A Looking-glass for City and Country: Wherein is to be seen many fearful examples in the time of this grievous Visitation, with an admonition to our Londoners flying from the City; and a perswasior Country to be more pitiful to suchas come for succour amongst them.  
OH London, thou Paragon of this Kingdom for beauty & brave buildings, how art thou now widowed of thy chiefest Inhabitants, how art thou left disconsolate, for lack of thy Merchants, and industricus tradesmen, how sittest thou mourning for loss of thy sons and daughters, all the Gentry, that of late made thee their Sanctury of safety hath now left thee, and with the wings of fear flies from thee as from a place of terror, by reason of this grievous visitation here laid upon thee, where to the number of 16000 of thy ablest Inhabitants are departed into the Country, as they have been lately numbered in diverse of thy Parishes  
Besides, the hourly ringing of dead men's kneels, the digging up of graves, the shutting up of doors, the blazing forth of Red Crosses, and the setting Lord have mercy upon us. upon the forefront of infected houses, makes the remainder of thy Inhabitants hearts to tremble and qua●e, and to say, what shall we do to save our lives.  
Some flies to their tender hearted Parents to be succoured, some to their brothers and sisters, some to their dearest acquaintance, some to their lands and livings in the Country, to their fair builded houses, leaving their goods and all they have here behind them in this City, as it were in the keeping of strangers.  
What multitudes do we see daily passing into all Countries and shi●es of this Kingdom, with their whole families, some to one place some to another, not daring once to look back to this discomforted City, both by Wagon, Coach-horse and foot, even as it were bearing packs upon their backs to lodge upon.  
Oh you men of much fear, why do you thus do? In not God as strong there as here, doth not his servant death as soon strike you in the Country, as in the City: wheresoever you go or fly he can find you forth: descend into the depths of the earth, there he will follow you, if you a●cend the clouds he is there also, if to the sea, he will be there likewise, and at his pleasure with his pale Dart of vengeance he will suddenly strike you.  
There is no flying from God, for his hand, is both swift & strong, and can in the twinkling of an eye if so he please destroy us all, and follow us in any place wheresoever we seek to hide ourselves: go not away, but stay by it, set to your helping hands to relieve the poor which now are shut up in the time of this grievous visitation, & then no doubt but God in his mercy will stay his heavy wrath and indignation, here inflicted upon us.  
Yet man I see is mistrustful, and dares not trust God so much in the City as in the Country, else would they not fly so fast as they do, but rather stay here to comfort the inflicted, and soonerly at home in their down beds, then upon hard flocks abroad.  
Great are the woes of many flying Citizens, that for want of lodging, are forced to lie in the fields in haycocks, and pads of straw: some in Barnes, some in stables, some in shéepecots, some in hog-houses, yea most in simple cottages, where the fearful Country people dare hardly come near them, but ever keep upon the wind side, lest this doubted infection should blow upon them.  
I have heard of a young man of this City that in this present sickness, went to his father in the Country to been received, who would give him no entertainment, till he had washed himself stark naked in a pond of water, and so without raiment to come naked into his house, where new clothes were ready provided for him, and the old ones cast quite away, this was the fear of a father to his son.  
Others I have known lodged in Barnes for a whole month together before they were suffered to come in any house, (though their nearest kinsfolks) to prove if they were infected or not, and then with much fear they were received in: all which is now our Citizen's usage in many Countries, so great is the doubt of simple people.  
There scarcely can a Citizen pass the highways without a Certificate, as the use of vagrants are, but must be either conveyed from town with bills and clubs, or kept out at the town's end as Gypsies have been in times past.  
Oh misery, upon misery, that one English man should thus use another and to b● so estranged, that they will hardly let a Traveller have a piece of bread, or a cup of small drink for his money, unless he will eat and drink it by the highway, and after receiving money they will wash it in a bowl of clean water, for fear the silver should have the Infection.  
Many have died travelling by the way for want of succour and warmé lodging, and being dead they have been buried clothes & all, without prayer or Church rights belonging to Christian burial, most like unto Infidels, or as beasts without souls.  
The usage of the Country is so hard that at this present time that a father's house have been shut up for giving his son but one night's lodging, and not suffered to come abroad for a whole months' space, though never so clear from infection.  
These and such like are the terrors of the Plague, which makes the Countryman shun a Londoner as from a Bazaliske or Cockatrice, whose very sight and eyes seemeth to carry infection: some of them at a Citizens passing by, will close up their doors, and look out a far off 〈◊〉 ●heir windows, to see if they pass thorough the Town and not call i● at any house at all.  
This makes London now almost a forsaken City, for her Marke●s are greatly decayed, and grow barren, for the Countrywoman dares not bring up her butter, cheese, eggs and such like things, but sel●s them more dearer by the way as she comes, and more quicker, then if they should furnish our Markets with the same, and being come hither, she is in danger of shuting up at her return back, for the very money she takes for her commodities is thought to bring the Plague down with it into the Country.  
Not a Carrier is scarce suffered to bring up provision for the City, nor bear the like down again, but is kept out of the Town from whence he came and dwelleth, and himself and his cattle compelled t● lie in the fields, and not any of them suffered to carry down people either young or old, though their own sons, sisters, brothers or daughters, such are the sorrows of these times, God amend them when his good will and pleasure is.  
It is reported that in Greenwich a Nobleman's footman coming by very sick, died in a Barn, for which the owner thereof, had both his Barn, and his house shut up for a whole month after, and none of his household suffered to come abroad, which is a more cruelty & strictness then is here now in London, where the hand of God now heavily striketh.  
For here the care of our Magistrates is such, that seeing the distress of the poor growing great by reason of rich men's leaving the City, that should supply them with relief, and the deadness of the time, when poor men would work if they had it, and having wrought they cannot get money when they have earned it, all this considered the care of our King hath been graciously cast upon us, in commanding the poor, and such as be shut up to been mercifully looked unto, and most favourably comforted by our Magistrates.  
The providence of the Lord Maior is greatly to be commended in requesting the Companies of the City to extend their benevolence to the poor & infected houses, by whose appointment the same is weekly most charitably given: likewise his care deserveth the like commendations, in persuading the people of ability to give their weekly reliefs to the poor that are not able to help themselves: also the zeal of our Preachers, that morning evening, and at all times humbly desireth God to be merciful to this distressed City now in the hand of God, even ready to be destroyed.  
And now to conclude, it is not your flying from the City, the leaving your houses, almost empty in every street, your going into fresh airs & pleasant fields, nor your abiding in Country houses can keep you from this terrible stroke of death, for you there are visited as well as here, and dye as suddenly in the Country, as we in London.  
Many could I name at this present time, that no sooner settled in the Country, as they think in safety, but have died presently, therefore it is prayer and true contrition of sins that must allay God's heavy wrath, and not your lurking in corners, and by places, for Death can find you every where he goes before you, he follows after, he bears you company, he spares none, neither Prince nor Peasant, old nor young, be they never so noble, rich, strong, wise, learned, or running in Physic, he comes into your counting houses and kinseth your money tellers, he overthrows the dancer, and stoppeth, ●he sweet voice of the singer, he breaks wedlock, makes widows, fatherless children, and comes in the Chambers of Merchants, their wives and families: therefore say not with the heathen Philosophers that this Pestilence cometh by mortal chance, by concourse of stars infecting the air, corrupting and poisoning of living things▪ No, it is the messenger of God, his scourge & cross to all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 good and bad, in the reward of sin, wherein we are all borne and ●●●ceiued: Then Lord have mercy upon us, according to thy great ●●●cies and loving kindness, To whom (Oh sweet Lord) we m●●e our daily Prayers, in this grievous time of Visitation, trusting thou ●●ll most graciously hear us for thy dear Son's sake our Saui●●r jesus Christ, Amen.   

Printed at London for H. Gosson, and are to be sold by E. Wright at his shop at Christ-Church gate.