A True bill of the whole number that hath died in the cittie of London, the citty of Westminster, the citty of Norwich, and diuers other places, since the time this last sicknes of the plague began in either of them, to this present month of October the sixt day, 1603 with a relation of many visitations by the plague, in sundry other forraine countries.

A True bill of the whole number that hath died in the cittie of London, the citty of Westminster, the citty of Norwich, and diuers other places, since the time this last sicknes of the plague began in either of them, to this present month of October the sixt day, 1603 with a relation of many visitations by the plague, in sundry other forraine countries.

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A true bill of the whole number that hath died in the Cittie of London, the citty of Westminster, the citty of Norwich, and diuers other places, since the time this last sicknes of the plague began in either of them, to this present month of October the sixt day, 1603. With a relation of many visitations by the plague, in sundry other forraine Countries.

¶ The seuerall visitations by the Plague in the Citty of Norwich.

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A true bill of the whole number that hath died in the Cittie of London, the citty of Westminster, the citty of Norwich, and diuers other places, since the time this last sicknes of the plague began in either of them, to this present month of October the sixt day, 1603. With a relation of many visitations by the plague, in sundry other forraine Countries.

IT is no doubt that the corruption of the ayre, together with vncleanly and vnwholsome kéeping of dwelling, where many are pestered together, as also the not obseruing to haue fiers priuate & publiquely made as well within houses, as without in the stréets, at times when the ayre is infected, are great occasions to increase corrupt and pestilent diseases. Neither can it be denied, that the ouer-boldnes of many preasing into infected places, and the lewdnes of others with sores vppon them, presuming into the open ayre, some of wilfulnes, but truly many of necessitie, contaminateth & corrupteth diuers: as the Leprosie, the Pocks, and sundry such vncleane diseases doo: as by drinking, lying in company, and other such meanes, where pure complexions and cleane bloods are defiled with such as are putrified: and therefore carefully to be auoyded. But all these are accidentall, and rather effects then the cause.

Then first this Citty of London cannot be denied, to haue had as great blessings as euer had Ierusalem, for héere God hath long time béen present by his Word and Sacraments, yet they haue abounded in all iniquitie, when Ierusalem long since had not a stone left vpon a stone.

In the yéere of Christ, 81. and in the yere 188. there continued a great time a plague in Rome, of which there daily died two thousand people.

In the yéere 254. fiftéene prouinces of the Romaine Empire, were in a manner consumed with the pestilence.

In the yéere 530. there died in Constantinople fiue thousand a day, and diuers times tenne thousand: and at that time, in some other parts of Gréece, there were not sufficient liuing men left to bury their dead.

And in the yéere 1569. there fell such a plague in Constantinople, that there died in sixe months space, 7. hundred thousand persons, and the yéere following fell such a famine, that a penny loafe of bread of English mony, was worth a crowne of gold: by reason whereof, the people died as fast then of the famine, as they did before of the plague.

In the yéere 540. there began an vniuersall plague all ouer the world, that continued 50. yéeres with great violence.

In the yéere 1348. in Paris in Fraunce, there died a hundred thousand people of the Plague.

In the yéere 1359. so great a pestilence there was in Italy, that there were scarce tenne left of a thousand. And in the yéere 1521. there died in Rome a hundred thousand of the pestilence.

In the yéeres 1576. and 77. in Millan, Padua, and Uenice, there fell a hundred thousand in euery Citty: and in Bohemia (béeing but a small Kingdome) there died thrée hundred thousand the same time.

Soone after the conquest of King William, Duke of Normandy, when the people were subdued to him, and the Knights fés rated which he had made, and himselfe placed with crowne and scepter, hee tooke number of the acres of land in all the realme, and of all the people, and of all the cattell: after which fell so sore a plague, that the people died in such number that tillage decaied, and famine ensued, with rot of cattell, that men were faine to eate flesh of dogs, cats, & mise. A fearefull example for Princes.

In the raigne of King Edward the third, there fell a very great pestilence in the East-Indies, among the Tartarians, Saracens, & Turks, which lasted the space of seauen yéeres: through the feare whereof, many of the Heathens willingly offered themselues to become Christians. And shortly after, by reason of passengers from one Prouince to another, the same pestilence was dispersed in many Christian Kingdoms, & amongst other places, brought into England: where it was so forcible all ouer the Land, that not onely men, but also beasts, birds, and fishes were smitten therewith, and found dead with botches vpon thē. Also among men, the number yt were left aliue, were scarely sufficient to bury their dead. At which time, with the rest that then died of the plague, Henry Duke of Lancaster, Blanch Dutchesse of Lancaster, and the Earle of Warwicke ended the liues. So yt in one yéere, in a little plot of ground of 13. acres compasse, then called Spittle-croft, and now the Charter-house, was buried fifty thousand persons, besides all them that were then buried in the Churchyards, and diuers places in the fields.

Also in Barbarie, Alexandria, Tripolie, and in Constantinople, this last yéere 1602. fell so grieuous a plague, that there died thréere thousand a day for a long time together.

Our visitations, though our sinnes excéede, haue beene more gentle. For in the first great plague in our memory after the losse of Newhauen, frō the first of Ianuary 1562. to Decemb. 1563. there died of the plague, twenty thousand, one hundred, thirtie sixe.

And in the last great visitation, from the 20. of December 1592. to the 23. of the same month in the yéere 1593. died in all 25886. of the plague in and about London, 15003. And in the yéere before, 2000.

God of his mercy, as he did then, hold his heauy hand from vs, and giue vs true repentance, the onely meane to win his grace toward vs.

And now in this present visitation which it pleaseth God to strike vs with, there hath died from the 17. of December 1602. to the 14. of Iuly 1603. the whole number in London and the liberties, 4314. Whereof of the plague, 3310. The rest are set downe as they haue followed wéekely.

From the 14 of Iuly, to the 21. of the same

867

vvhereof of the plague

646

In the out Parishes

319

Whereof of the plague

271

Buried in all this weeke, 1186. vvhereof of the plague 917.

From the 21 of Iuly, to the 28 of the same

1103

vvhereof of the plague

857

In the out Parishes

781

vvhereof of the plague

671

Out of the pesthouse

18

Buried in all this weeke, 1728. vvhereof of the plague 1396.

From the 28 of Iuly to the 4. of August,

1700

vvherof of the plague

1439

In the out parishes

537

vvhereof of the plague

464

Pesthouse,

19

Buried in all this weeke, 2256. vvhereof of the plague 1922.

From the 4 of August, to the 11 of the same

1655

vvherof of the plague

1372

In the out Parishes

410

vvhereof of the plague

361

Pesthouse,

12

Buried in all this weeke, 2077. vvhereof of the plague 1745.

From the 11 of August, to the 18 of the same,

2486

vvherof of the plague

2199

In the out Parishes,

568

vvhereof of the plague

514

In Bridewell 7. Pesthouse,

21

Buried in all this weeke, 3054. vvhereof of the plague 2713.

From the 18 of August, to the 25 of the same,

2343

vvherof of the plague

2091

In the out Parishes,

510

vvhereof of the plague

448

In Bridewell 8. Pesthouse,

12

Buried in all this weeke, 2853. vvhereof of the plague, 2539.

From the 25 of August, to the 1. of September,

2798

vvherof of the plague

2495

In the out Parishes,

587

vvhereof of the plague

540

In Bridewell 5. Pesthouse

6

Buried in all this weeke, 3385, vvhereof of the plague, 3035.

From the 1 of September to the 8 of the same,

2583

vvherof of the plague

2283

In the out Parishes,

495

vvhereof of the plague

441

In Bridewell 17 Pesthouse

5

Buried in all this weeke, 3078 Whereof, of the Plague 2724

From the 8 of September to the 15 of the same,

2676

wherof of the plague,

2411

In the out Parishes,

453

vvherof of the plague,

407

In Bridewell 7. Pesthouse.

10

Buried in all this weeke, 3129. Whereof of the plague, 2818.

From the 15 of Septemb. to the 22 of the same,

2080

vvherof of the plague,

1851

In the out parishes,

376

vvhereof of the plague,

344

In Bridewell 19 Pesthouse,

10

Buried in all this weeke, 2456. vvhereof of the plague, 2195.

From the 22 of Septemb. to the 29 of the same,

1666

wherof of the plague,

1478

In the out parishes,

295

vvhereof of the plague,

254

In Bridewell 8. Pesthouse,

4

Buried in all this weeke, 1961. vvhereof of the plague, 1732.

From the 29 of Septemb. to the 6 of October,

1525

vvherof of the plague,

1367

In the out parishes,

306

vvherof of the plague,

274

In Bridewell 6. pesthouse,

4

Buried in all this weeke, 1831. vvhereof of the plague, 1641.

Buried in all, within London and the liberties, since the sicknes began, 32353. whereof of the plague, 27710.

The number that hath died this weeke in the Cittie of Westminster and the places following.

Buried in Westminster, this weeke, 80. Whereof of the plague, 75.

Buried in the Sauoy, this weeke, 12. Whereof of the plague, 10.

Buried in Stepny parish, this weeke, 107. Whereof of the plague, 100.

Buried at Newington-buts, this weeke, 18. vvhereof of the plague, 14.

Buried in Islington, this weeke, 12. Whereof of the plague, 10.

Buried in Lambeth, this weeke, 40. Whereof of the plague, 40.

Buried in Hackny, this weeke, 10. Whereof of the plague, 8.

Buried in Redrieffe, this weeke, 8. Whereof of the plague, 6.

¶The whole number buried within the 8. seuerall places last before-named, since the sicknes began in them, is 4024. Whereof the number of the plague, is 3700.

¶And the full number that hath beene buried in all, both within London and the liberties, and the eight other seuerall places last before mentioned, is 37376. Whereof the number of the plague is, 32368.

¶ The seuerall visitations by the Plague in the Citty of Norwich.

¶In the yeere of our Lord, 1349. from the first of Ianuary to the last of Iune, there died of the plague within the Cittie of Norwich, 57104. persons, besides Ecclesiasticall Mendicants and Domanicks.

¶From the first of Iune 1579. to the first of the same month, 1580. there died of the pestilence in the Citty of Norwich, 4928. persons.

¶And from the 8 of Aprill 1603. (which was the time that this last visitation beganne in the Citty of Norwich) there haue died to the 29. of Iuly, of all diseases, (as well Strangers as others) 387. And from the 29 of Iuly, to the 30 of September following, the number is set downe weekely.

From the 29 of Iuly, to the 6. of August, the whole number is 67. the number of Strangers, is 32, the number of the plague, is 55.

From the 6 of August to the 12. in all 75. Strangers 26. plague 60

From the 12 of August to the 19. in all 96. Strangers 32. plague 87.

From the 19 of August to the 26, in all 96. Strangers 32. plague 87

From the 26. to the 2 of Septem. in all 132. Stran. 53. plague 119.

From the 2 of Septemb. to the 9, in all 140. Strang. 38. plague 120.

From the 9 of Septemb. to the 16, in all, 218. Strang. 80. plague 204

From the 16 of Septemb. to the 23, in all 166, Strang. 70. plague 158

From the 23 of Septemb. to the 30. in all 169, Strang. 75. plague 161

The whole number, is 1546. Whereof of the plague, 1536.

Henry Chettle.

God saue the King.

FINIS.

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At London printed by I. R. for Iohn Trundle, and are to be sold at his shop in Barbican, neere Long lane end.

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A True bill of the whole number that hath died in the cittie of London, the citty of Westminster, the citty of Norwich, and diuers other places, since the time this last sicknes of the plague began in either of them, to this present month of October the sixt day, 1603 with a relation of many visitations by the plague, in sundry other forraine countries.

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— A True bill of the whole number that hath died in the cittie of London, the citty of Westminster, the citty of Norwich, and diuers other places, since the time this last sicknes of the plague began in either of them, to this present month of October the sixt day, 1603 with a relation of many visitations by the plague, in sundry other forraine countries., Chettle, Henry, d. 1607?, Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks..

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Printed by I.R. for Iohn Trundle, and are to be sold at his shop in Barbican, neere Long Lane end,. At London :: [1603]. (Attributed to the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks by NUC pre-1956 imprints.) (Signed at end: Henry Chettle.) (Date of publication suggested by STC (2nd ed.) and NUC pre-1956 imprints.) (Text in two columns.) (Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.)

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