,
           where
           the
           place
           is
           visited
           :
           if
           neither
           of
           the
           Counties
           ,
           then
           vnder
           the
           hands
           of
           some
           of
           the
           Iustices
           next
           to
           the
           place
           visited
           ,
           who
           ,
           if
           there
           be
           cause
           ,
           may
           extend
           the
           Taxe
           into
           other
           Parishes
           also
           ,
           and
           may
           giue
           warrant
           of
           distresse
           against
           them
           which
           shall
           refuse
           to
           pay
           :
           and
           for
           want
           of
           distresse
           or
           for
           assistance
           ,
           to
           commit
           the
           offenders
           to
           Prison
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Statute
           in
           that
           behalfe
           .
        
         
           
             ❧
             Orders
             for
             clensing
             and
             keeping
             sweete
             of
             the
             Stteetes
             .
          
           
             FIrst
             it
             is
             thought
             very
             necessary
             and
             so
             ordered
             ,
             
             that
             euery
             House-holder
             doe
             cause
             the
             Streete
             to
             be
             daily
             Pared
             before
             his
             Doore
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             keepe
             it
             cleane
             Swept
             all
             the
             Weeke
             long
             .
          
           
             THat
             the
             Sweeping
             and
             Filth
             of
             houses
             to
             be
             daily
             carried
             away
             by
             the
             Rakers
             ,
             
             and
             that
             the
             Raker
             shall
             giue
             notice
             of
             his
             comming
             by
             the
             blowing
             of
             a
             Horne
             ,
             as
             heretofore
             hath
             beene
             done
             .
          
           
             THat
             the
             Laiestals
             be
             remoued
             as
             farre
             as
             may
             be
             out
             of
             the
             Citie
             ,
             
             and
             common
             Passages
             ,
             and
             that
             no
             Night-man
             or
             other
             be
             suffered
             to
             emptie
             a
             Vault
             into
             any
             Garden
             ,
             neere
             about
             the
             Citie
             .
          
           
           
             THat
             especiall
             care
             be
             taker
             ,
             
             that
             no
             stinking
             Fish
             or
             vnwholsome
             Flesh
             ,
             or
             mustie
             Corne
             or
             other
             corrupt
             fruits
             ,
             of
             what
             sort
             soeuer
             be
             suffered
             to
             bee
             solde
             about
             the
             Citie
             or
             any
             part
             of
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             Bruers
             and
             Tipling
             houses
             be
             looked
             vnto
             ,
             for
             musty
             and
             vnwholsome
             Caske
             .
          
           
             That
             order
             be
             taken
             that
             no
             Hogges
             ,
             Dogges
             or
             Cattes
             ,
             or
             tame
             Pigeons
             ,
             or
             Conies
             be
             suffred
             to
             be
             kept
             within
             any
             parte
             of
             the
             Citie
             ,
             or
             any
             Swine
             to
             be
             or
             stray
             in
             the
             Streets
             or
             Lanes
             ,
             but
             that
             such
             Swine
             be
             Impounded
             by
             the
             Beadle
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             Officer
             ,
             and
             the
             owner
             punished
             according
             to
             the
             Acte
             of
             common
             Councell
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             Dogges
             be
             killed
             by
             the
             Dog-killers
             ,
             appointed
             for
             that
             purpose
             .
          
        
         
           
             ❧
             Orders
             concerning
             loose
             Persons
             and
             idle
             Assemblies
             .
          
           
             FOrasmuch
             as
             nothing
             is
             more
             complained
             on
             then
             the
             multitude
             of
             Roagues
             and
             Wandering
             Beggers
             ,
             
             that
             swarme
             in
             euery
             place
             about
             the
             Citie
             ,
             being
             a
             great
             cause
             of
             the
             spreading
             of
             the
             infection
             ,
             and
             will
             not
             be
             auoyded
             ,
             notwithstanding
             any
             order
             that
             hath
             beene
             giuen
             to
             the
             Contrary
             :
             It
             is
             therefore
             now
             ordered
             ,
             that
             such
             Constables
             and
             others
             ,
             whome
             this
             matter
             may
             any
             way
             concerne
             ,
             doe
             take
             speciall
             care
             ,
             that
             no
             wandring
             Begger
             be
             suffered
             in
             the
             Streetes
             of
             this
             Citie
             ,
             in
             any
             fashion
             or
             manner
             whatsoeuer
             ,
             vpon
             paine
             of
             the
             penaltie
             prouided
             by
             the
             law
             ,
             to
             be
             duly
             and
             seuerely
             executed
             vpon
             them
             .
          
           
             THat
             all
             Plaies
             ,
             
             Bearebaitings
             ,
             Games
             ,
             Singing
             of
             Ballads
             ,
             Buckler-play
             ,
             or
             such
             like
             causes
             of
             Assemblies
             of
             people
             ,
             be
             vtterly
             prohibited
             ,
             and
             the
             parties
             offending
             ,
             seuerely
             punished
             ,
             by
             any
             Alderman
             or
             Iustice
             of
             the
             Peace
             .
          
           
             THat
             disorderly
             tippling
             in
             Tauernes
             ,
             
             Alehouses
             and
             Sellers
             ,
             be
             seuerely
             looked
             vnto
             ,
             as
             the
             common
             sinne
             of
             this
             time
             ,
             and
             greatest
             occasion
             of
             dispersing
             the
             Plague
             :
             and
             where
             any
             shall
             be
             found
             to
             offend
             ,
             the
             penalty
             of
             the
             Statute
             to
             bee
             laide
             vpon
             them
             with
             all
             seueritie
             .
          
           
             And
             for
             the
             better
             execution
             of
             these
             orders
             ,
             as
             also
             for
             such
             other
             directions
             as
             shal
             be
             needfull
             ,
             It
             is
             agreed
             that
             the
             Iustices
             of
             the
             Citie
             and
             the
             Counties
             adioyning
             doe
             meete
             together
             once
             in
             tenne
             dayes
             ,
             eyther
             at
             the
             Sessions
             house
             without
             Newgate
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             conuenient
             place
             ,
             to
             conferre
             of
             things
             as
             shall
             be
             needfull
             in
             this
             behalfe
             .
          
           
             And
             euery
             person
             neglecting
             the
             duety
             required
             ,
             or
             willingly
             offending
             against
             any
             Article
             or
             clause
             ,
             contained
             in
             these
             Orders
             ,
             he
             to
             be
             seuerely
             punished
             by
             imprisonment
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             ,
             as
             by
             law
             he
             ought
             .
          
           
             God
             saue
             the
             King.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Imprinted
           at
           London
           by
           Iohn
           VVindet
           ,
           Printer
           to
           the
           honourable
           Citie
           of
           London
           .
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A06234-e10
           
             Examiners
             be
             appointed
             in
             euery
             Parish
             .
          
           
             The
             Examiners
             Office
             .
          
           
             Watchmen
             .
          
           
             No
             infected
             stuffe
             to
             bee
             vttered
             .
          
           
             Euery
             visited
             house
             to
             be
             marked
             .
          
           
             Euery
             visited
             house
             to
             bee
             watched
             .
          
           
             The
             streets
             to
             bee
             kept
             cleane
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             Rakers
             take
             it
             from
             out
             the
             houses
             .
          
           
             Laiestals
             to
             be
             made
             farre
             off
             from
             the
             Citie
             .
          
           
             Care
             to
             be
             had
             of
             vnwholsome
             Fish
             or
             Flesh
             ,
             and
             of
             musty
             Corne.
             
          
           
             Beggers
             .
          
           
             Plaies
             .
          
           
             Tipling
             houses
             .
          
        
      
    
  

