Londons Lord have mercy upon us. A true relation of seven modern plagues or visitations in London, with the number of those that were buried of all diseases; viz the first in the year of Queen Elizabeth, anno 1592. The second in the year 1603 the third in (that never to be forgotten year) 1625. The fourth in anno 1630. The fift in the year 1636. The sixt in the year 1637. and 1638. The seventh this present year, 1665.

1665

LONDONS LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US. A true Relation of Seven modern Plagues or Visitations in London, with the number of those that were Buried of all Diseases; viz The first in the year of Queen ELIZABETH, Anno 1592. The second in the year 1603 the third in (that never to be forgotten year) 1625. The fourth in Anno 1630. The fift in the year 1636. The sixt in the year 1637. and 1638 The seventh this present year. 1665.

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REader, what ever thou art, rich or poor,
Rowse up thy self, for Death stands at the door;
If God sayes strike, he must & wil come in
For death we know is the reward of sin.
His very breath is so infectious grown,
He poysons every one he breathes upon;
He is the Rich-man's terrour, makes him flye,
And bear away his baggs, as loath to die.
What shall the Poor do that behind do stay?
Death makes them rich, by taking them away.
But what shall Poor men do, that here do live,
'Tis surely fit the Rich should comfort give,
And weekly Means unto them still afford:
Oh such Rich men shall be rich in the Lord!
Death startles all, but more the guilt of sin,
Which sinful man long time hath lived in,
Doth make them fearful of that punishment
Due unto sin, for time that's evil spent.
Oh why was this not thought on long ago!
When God expected our Repentance so?
Seventeen years since, a little Plague God sent,
He shoke his Rod to move us to repent:
Not long before that time, a dearth of Corn
Was sent to us to see if we would turn:
And after that, there's none deny it can;
The Beasts did suffer for the sin of man:
Grass was so short and small, that it was told,
Hay for four pound a Load was daily sold.
These Judgements God hath sent even to cite us
Unto Repentance, and from sin to fright us.
Oh stubborn England! childish and unwise,
So heavy laden with iniquities:
Return, return, unto thy loving Father,
Return I say with speed, so much the rather,
Because his Son thy Saviour pleads thy cause,
Though thou hast broken all his holy Lawes:
Say to thy self, My sins are cause of all
Gods Judgements that upon this I and do fall,
And sin's the cause that each one doth complain,
They have too much, sometimes to little rain:
Say to thy self, this Plague may be removed,
If I repent, as plainly may be proved
By Niniveh, that City great and large,
For God hath given unto his Angels Charge,
To strike and to forbear as he sees sit;
If it be so, then learn thou so much wit,
To use thy best endeavour to prevent
A plague, which thou mayst do if thou repent,
Let all infected Houses be thy Text,
And make this Ʋse, that thine may be the next.
The Red Crosse still is us'd, as it hath bin.
To shew they Christians are that are within:
And Lord have mercy on us on the door,
Puts thee in mind, to pray for them therefore.
The Watchman that attends the house of sorrow,
He may attend upon thy house to morrow.
Oh where's the vows we to our God have made!
When death & sickness came with axe & spade,
And hurl'd our Brethren up in heaps space,
Even forty thousand in a little space:
The Plague among us is not yet removed,
Because that sin of us is still beloved.
Each spectacle of Death and Funerall,
Puts thee and I in mind, We must die all.

An exact and true relation of the number of those that were buried in London and the Liberties of all Diseases, from the 17 of March 1591. to the 22 of December, 1592.

	totall	Pl.
March 17	351	31
March 24	219	29
March 31	307	27
Aprill 7	203	33
Aprill 14	290	37
Aprill 21	310	41
Aprill 28	350	29
May 5	339	38
May 12	300	42
May 19	450	58
May 26	410	62
June 2	441	81
June 9	399	99
June 16	401	108
June 23	850	118
June 30	1440	927
July 7	1510	893
July 14	1491	258
July 21	1507	852
July 28	1503	983
August 4	1550	797
August 11	1532	651
August 18	1508	449
August 25	1490	507
Septemb. 2	1210	563
Septemb. 8	621	451
Septem. 15	629	349
Septem. 22	450	130
Septem. 29	408	327
Octob. 6	422	323
Octob. 13	330	308
Octob. 20	320	302
Octob. 27	310	301
Novem. 3	309	209
Novem. 10	301	107
Novem. 17	321	93
Novem. 24	349	94
Decemb 1	331	86
Decemb. 8	529	71
Decem. 15	386	39
Decem. 22

Baptized, 5827
The totall: 25886
Of the Plague. 11503

1603.

	totall.	Pl.
March 17	108	3
March 24	60	2
March 31	78	6
Aprill 7	66	4
Aprill 14	79	4
Aprill 21	98	8
Aprill 28	109	10
May 5	90	11
May 12	112	18
May 19	12 [...]	22
May 26	122	32
June 2	114	30
June 9	131	43
June 16	144	59
June 23	182	72
June 30	267	158
July 7	445	263
July 14	612	424

The Out-parishes this Week were joyned with the City.

July 21	1186	917
July 28	1728	1392
August 4	2256	1925
August 11	2077	1743
August 18	3054	2719
August 25	2853	2535
Septemb 1	3385	3034
Septemb 8	3078	2728
Septem. 15	3129	2815
Septem. 22	2456	2192
Septem. 29	1961	1731
Octob. 6	1831	1649
Octob. 13	1312	1142
Octob. 20	766	648
Octob. 27	625	504
Novemb. 3	737	592
Novem. 10	585	441
Novem. 17	384	255
Novem. 24	198	102
Decemb. 1	223	105
Decem. 8	163	55
Decem. 15	200	66
Decem. 22	168	74

The totall of the Burials this whole year, 38250
of the Plague, 30583

1625.

Buried in London and the Liberties of all diseases, Anno 1625. the number here following.

	totall.	Pl.
March 17	262	4
March 24	226	8
March 31	243	11
Aprill 7	239	10
Aprill 14	256	24
Aprill 21	230	25
Aprill 28	305	26
May 5	292	30
May 12	332	45
May 19	379	71
May 26	401	78
June 2	395	69
June 9	434	91
June 16	510	165
June 23	640	239
June 30	942	390
July 7	1222	593
July 14	1781	1004
July 21	2850	1819
July 28	3583	2471
August 4	4517	3659
August 11	4855	4115
August 18	5205	44 [...]3
August 25	4841	4218
Septemb. 1	3897	3344
Septemb. 8	3157	2550
Septem. 15	2148	1672
Septem. 22	1994	1551
Septem. 29	1236	852
Octob. 6	833	538
Octob. 13	815	511
Octob. 20	651	331
Octob. 27	375	[...]34
Novem. 3	357	89
Nov. 10	319	92
Nov. 17	274	48
Nov. 24	231	27
Decem. 1	290	15
Decem. 8	181	15
Decem. 15	168	6
Decem. 22	157	1

The total of the Burials this whole year, 54082
of the Plague, 35428

1630.

	total.	Pl.
June 24	205	19
July 1	209	25
July 8	217	43
July 15	250	50
July 22	229	40
July 29	279	77
August 5	250	56
August 12	246	65
August 19	269	54
August 26	270	67
Septem 2	230	66
Septem 9	259	63
Septem. 16	264	68
Sept. 23	274	57
Sept. 30	269	56
Octob. 7	236	66
Octob. 14	261	73
Octob. 21	248	60
Octob. 28	214	34
Novem. 4	242	29
Nov. 11	215	29
Nov. 18	200	18
Nov. 25	226	7
Decem 2	221	20
Decem 9	198	19
Decem. 16	217	5

The total of the Burials this whole year, 10554
of the plague, 1317

A Posset Drink to remove the Plague from the Heart.

AN Ale PossetDrink with Pimpernel seethed in it, till it tastes strong of it, drunk often, removes the Infection, though it hath got to the very Heart.

An approved Remedy against the Plague.

TAke a sprig of Rue, alias, herb-of-grace, and shred it, and put it in a Figg or two, and eat it every morning fasting, it keeps the Body from Infection. and purifieth the bloud.

Certain approved Medicines for the Plague, both to prevent that contagion, and to expel it after it be taken; as have been Approved in Anno 1625. as also in this present Visitation, 1665.

A cheap Medicine to keep from infection.

TAke a pint of new Milk, and cut two cloves of Garlick very small, put it in the milk, and drink it mornings fasting, and it preserveth from infection.

1636.

Buried in London and the Liberties, of all diseases, the number as followeth.

	total.	Pl.
April 7	199	2
April 14	205	4

This Week was added to the City parishes,

S. Marg. Westminster.
Lambeth.
S. Mary Newington
Redriffe parish.
S. Mary Islington.
Stepney parish.
Hackney parish.

April 21	285	14
April 28	259	17
May 5	251	10
May 12	308	55
May 19	299	35
May 26	330	62
June 2	339	67
June 9	345	87
June 16	381	103
June 23	304	79
June 30	352	104
July 7	215	81
July 14	372	104
July 21	395	120
July 28	423	151
August 4	461	206
August 11	538	283
August 18	638	321
August 25	787	429
Septemb. 1	1011	638
Septem. 8	1069	650
Septem. 15	1306	865
Septem 22	1229	775
Sept. 29	1403	928
Octob. 6	1405	921
Octob. 13	1302	792
Octob. 20	1002	555
Octob. 27	900	458
Novem. 3	1300	838
Nov. 10	1104	715
Nov. 17	950	573
Nov. 24	857	476
Decemb. 1	614	312
Decemb. 8	459	167
Decem. 15	385	85
Decem. 22	316	76
Decem. 29	383	125

The total of all the Burials this year, 27415
of the plague, 12102

1637.

	total.	Pl.
January 5	381	126
January 12	314	73
Januar. 19	268	59
Januar. 26	289	72
Februar. 2	351	103
Februa. 9	315	104
Februa. 16	28 [...]	78
Februa. 23	254	44
March 2	262	69
March 9	333	100
March 16	303	80
March 23	260	65
March 31	343	115
April 7	301	98
April 14	258	79
April 21	300	90
April 28	319	107
May 4	292	81
May 11	300	105
May 18	285	74
May 25	314	83
June 1	269	72
June 8	273	74
June 15	268	110
June 22	304	106
June 29	371	156
July 6	362	163
July 13	325	133
July 20	321	140
July 27	335	117
August 3	300	89
August 10	275	74
August 17	228	53
August 24	225	43
August 31	209	30
Septem. 7	227	36
Septem. 14	200	21
Septem. 21	184	21
Septem. 28	197	27
Octob. 5	166	15
Octob. 12	198	17
Octob. 19	174	13

The total of the Burials this year. 14270
of the Plague, 3603

1638.

Buried in London & the Liberties this year of all diseases, 16621
of the plague, 508

1646.

Buried in London, and the Liberties this year of all Diseases 10415
Of the Plague 2436

1647.

Buried in London, and the Liberties, this year of all Diseases, 16452
Of the Plague, 5285

1648.

Buried in London, and the Liberties, this year of all Diseases, 11509
Of the Plague, 693

1665.

Buried in London & the Liberties, of all diseases, the number as followeth.

	total.	Pl.
April 25	398	2
May 2	388	0
May 9	347	9
May 16	353	3
May 23	385	14
May 30	399	17
June 6	405	43
June 13	558	112
June 20	611	168
June 27	684	267
July 4	10 [...]6	470
July 11	1268	725
July 18	1761	1089
July 25	2785	1843
August 1	3014	2010
August 8	4030	2817
August 15	5319	3880
August 22	5568	4237
August 29	7496	6102
Septem. 5	8252	6978
Sept. 12	7590	6544
Sept. 19	8297	7165
Sept. 26	6460	5533
Octob. 3	5720	4929
Octob. 10	5068	4327
Octob. 17	3219	2665
Octob. 24	1806	1421
Octob 31	1398	1031
Novemb. 7	1787	1414
Novem. 14
Novem. 21
Novem. 28

Buried in the 97 Parishes within the Walles, from October 31. to Novemb. 7

Of the Plague,—314

In the Out-Parishes this Week, of the Plague,

S. Andrews Holborn	36
S. Bartholmew great	4
S. Bartholmew Less	3
S. Brides parish	16
Bridewel Precinct	3
S. Botolph Aldersgate	14
S. Botolph Allgate	68
S. Botolph Bishopsgate	24
S. Dunstans West	13
S. George Southwark	22
S. Giles Cripplegate	39
S. Olaves Southwark	07
S. Saviours Southwark	108
S. Sepulchres parish	16
S. Thomas Southwark	8
Trinity Minories	4
At the Pesthouse
S. Giles in the Fields	24
Hackney parish	9
S. James Clerkenwel	5
S. Katharine Tower	8
Lambeth Parish	39
S. Leonard Shoreditch	21
S. Magdalen Bermond	57
S. Mary Newington	16
S. Mary Islington	4
S. Mary Whiteshappel	40
Redriff Parish	12
Stepney Parish	253
S. Clement Danes	28
S. Paul Covent Garden	3
S.Martins i'th Fields	37
S. Mary Savoy	7
S. Margant Westmin.	92

At the Pesthouse.

Buried this week of all Diseases, 1787. Of the Plague, 1414. Increased in the Burials, 399. Parishes clear of the Plague, 20. Parishes Infected, 110.

London, Printed for Francis C [...]s, Thomas Vere. and John Wright.

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