Orders conceived and agreed to be published, by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London, and the justices of Peace of the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey, by direction from the Lords of his majesties most Honourable privy COUNCIL.  
WHereas in the first year of his majesties most happy reign over this Realm of England, an Act was made, for the charitable relief, and ordering of persons Infected with the Plague: whereby Authority is given to justices of Peace, Mayor, Bailiffs, and other head Officers, to appoint within their several Limits Examiner's, Searchers, Watchmen, Keepers, and Buriers for the persons and places infected, and to minister unto them Oaths for performance of their Offices. And the same Statute also authorizeth the giving of other Directions, as unto them for the present necessity, shall seem good in their discretions. It is therefore upon special consideration thought very expedient, for the preventing and avoiding of the infection of Sickness (if it shall please Almighty God) which is now dangerously dispersed into many places within the City and Suburbs of the same: that these Officers following be appointed, and these Orders hereafter prescribed be duly observed.  
FIrst it is thought requisite and so ordered, 
Examiner's be appointed in every Parish.  that in every Parish there be one, two or more persons of good sort and credit, chosen and appointed by the Alderman his Deputy, and Common council of every Ward, and by the justices of Peace in the Counties, by the name of Examiner's, to continue in that Office the space of two months at least: and if any fit persons, so appointed as aforesaid, shall refuse to undertake the same, the said parties so refusing, to be committed to Prison until they shall conform themselves accordingly.  
THat these Examiner's be sworn by the Alderman, 
The Examiner's Office.  or by one of the justices of the County, to inquire and learn from time to time what houses in every Parish be visited, and what persons be sick, and of what diseases, as near as they can inform themselves and upon doubt in that case, to command restraint of access, until it appear what the disease shall prove: and if they find any persons sick of the infection, to give order to the Constable, that the house be shut up: and if the Constable shall be found remiss or negligent, to give present notice thereof to the Alderman, or the justice of Peace respectively.  
THat to every infected house there be appointed two Watchmen, 
Watchmen.  one for the day and the other for the night: and that these Watchmen have a special care that no person go in or out of such infected houses, whereof they have the charge, upon pain of severe punishment. And the said Watchmen to do such further Offices as the sick house shall need and require: and if the Watchman be sent upon any business, to lock up the house and take the key with him: and the Watchman by day to attend until ten of the clock at night: and the watchman by night till six in the morning.  
company the Coarse to Church, or to enter the house Visited, upon pain of having his house shut up or be imprisoned.  
THat no Clothes, 
No infected stuff to be uttered.  Stuffe, Bedding or Garments be suffered to be carried or conveyed out of any infected houses, and that the Criers and carriers abroad of Bedding or old Apparel, to be Sold or Pawned, be utterly prohibited and restrained: and no Brokers of Bedding, or old Apparel be permitted to make any outward Show, or hang forth on their Stalls, Shop-boards or Windows, towards any Street, Lane, common Way or Passage, any old Bedding or Apparel to be sold, upon pain of Imprisonment: and if any Broker or other person shall buy any Bedding, Apparel or other Stuff out of any infected house, within two months after the infection hath been there, his house shall be shut up as infected, and so shall continue shut up twenty days at the least.  
IF any person visited do fortwe, by negligent looking unto, or by any other means, to come or be conveyed from a place infected, to any other place, the Parish from whence such party hath come, or been conveyed, upon notice thereof given, shall at their charge cause the said party so visited and escaped, to be carried and brought back again by night, and the parties in this case offending, to be punished at the direction of the Alderman of the Ward, and the justices of the Peace respectively: and the house of the receiver of such visited person, to be shut up for twenty days.  
THat every house visited be marked with a red Cross of a foot long, 
Every visited house to be marked.  in the middle of the Door, evident to be seen, and with these usual printed words: that is to say, Lord have mercy upon us to be set close over the same Cross, there to continue until lawful opening of the same house.  
THat the Constables see every house shut up, and to be attended with Watchmen, which may keep them in, 
Every visited house to be watched.  and minister necessaries unto them at their own charges (if they be able) or at the common charge if they be unable: the shutting up to be for the space of four Weeks after all be whole.  
That precise order be taken that the Searchers, chirurgeons, Keepers and Buriers are not to pass the Streets without holding a red Rod or Wand of three foot in length, in their hands, open and evident to be seen, and are not to go into any other house then into their own, or into that whereunto they are directed or sent for, but to forbear and abstain from company, especially when they have been lately used in any such business or attendance.  
And to this end it is ordered, that a Weekly Tax be made in every Parish visited, if in the City or Borough then under the hand of the Alderman of the Ward, where the place is visited: if neither of the Counties, then under the hands of some of the justices next to the place visited, who, if there be cause, may extend the Tax into other Parishes also, and may give warrant of distress against them which shall refuse to pay: and for want of distress or for assistance, to commit the offenders to Prison, according to the Statute in that behalf.  

❧ Orders for cleansing and keeping sweet of the Stteetes.  
FIrst it is thought very necessary and so ordered, 
The streets to be kept clean.  that every Householder do cause the Street to be daily Pared before his Door, and so to keep it clean Swept all the Week long.  
THat the Sweeping and Filth of houses to be daily carried away by the Rakers, 
That the Rakers take it from out the houses.  and that the Raker shall give notice of his coming by the blowing of a Horn, as heretofore hath been done.  
THat the Laiestals be removed as far as may be out of the City, 
Laiestals to be made far off from the City.  and common Passages, and that no Night-man or other be suffered to empty a Vault into any Garden, near about the City.  
THat especial care be taker, 
Care to be had of unwholesome Fish or Flesh, and of musty Corne.  that no stinking Fish or unwholesome Flesh, or musty Corn or other corrupt fruits, of what sort soever be suffered to be sold about the City or any part of the same.  
That the Brewer's and Tippling houses be looked unto, for musty and unwholesome Cask.  
That order be taken that no Hogs, Dogs or Cats, or tame Pigeons, or Coneys be suffered to be kept within any part of the City, 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 Act of common Council, and that the Dogs 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 Rogues and Wandering Beggars, 
Beggars.  that swarm in every place about the City, being a great cause of the spreading of the infection, and will not be avoided, notwithstanding any order that hath been given to the Contrary: It is therefore now ordered, that such Constables and others, whom this matter may any way concern, do take special care, that no wandering Beggar be suffered in the Streets of this City, in any fashion or manner whatsoever, upon pain of the penalty provided by the law, to be duly and severely executed upon them.  
THat all Plays, 
Plays.  Bearebaitings, Games, Singing of Ballads, Buckler-play, or such like causes of Assemblies of people, be utterly prohibited, and the parties offending, severely punished, by any Alderman or justice of the Peace.  
THat disorderly tippling in Taverns, 
Tippling houses.  Alehouses and Sellers, be severely looked unto, as the common sin of this time, and greatest occasion of dispersing the Plague: and where any shall be found to offend, the penalty of the Statute to be laid upon them with all severity.  
And for the better execution of these orders, as also for such other directions as shall be needful, It is agreed that the justices of the City and the Counties adjoining do meet together once in ten days, either at the Session's house without Newgate, or some other convenient place, to confer of things as shall be needful in this behalf.  
And every person neglecting the duty required, or willingly offending against any Article or clause, contained in these Orders, he to be severely punished by imprisonment, or otherwise, as by law he ought.  
God save the King.    

Imprinted at London by john Windet, Printer to the honourable City of London.