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MEMENTO MORI  
LONDON'S REMEMBRANCER: OR, A true Account of every particular Weeks CHRISTEN and MORTALITY In all the Years of PESTILENCE Within the Cognizance of the BILLS of MORTALITY Being XVIII Years. Taken out of the Register of the Company of PARISH CLERKS of London, etc. TOGETHER WITH Several Observations on the said Years, and some of their Precedent and Subsequent Years. Published for General satisfaction, and for prevention of false Papers. By JOHN BELL Clerk to the said Company  
LONDON: Printed and are to be sold by E. Cotes living in Aldersgate street, Printer to the Company of Parish Clerks, 1665.   

To the Right Honourable Sir JOHN LAURENCE Kt. Lord Major of the City of LONDON.  
MY LORD,  
SInce it hath pleased Almighty God, so to order it, that this present Visitation should happen under your Lordship's Government of this great and populous City of London, I have taken the boldness to Dedicate this Treatise to your Lordship, as a Person to whose Care and Piety it seems but a fair respect and duty. It is, my Lord, a short Extract, and just Account of every Weeks Christen and Burials in all the Years of PESTILENCE within the cognizance of the Bills of Mortality; being faithfully drawn from the Registers kept in the Common Hall of the Company of Parish Clerks: Which I hope will redound first to your Lordship's satisfaction, and also all the Curious that desire to know the certainty and number of all those that died when God's hand was upon us, by the most deplorable PESTILENCE. By which the World will have the means and benefit of correcting the Errors of divers Papers which have been lately Published by many confident and inconsiderate Writers upon that Subject. So having made this humble tender of myself and my weak Labours to your Honour's exceptance, I shall be no farther troublesome, but with my Prayers for your Lordship's welfare, and the protection of this famous City, I most dutifully subscribe myself  
Your Honours humbly devoted Servant JOHN BELL.   

To the READER.  
Courteous Reader,  
HAving observed with some trouble, the many and gross mistakes which have been imposed upon the World, by divers Ignorant Scribblers about the weekly Accounts of former Visitations; I thought it some part of my duty to rectify those Errors, out of the undeniable Records of those times; and I have accordingly drawn from the Register of the Company of Parish Clerks an exact Computation since the year 1592. to this present year, to satisfy their curiosity that desire to be better informed, and to prevent the inconvenience of false Papers for the future. There have been several Pamphlets Printed upon this Argument, which have been all faulty more or less, and would not be worth the while to Descant upon; but there is one amongst the rest, which I cannot let pass without a mark, in regard that it bears the face of a Sober Discourse, and is Entitled, Reflections on the Bills of Mortality: In this Pamphlet the Reader will find a greater number set down in some years to die of the Plague, than the Clerks Register took notice of to die in all. I therefore have put this small Treatise to view for publick-satisfaction, and prevention of false Papers; which is the only intention of.  
JOHN BELL.   

Some Objections against the BILLS of MORTALITY Answered: As also a view of the Original and continued Bills of Mortality; Showing by what ascents and steps they came to their present perfection. Together with an Account of 18. Years PESTILENCE.  
SInce I have undertaken to say somewhat of the Bills of Mortality, I think it necessary to give an answer to those so generally reported Objections against it:  
Obj. 1. That the Bill of Mortality is little worth, by reason the Searchers are generally old and simple women, and are not able to judge of, and distinguish between Diseases, and therefore cannot make a true Report to the Parist Clerk.  
Obj. 2. Admit the Searchers were discreet and knowing persons, yet the Parish Clerks neglect their duty, and do not at all return them; or not according to the Report of the Searchers.  
To these I answer, that the Bill of Mortality is of very great use and necessity, and therefore not to be slighted, since it so much conduceth to the Health of the City, and Preservation of the Members thereof, in that it giveth a general notice of the Plague, and a particular Account of the places which are therewith infected, to the end such places may be shunned and avoided.  
True and undeniable it is, That the Searchers are generally ancient women, and I think are therefore most fit for that Office: But sure I am they are chosen by some of the eminentest men of the Parish to which they stand related; and if any of their Choosers should speak against their abilities, they would much disparage their own Judgements. And after such Choice they are examined touching their sufficiency, and sworn to that Office by the Dean of the Arches, or some Justices of the Peace, as the cause shall require.  
As for the Clerks Returns, I dare affirm they never were more punctual in the Discharge of this their Duty then at this day. And truly both they and the Searchers have a great deal of reason to be very careful of what they make Report; they being both bound by their Oaths for the performance thereof; The Searchers to view and search the bodies of all persons Deceasing within their Parish; and to give a true Account to the Clerk of what Diseases the Parties Die. And the Clerk to return a just account (according to the Report of the Searchers) to the Common Hall of the Company of Parish Clerks, for the true making up of the Weekly Bill of Mortality. And I presume there cannot be a stricter Obligation than a sacred Oath to bind any person.  
But to proceed, my purpose is to give you a just and brief Account of all the Weekly Christen and Mortality in all the Years of Pestilence since the beginning of the Bills of Mortality, accounting such for Plague Years, wherein the number of that Disease amounted to One Thousand or thereabouts: Together with some Observations on the Bills for the said Years, and their precedent and subsequent Years.  
I shall begin with the year 1593. being the first year in which any Account of the Chirstning and Burials was kept. I cannot find any Record of more antiquity than that of this Year in the Company of Parish Clerks Hall; nor can I give you a particular Account of the Christen and Burials therein. But the General or whole Years Account I find Recorded in these Words, viz.  

A Brief Report of all the Christen and Burials within the City of London and the Liberties thereof, for one whole Year past; (that is to say) from Thursday at Noon the xxj of December, Anno 1592. unto the xx day of December being Thursday at Noon, Anno 1593. hath been buried in all 17844  
Whereof hath died of the Plague 10662  
Christened this whole Year, is 4021  
Parishes Clear of the Plague 00   
I shall now proceed to treat of the subsequent Year 1594. In which Year I find not only the General or whole Years Account, but also the Particular or Weekly Account, both of Christen and Burials to be on Record. I shall not give you an Account of the Particulars in this Year; It (according to my Account) not coming within the compass of a Plague Year.  
But I shall note unto you, That the Bill of Mortality now in its Infancy, consisted but of 109 Parishes; which Parishes then were only Alphabetically set down, without making any distinction of the Out-Parishes from those within the Walls: whereas now it comprehends 130. and distinguishes the Parishes by the four Divisions of the 97. 16. 12. and 5. Parishes, as by the present Bills may appear. I shall next name unto you the Parishes then wanting.  
In the now 97 Parishes within the Walls, wanted the Parish of St. James at Dukes-place. In the now 16 Parishes, being part within the Liberties and part without, wanted St. Bartholomew the Great, Bridewell Precinct, and Trinity in the Minories. Which four Parishes, I conceive, being all Precincts, came not into the Bill. The now 12 and 5 Parishes were then quite exempt. I shall now show by what ascents and steps the Bills came to what they now are.  
In the Year 1604 were added to the 109 Parishes, these here-under named, To the then 13 Parishes the 3 Parishes said to be wanting of the 16 Parishes, and these 8. viz.  

St. Clement Danes  
St. Giles in the Fields  
St. James at Clarkenwell  
St. Katherine Tower  
St. Leonard in Shoreditch  
St. Marry in Whitechappel  
St. Martin in the Fields, and  
St. Magdalen Bermondsey.   
In the Year 1606 was added to these 8, St. Marry at the Savoy: and in the Year 1647 to them likewise was added St. Paul in Covent Garden, making their number the 10 Out-parishes. In the Year 1626., the Parish or Precinct of St. James at Dukes-place was added to the then 96 now 97 Parishes within the Walls: All which Parishes ever since their several additions, and the other ever since the Year 1604, brought to the Company of Parish Clerks Hall, not only the number of all the Christen and Burials, but also an account of all the Diseases and Casualties, although no such account was published to the World until the Year 1629. In this Year also was added the City of Westminster, which brought in only the number of the Christen, Burials, and Plague, without taking notice of, or specifying any other the Diseases or Casualties. And in the Year 1636, the Parishes of Hackney, Islington, Lam-beth, Newington, Rothorith, and Stepney, likewise brought in their Reports of the Christen, Burials, and Plague, in like manner and form as the City of Westminster before is said to do.  
In the Year 1660 the Bills were new modelled, and the account of all the Diseases and Casualties in the whole 130 Parishes, was brought in, and the 12 Parishes lying in Middlesex and Surrey, were made a Division in the fore-side Bill by themselves, and the 5 Parishes within the City and Liberties of Westminster were made a Division by themselves; whereas before they were intermixed with each other.  
In the Year 1665 the totals of the Christen were distinctly set down in the foreside Bill under each of the 4 Divisions of the 97. 16. 12, and 5. Parishes respectively.  
Thus have I given you a Brief account of the Additions of the several Parishes to the Weekly Bills: It now remains that I should show you the several shapes or forms in which the Bills of Mortality have since their Original been presented to the World. And likewise for what reason the account of Burials were kept. I think I need not trouble myself herein, since that worthy and ingenious Gentleman, Captain John Grant, in his Book of Natural and Political Observations on the Bills of Mortality, hath already so well described them: Wherein also he shows that the Bills of Mortality had their beginning in the Year 1592. it being a very Pestilential Year: and that the occasion of keeping the account of Burials arose first from the Plague in that Year.  
I shall now return to speak of the Year 1603. And shall first observe unto you, that most of the Pamphlets and Papers yet extant concerning the Bills of Mortality, make mention of this Year for a very great Plague Year. But their Writers are either very ignorant, and set down their accounts at random, or else have lost a year; for they all make their Papers bear date March 17. 1603. and conclude that from thence to December following, which must necessarily be in the Year 1604. there died of all Diseases 37294. whereof of the Plague 30561. I shall now make the falsities of their Papers appear, by giving you the General, or whole Years account for that Year, as I find it Recorded in the form following; which will somewhat antedate their Papers, and yet not amount to the 33 part of the number they account the Plague to be therien 

Anno 1603.  
Anno 1604.    
The whole Years Collection of all the Burials and Christen, as well within the City of London and the Liberties thereof, as in the eight Out-Parishes adjoining to the City, and out of the Freedom: together with all at the Pest-house belonging to London, from Thursday the 21 of December, Anno Dom. 1603. to Thursday the 20 of December 1604. according to the Report made to the Kings most excellent Majesty, by the Company of Parish Clerks as followeth: 

Buried this Year in the fourscore and 16 Parishes of London within the Walls 1798 

Whereof of the Plague 280    
Buried this Year in the 16 Parishes of London within the Liberties and without the Walls 2465 

Whereof of the Plague 368    
The whole sum of all the Burials in London and the Liberties thereof this year is 4263 

Whereof of the Plague 648    
Buried this Year in the eight Out-Parishes, and the Pest-house adjoining to London, and cut of the Freedom 956 

Whereof of the Plague 248    
The Total of all the Burials in all the places aforesaid is 5219 

Whereof of the Plague 896    
Christened in all the aforesaid Places this Year 5458  
Parishes that have been clear this Year 24  
Parishes that have been infected this Year 96    
I had likewise given you the particulars for this Year, but that according to my account it comes not within the compass of a Plague Year.  
I deny not, but that there might be, and I believe was, a very grievous Pestilence which raged here in some part of the Year 1603. and that which confirms me most in this belief, is a Sermon preached by Bishop Andrews before King James at Cheswick the 20 day of August 1603. being said to be preached in the time of Pestilence: But I deny, and have already made it appear, that it continued not till March 1603. much less began then.  
Having now given you an account of the Errors of others Papers, by putting them in Competition with the Company of Parish Clerks Register, you may ask me, Why then I do not give you a better account of that Pestilential Year?  
I answer, That in that Year the Parish-Clerks gave not in any account thereof; and although I think it not impossible, yet it is very improbable, that any particular man should give a just account thereof.  
For the Bills of Mortality took their Original 21 Decemb. 1592. being part of the year in which raged the Great Plague, and continued until 18 Decemb. 1595. In which Year (the Plague ceasing) they were discontinued and laid aside as useless until the 21. day of December, Anno 1603. at which time they were again resumed and continued unto this Day.  
Captain Grant observes likewise, that the Bills were not resumed till after the Great Plague 1603.  
I now proceed to give you a particular account of 18 Years of Pestilence, and shall first begin with the Year 1605 part, and 1606. being the first Year which I find the Particular or Weekly account of the Plague to amount to above 1000 in our Books, as in the Table following.  
The 18 Years of Pestilence, of which I give you a Weekly account, are these hereunder written; Anno Anno 1605 part, and 1606 1639 part, and 1640 1606 1607 1640 1641 1607 1608 1641 1642 1608 1609 1642 1643 1609 1610 1643 1644 1624. 1625 1644 1645 1629 1630 1645 1646 1635 1636 1646 1647 1636 1637 1664 1665   

Instructions for the better understanding of the following TABLES.  
THe 1 Column intimates to you the number of the Weeks, as the 1, 2, or 3. Week of the Year, beginning always in December.  
The 2. the several Days of the Month in which each Week expired.  
The 3. the totals of the Christen in each of the said Weeks.  
The 4. the totals of the Burials.  
The 5. the totals of the Plague.  
And the 6. the Number of the Parishes infected.  
I might also have added another Column to show the Weekly Increase or Decrease of the Burials, but that is easily known by the number in the precedent Week, therefore I think it needless.  
I shall here also Note unto you, that what Observations I shall make in this small Treatise shall follow the Tables for the 18 Years.  

A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality, for the year 1605, and 1606.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 26 100 116 5 5 2 January 2 117 151 6 5 3 9 130 138 4 4 4 16 124 138 3 2 5 23 143 121 6 4 6 30 124 101 3 2 7 February 6 122 105 5 5 8 13 131 118 7 6 9 20 126 109 12 6 10 27 102 117 9 8 11 March— 6 110 98 7 4 12 13 126 137 9 7 13 20 123 133 14 11 14 27 134 123 17 8 15 April— 3 123 114 13 9 16 10 132 145 27 11 17 17 139 129 12 8 18 24 118 110 11 7 19 May— 1 92 136 17 10 20 8 116 103 13 11 21 15 128 94 13 8 22 22 113 132 14 9 23 29 94 98 9 7 24 June— 5 129 112 16 8 25 12 127 112 19 14 26 19 121 119 15 10 27 26 132 126 24 16 28 July— 3 109 110 75 12 29 10 111 134 33 18 30 17 115 146 50 22 31 24 96 140 46 26 32 31 132 178 66 29 33 August— 7 131 181 67 29 34 14 141 197 75 33 35 21 133 189 85 28 36 28 125 207 85 29 37 Septemb. 4 123 241 116 32 38 11 134 216 105 28 39 18 121 214 92 36 40 25 132 204 87 35 41 October— 2 121 256 141 40 42 9 134 218 106 38 43 16 142 227 117 37 44 23 131 224 109 38 45 30 124 226 101 34 46 Novemb. 6 136 183 68 27 47 13 125 162 41 20 48 20 121 145 28 11 49 27 143 123 22 13 50 December 4 155 160 45 17 51 11 135 137 38 20 52 18 136 132 28 15 53 25 134 135 38 19 The Totals 6614 7920 2124  
A TABLE of all the Christen and Mortality, for the year 1606, and 1607.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 January. 1 117 150 38 18 2 8 161 115 26 12 3 15 118 121 16 8 4 22 135 106 14 7 5 29 135 134 28 12 6 February 5 134 158 33 14 7 12 130 147 20 12 8 19 140 149 17 9 9 26 115 120 14 9 10 March— 5 147 127 20 13 11 12 133 130 30 14 12 19 146 138 33 13 13 26 133 124 22 9 14 April— 2 130 123 13 5 15 9 145 138 23 12 16 16 143 146 27 11 17 23 98 133 26 12 18 30 115 125 43 14 19 May— 7 130 94 17 7 20 14 110 128 15 3 21 21 116 126 2● 9 22 28 120 116 13 5 23 June— 4 104 100 11 4 24 11 128 90 10 4 25 18 111 86 14 2 26 25 122 126 21 10 27 July— 2 111 112 27 7 28 9 103 117 33 10 29 16 89 154 37 12 30 23 126 152 51 17 31 30 115 156 43 19 32 August— 6 112 187 77 19 33 13 102 172 69 21 34 20 134 189 76 32 35 27 124 175 71 26 36 Septemb. 3 130 232 105 36 37 10 149 243 121 38 38 17 137 264 124 36 39 24 119 302 177 55 40 October— 1 157 283 150 48 41 8 116 230 113 32 42 15 110 223 110 45 43 22 150 215 82 37 44 29 143 198 68 31 45 Novemb. 5 114 196 66 25 46 12 135 186 55 24 47 19 133 148 46 22 48 26 138 130 21 12 49 Decemb. 3 154 126 19 12 50 10 121 122 28 26 51 17 129 131 7 5 52 24 115 129 9 5 The Totals 6582 8022 2352   

A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1607, and 1608  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 31 118 148 4 4 2 January- 7 149 120 3 3 3 14 127 130 4 4 4 21 133 130 3 2 5 28 160 141 2 2 6 February 4 124 112 4 2 7 11 129 132 0 0 8 18 1 2 150 6 6 9 25 124 117 1 1 10 March— 3 171 123 7 7 11 10 162 136 3 3 12 17 143 137 2 2 13 24 144 127 5 4 14 31 144 114 4 3 15 April— 7 126 140 1 1 16 14 155 134 4 3 17 21 136 165 6 4 18 28 1ST 147 4 3 19 May— 5 1ST 1●5 7 3 20 12 12● 140 6 6 21 19 106 125 7 7 22 26 99 138 11 8 23 June— 2 9● 133 10 8 24 9 108 139 14 10 25 16 129 122 10 8 26 23 104 133 13 9 27 30 114 116 16 9 28 July— 7 107 133 16 12 29 14 119 162 26 17 30 21 113 156 24 16 31 28 130 233 50 25 32 August— 4 10● 164 45 21 33 11 136 191 70 32 34 18 13● 203 79 29 35 25 129 197 73 31 36 Septemb. 1 134 275 123 39 37 8 153 250 136 42 38 15 155 248 107 38 39 22 157 273 143 38 40 29 124 296 147 48 41 Octob.— 6 122 239 103 32 42 13 140 258 131 43 43 20 142 247 124 40 44 27 155 241 102 32 45 Novemb. 3 135 236 109 37 46 10 136 189 72 29 47 17 150 205 69 27 48 24 109 205 70 32 49 Decemb. 1 152 240 90 37 50 8 114 194 68 29 51 15 139 197 75 29 52 22 131 190 53 25 The Totals 6845 9020 2262  
A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1608, and 1609.  Week Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 29 117 165 39 21 2 January. 5 125 189 56 25 3 12 117 201 60 32 4 19 135 226 81 32 5 26 142 197 67 28 6 February 2 126 187 56 24 7 9 138 228 90 33 8 16 136 204 62 26 9 23 152 177 46 26 10 March— 2 140 173 32 17 11 9 143 184 43 24 12 16 117 166 33 25 13 23 161 230 68 27 14 30 127 236 89 36 15 April— 6 136 232 73 37 16 13 152 237 93 34 17 20 143 235 86 40 18 27 105 274 99 39 19 May— 4 92 252 92 38 20 11 113 242 89 37 21 18 98 22● 93 35 22 25 114 194 66 33 23 June— 1 107 188 52 27 24 8 91 215 65 26 25 15 97 158 36 17 26 22 89 153 43 25 27 29 109 182 47 29 28 July— 6 140 194 60 26 29 13 102 198 57 29 30 20 104 189 58 21 31 27 135 229 91 41 32 August— 3 124 239 100 34 33 10 115 280 126 42 34 17 127 264 101 37 35 24 91 296 150 42 36 31 123 364 177 48 37 Septemb. 7 132 300 141 44 38 14 107 335 158 47 39 21 105 386 210 55 40 28 136 311 144 51 41 Octob.— 5 129 306 154 47 42 12 123 335 177 54 43 19 143 313 131 43 44 26 121 199 55 24 45 Novemb. 2 121 237 84 33 46 9 116 224 69 29 47 16 118 234 67 31 48 23 125 187 59 28 49 30 137 181 51 24 50 Decemb. 7 139 139 18 13 51 14 125 150 23 14 52 21 135 148 23 13 The Totals 6388 11785 4240   

A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1609, and 1610.  Weeks Days of Mon Christn Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 28 139 161 39 23 2 January- 4 127 168 32 18 3 11 137 144 19 13 4 18 134 159 31 20 5 25 141 152 27 16 6 February 1 140 140 21 13 7 8 170 133 11 9 8 15 130 132 18 14 9 22 157 149 10 8 10 March— 1 133 144 7 7 11 8 149 142 6 5 12 15 150 150 17 16 13 22 147 137 8 6 14 29 126 139 7 6 15 April— 5 151 140 8 8 16 12 155 142 13 9 17 19 133 168 15 11 18 26 135 145 14 10 19 May— 3 118 160 21 16 20 10 111 130 19 14 21 17 123 131 18 12 22 24 121 128 11 10 23 31 106 128 13 9 24 June— 7 100 143 9 8 25 14 117 158 14 9 26 21 91 177 26 14 27 28 106 162 25 11 28 July— 5 118 194 38 15 29 12 118 187 45 18 30 19 110 171 45 20 31 26 122 187 40 17 32 August— 2 109 187 47 20 33 9 156 234 50 23 34 16 131 250 73 26 35 23 112 208 60 26 36 30 134 294 99 37 37 Septemb. 6 124 286 96 31 38 13 135 272 89 33 39 20 119 256 86 34 40 27 117 254 72 33 41 October. 4 141 219 63 27 42 11 143 221 79 35 43 18 122 197 59 32 44 25 134 187 49 28 45 Novemb. 1 114 187 58 23 46 8 152 196 40 19 47 15 147 160 22 16 48 22 136 163 42 19 49 29 142 179 39 19 50 Decemb. 6 140 142 15 12 51 13 148 146 12 10 52 20 114 148 26 17 The Totals 6785 9087 1803  
A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality, for the Year 1624., and 1625.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 23 165 183 0 0 2 30 176 211 0 0 3 January— 6 199 220 1 1 4 13 194 196 1 1 5 20 160 240 0 0 6 27 178 226 0 0 7 February 3 178 174 3 1 8 10 161 204 5 2 9 17 181 211 3 1 10 24 190 252 1 1 11 March— 3 185 207 0 0 12 10 196 210 0 0 13 17 175 262 4 3 14 24 187 226 8 2 15 31 133 243 1 1 4 16 April— 7 184 239 10 4 17 14 154 256 24 10 18 21 160 230 25 11 19 28 134 305 26 9 20 May— 5 158 292 30 10 21 12 140 352 45 13 22 19 182 379 7● 17 23 26 145 401 78 16 24 June— 2 123 395 69 20 25 9 125 434 91 25 26 16 110 510 165 3● 27 23 110 640 239 32 28 30 125 942 390 50 29 July— 7 114 1222 593 57 30 14 115 1741 1004 82 31 21 137 2850 1819 96 32 28 155 3583 2471 103 33 August— 4 128 4517 3659 114 34 11 125 4855 4●15 112 35 18 134 5205 4465 114 36 25 135 484● 4218 114 37 Septemb. 1 117 3897 3344 117 38 8 112 3157 2550 116 39 15 100 2●48 1672 1●7 40 22 75 1994 1551 111 41 29 78 1236 852 153 42 October 6 77 838 538 99 43 13 85 815 511 91 44 20 91 651 331 76 45 27 77 375 154 47 46 Novemb. 3 82 357 89 41 47 10 85 319 92 35 48 17 88 274 48 22 49 24 83 231 27 16 50 Decemb. 1 93 190 15 12 51 8 90 181 15 7 52 15 94 168 6 5 The Totals 6983 54265 55417   

1624. 1625. A General Bill for this present Year, ending the 15 day of December, 1625. according to the Report made to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, by the Company of Parish Clerks of London, etc.   Bur. Plam  Bur. Pla.  Bur Pla. St. ALban Woodstr. 188 78 St. George Botolph la. 30 19 St. Martin Ludgate 254 164 Alhallows Bark. 397 263 St. Gregory by S. Paul 296 196 St. Martin O●gars 88 47 Alhallows Breadstreet 34 14 St. Helen 136 71 St. Martin Outwich 60 30 Alhallows the Great 442 302 St. James Duke's place 310 254 St. Martin Vintry 3●9 208 Alhallows Hony lane 18 8 St. James Garlick heath 180 109 St. Matthew Fridayst. 24 11 Alhallows the less 259 205 St. John Baptist 122 79 St. Maudlin Milkstre. 401 23 All halows Lumbardst. 86 44 St. John Evangelist 7 0 St. Maudlin Oldfishst. 225 142 All hallows Staining 183 138 St John Zacharia 143 97 St. Michael Bassi●h●w 199 139 A hallows the Wall 30● 155 St. Katherine Colema. 263 175 St. Michael Cornhill 159 79 St. Alpha●e ●40 190 St. Katherine Creech. 886 373 St. Michael C●ockedl. 144 91 St. Andrew Hubbard 146 1●1 St. Laurence Jewry 91 55 St. Michael Queen hith 215 157 St. Andrew Undershaf ●19 149 St. Laurence Poun●n. 206 127 St. Michael Q●●e● 53 30 St. Andrew Wardrobe 373 191 St leonard's Eastchea. 55 ●6 St. Michael Royal 111 61 St. Ann Aldersgate 196 128 St. leonard's Foster la. 292 2●9 St. Michael Woodstr. 189 68 St. Ann Blackfriar's 336 215 St. Magnus' Parish 137 85 St. Mildred Breadstre. 60 44 St. Antholins' Parish. 61 31 St. Margaret L●thbur. 114 64 St. Mildred Poultry 94 45 St. Augustine's Pari h 72 40 St. Margaret Moses 37 25 St. Nicholas Acons' 33 13 St. Barthol. Exchange 5● 24 St. Margaret Newsish 123 82 St. Nicholas Coleabby 87 67 St Bennet Fink 108 57 St. Margaret Pattons 77 50 St. N cholas Olaves 70 43 St. Bennet G acechur 48 14 St. Marry Abchurch 98 58 St. Olave Hartstreet 166 195 S Bennet Paulswhar 226 13● St. Marry Aldermanbu. 126 79 St. Olave Jewry 43 25 St. Bennet Sherehog 24 8 St. Marry Aldermary 92 54 St. Olave Silverstreet 174 103 St. Botolph Billingsga 99 66 St. Marry Boshaw 35 19 St. Pancras Soper lane 17 8 Chriss Church 611 371 St. Marry Boshaw 22 14 St. Peter's Cheap 68 44 St. Christopher's 48 28 St. Marry Colechurch 26 11 St. Peter Cornhill 318 78 St. Clement Eastchea. 87 72 St. Marry Hill 152 84 St. Peter Paulswharf 97 68 St. Dinnis Backchurch 99 5● St. Marry Mounthaw 76 58 St. Peter Poor 53 27 St. Dunstan East 335 225 St Mary Somerset 270 192 St. Steven Colemanst. 506 350 St. Edmund Lombard. 78 49 St. Marry Staining 70 44 St. Steven Walbrook 25 13 St Ethelborough 205 10● St. Marry Woolchurch 58 35 St. Swithin 99 60 St. 〈◊〉 89 45 St. Marry Woolnoth 82 50 St Thomas Apostle 141 107 St. Foster 149 102 St. Martin Ironmongl. 25 18 Trinity Parish 148 87 St Gabriel Fenchurch 71 54       Buried within the 97 Parishes within the Walls of all Diseases— 14340. whereof of the Plague— 9197. St. Andrew Holborn 2190 1636 St. Botolph Bishopsg. 2334 714 Saviour's Southwark 2746 1671 St. Bartholomew great 516 360 St. Botolph Aldersgate 578 307 S. Sepulchers Parish 3425 2420 St. Bartholomew less 111 65 S. Dunstan West 860 642 St. Thomas Southwark 335 277 St. Bridget 1481 1031 St. George Southwark 1608 912 Trinity Minories 131 87 St. Botolph Aldgate 2573 1653 St. Giles Cripplegate 3988 2338 At the Pesthouse 194 189 Bridewell Precinct 113 1●2 St. Olave Southwark 3689 2609    Buried in the 16 Par she's without the Walls, standing part within the Liberties, and part without: in Middlesex, and Surrey, and at the Posthouse 26972 Whereof of the Plague 17153 St. Clement D●n●s 128● 755 St. Katherine's Tower 998 744 St. Marry Whitechap I 3305 2272 St. Giles in the fields 1333 947 St. leonard's Shoredit 1995 1407 St. Magdalen Bermon. 1●27 889 St. James Clarkenwell 1191 903 St. Martin in the fields 1470 973 Savoy Parish 25● 176 Buried in the nine Out Parishes in Middlesex and Surrey— 12953 Whereof of the Plague— 9067 The total of all Diseases, within the Walls, without the Walls, in the Liberties, in Middlesex, and Surrey: with the Nine Out-Parishes, and the Pest-house. 54265 Whereof, Buried of the Plague, this present Year, is 35417 Christen this present Year, is— 6983 Parishes infected this Year, is— 121 Parishes clear this Year, is 1  

A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1629, and 1630.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 24 198 141 0 0 2 31 184 145 0 0 3 January 7 196 156 0 0 4 14 198 140 0 0 5 21 180 150 0 0 6 28 204 147 0 0 7 February 4 203 151 0 0 8 11 201 124 0 0 9 18 201 163 0 0 10 25 179 162 0 0 11 March- 4 219 170 0 0 12 11 220 161 2 2 13 18 187 153 4 1 14 25 205 172 0 0 15 April— 1 189 161 1 1 16 8 204 183 2 2 17 15 203 173 11 6 18 22 218 188 7 3 19 29 192 165 3 2 20 May— 6 177 196 15 6 21 13 175 194 13 9 22 20 158 187 20 10 23 27 158 209 24 8 24 June— 3 180 193 17 10 25 10 159 192 19 13 26 17 126 180 13 8 27 24 174 205 19 8 28 July— 1 149 209 25 12 29 8 141 217 43 16 30 15 148 250 50 20 31 22 163 229 40 16 32 29 172 279 77 26 33 August— 5 140 250 56 15 34 12 142 246 65 19 35 19 184 269 54 14 36 26 163 270 67 22 37 Septemb. 2 159 230 66 19 38 9 167 259 63 25 39 16 175 264 68 18 40 23 168 274 57 22 41 30 165 269 56 22 42 October 7 186 236 66 26 43 14 166 261 73 28 44 21 191 248 60 22 45 28 164 214 34 16 46 Novemb 4 154 242 29 16 47 11 176 215 29 15 48 18 201 200 18 9 49 25 210 226 7 6 50 Decemb. 2 206 221 20 12 51 9 150 198 19 11 52 16 187 217 5 4 The Totals 9315 10554 1317  
A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1635, and 1636.  Weeks Days of Mon Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 24 231 170 0 0 2 31 195 174 0 0 3 January 7 217 189 0 0 4 14 242 174 0 0 5 21 220 190 0 0 6 28 214 171 0 0 7 February 4 227 183 0 0 8 11 234 160 0 0 9 18 207 203 0 0 10 25 198 238 0 0 11 March— 3 221 198 0 0 12 10 231 194 0 0 13 17 244 187 0 0 14 24 215 177 0 0 15 31 193 196 0 0 16 April— 7 202 199 2 1 17 14 221 205 4 2 18 21 204 205 7 3 19 28 271 210 4 3 20 May— 5 197 206 4 3 21 12 199 254 41 11 22 19 171 244 22 8 23 26 160 263 38 11 24 June— 2 189 276 51 13 25 9 153 275 64 15 26 16 145 325 86 16 27 23 149 257 65 12 28 30 141 273 82 15 29 July— 7 152 265 64 16 30 14 142 298 86 18 31 21 146 350 108 19 32 28 183 365 136 29 33 August— 4 152 394 181 35 34 11 166 465 244 35 35 18 167 546 284 43 36 25 161 690 380 45 37 Septemb. 1 163 835 536 51 38 8 153 921 567 55 39 15 166 1106 728 60 40 22 172 1018 645 64 41 29 168 1211 796 57 42 Octob.— 6 170 1195 790 62 43 13 164 1117 682 59 44 20 174 855 476 52 45 27 133 779 404 58 46 Novemb. 3 153 1156 755 67 47 10 164 966 635 64 48 17 143 827 512 59 49 24 162 747 408 46 50 Decemb. 1 168 550 291 48 51 8 175 385 143 34 52 15 134 324 79 23 The Totals 9522 23359 10400   

1635. 1636. A General Bill for this present Year, ending the 15 day of December, 1636. according to the Report made to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, by the Company of Parish Clerks of London, etc.   Bur. Pla.  Bur. Pla.  Bur. Plam St. ALban Woodstr. 42 13 St. George Botolph la. 19 4 St. Martin Ludgate 51 9 Alhallows Bark. 142 32 St. Gregory by S. Paul 99 39 St. Martin Orgars 20 2 Alhallows Breadstreet 14 2 St. Helen 29 2 St. Martin Outwich 17 3 Alhallows the Great 123 42 St. James Duke's place 45 17 St. Martin Vintry 85 21 Alhallows Hony-lane 3  St. James Garlick heath 37 1 St. Matthew Fridayst. 14 1 Alhallows the less 47 8 St. John Baptist 19 4 St. Maudlin Milkstre. 9  Alhallows Lumbardst. 22 2 St. John Evangelist 1  St. Maudlin Oldfishst. 72 35 Alhallows Staining 28 5 St John Zacharies 39 14 St. Michael Bassishaw 45 9 Alhallows the Wall 111 40 St. Katherine Colema. 135 73 St. Michael Cornhill 27 9 St. Alphage 62 11 St. Katherine Creech. 129 37 St. Michael Crookedl. 33 8 St. Andrew Hubbard 26 10 St. Laurence Jewry 26 3 St. Michael Queen hith 52 17 St. Andrew Undershaf 44 11 St. Laurence Pountn. 35 9 St. Michael Queen 11 1 St. Andrew Wardrobe 120 44 St. leonard's Eastchea. 10 2 St. Michael Royal 30  St. Ann Aldersgate 104 68 St. leonard's Foster la. 95 40 St. Michael Woodstr. 74 21 St. Ann Blackfriar's 153 59 St. Magnus' Parish 42 14 St. Mildred Breadstre. 24 6 St. Antholins' Parish 24 7 St. Margaret Lothbur. 26  St. Mildred Poultry 36 7 St. Augustine's Parish 20 3 St. Margaret Moses 24 11 St. Nicholas Acons' 16 5 St. Barthol. Exchange. 19  St. Margaret Newfish 28 12 St. Nicholas Coleabby 37 12 St Bennet Fink 25 7 St. Margaret Pattons 23 11 St. Nicholas Olaves 21 6 St. Bennet Gracechur 16 1 St. Marry Abchurch 24 2 St. Olave Hartstreet 67 15 St. Bennet Paulswhat 112 49 St. Marry Aldermanbu. 35 11 St. Olave Jewry 18  St. Bennet Sherehog 9  St. Marry Aldermary 39 12 St. Olave Silverstreet 39 10 St. Botolph Billingsga. 30 9 St. Marry le Bow 14 4 St. Pancras Soper lane 7  Christ's Church 183 70 St. Marry Bothaw 10 1 St. Peter's Cheap 18 2 St. Christopher's 13 6 St. Marry Colechurch 10 1 St. Peter Cornhill 27 7 St. Clement Eastchea. 18 3 St. Marry Hill 42 7 St. Peter Paulswharf 29 12 St. Dionis Backchurch 17 2 St. Marry Mounthaw 18 1 St. Peter Poor 15  St. Dunstan East 64 8 St. Marry Somerset 83 27 St. Steven Colemanst. 92 29 St. Edmund Lombard. 15 2 St. Marry Staining 11 3 St. Steven Walbrook 8  St. Ethelborough 61 27 St. Marry Woolchurch 18 5 St. Swithin 22 3 St. Faith 33 12 St. Marry Woolnoth 24 3 St. Thomas Apostle 27 8 St. Foster 40 7 St. Martin Ironmongl. 8  Trinity Parish 31 7 St. Gabriel Fenchurch 14 5       Buried in the 97 Parishes within the Walls, of all Diseases— 4025 whereof of the Plague— 1200 St. Andrew Holborn 922 419 St. Botolph Aldgate 1501 735 Saviour's Southwark 1269 742 St. Bartholomew great 248 133 St. Botolph Bishopsg. 1239 515 S. Sepulchers Parish 1327 566 St. Bartholomew less 40 18 St. Dunstan West 240 49 St. Thomas Southwark 214 140 St. Bridget 483 153 St. George Southwark 1044 514 Trinity Minories 46 21 Bridewell Precinct 51 13 St. Giles Cripplegate 2374 870 At the Pesthouse 100 96 St. Botolph Aldersgate 245 125 St. Olave Southwark 1537 847    Buried in the 16 Parishes without the Walls, and at the Pesthouse— 12880 Whereof of the Plague— 5956 St. Clement Danes 470 117 St. Katherine's Tower 577 318 St. Marry Whitechapel 1766 1060 St. Giles in the fields 863 428 St. leonard's Shoredit. 767 406 St. Magdalen Bermon 406 203 St. James Clarkenwell 649 364 St. Martin in the fields 850 294 Savoy Parish 106 54 Buried in the nine Out-Parishes in Middlesex and Surrey— 6454 Whereof of the Plague— 3244 The Total of all Diseases, within the Walls, without the Walls, in the Liberties, in Middlesex, and Surrey: with the Nine Out-Parishes, and the Pest-house. 23359 Whereof, Buried of the Plague, this present Years, is 10400 The Totall of all the Christen this present Year, is 9522 Parishes infected this Year, is— 110 Parishes clear this Year, is— 12  

A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1636, and 1637.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 22 157 263 67 23 2 29 156 318 108 26 3 January- 5 162 333 118 33 4 12 157 260 66 21 5 19 172 223 51 18 6 26 199 248 69 24 7 February 2 213 293 92 25 8 9 185 270 92 31 9 16 186 250 73 21 10 23 166 218 38 17 11 March— 2 186 214 57 25 12 9 204 274 88 29 13 16 193 255 67 29 14 23 177 222 57 25 15 30 194 299 101 30 16 April— 6 171 250 86 30 17 13 187 235 67 26 18 20 188 252 81 32 19 27 162 264 92 28 20 May— 4 168 251 72 31 21 11 163 242 85 29 22 18 157 250 66 27 23 25 172 255 67 23 24 June— 1 135 232 61 25 25 8 127 218 58 26 26 15 140 223 93 29 27 22 160 246 83 28 28 29 142 314 133 36 29 July— 6 147 303 141 34 30 13 145 254 109 32 31 20 148 263 125 36 32 27 143 256 86 27 33 August— 3 160 223 63 26 34 10 146 228 62 27 35 17 144 213 49 18 36 24 164 178 38 19 37 31 168 170 25 13 38 Septemb. 7 152 181 31 14 39 14 133 171 19 9 40 21 195 150 19 10 41 28 176 167 24 13 42 October 5 212 135 14 9 43 12 213 164 14 10 44 19 199 135 9 5 45 26 225 151 7 5 46 Novemb. 2 210 169 12 7 47 9 203 186 9 5 48 16 210 190 2 2 49 23 218 190 5 3 50 30 214 173 11 8 51 Decemb. 7 227 168 10 8 52 14 229 173 10 8 The Totals 9160 11763 3082  
A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality, for the Year 1639, and 1640.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf 1 Decemb. 19 219 197 3 2 2 26 180 143 4 2 3 January- 2 210 172 8 5 4 9 217 184 2 2 5 16 186 178 2 2 6 23 189 181 1 1 7 30 201 220 0 0 8 February 6 213 213 1 1 9 13 215 217 3 3 10 20 229 257 1 1 11 27 224 222 1 1 12 March— 5 249 233 3 2 13 12 229 263 3 3 14 19 224 232 4 3 15 26 230 236 4 4 16 April— 2 239 247 3 2 17 9 188 231 1 1 18 16 209 208 4 4 19 23 225 219 2 2 20 30 213 239 3 3 21 May— 7 217 212 5 3 22 14 220 219 6 3 23 21 194 219 13 7 24 28 198 193 10 4 25 June— 4 209 224 19 8 26 11 165 238 34 10 27 18 180 236 15 6 28 25 175 207 25 9 29 July— 2 193 213 26 7 30 9 179 209 26 11 31 16 157 225 30 12 32 23 189 250 41 11 33 30 181 237 52 17 34 August— 6 210 266 68 19 35 13 215 298 81 21 36 20 195 320 98 24 37 27 209 336 89 25 38 Septemb. 3 219 343 98 27 39 10 219 331 105 24 40 17 193 331 98 25 41 24 210 332 94 23 42 October 1 197 314 69 22 43 8 201 314 63 27 44 15 217 294 55 19 45 22 158 260 42 18 46 29 181 246 24 13 47 Novemb. 5 192 210 17 12 48 12 200 240 33 17 49 19 201 228 23 12 50 26 234 224 13 8 51 Decemb. 3 208 220 9 6 52 10 200 219 6 4 53 17 245 271 10 5 The Totall 10850 12771 1450   

A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1640, and 1641.  Week Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 24 235 374 4 4 2 31 202 322 3 2 3 January- 7 210 220 3 2 4 14 184 194 4 1 5 21 206 222 5 4 6 28 210 218 3 3 7 February 4 222 214 2 2 8 11 230 235 6 6 9 18 230 219 5 3 10 25 22● 259 3 2 11 March— 4 228 232 2 1 12 11 209 242 2 2 13 18 205 233 3 2 14 25 221 234 3 3 15 April— 1 228 226 8 4 16 8 218 272 5 3 17 15 216 229 4 3 18 22 234 267 7 7 19 29 193 225 7 6 20 May— 6 208 241 12 8 21 13 204 254 13 10 22 20 191 234 11 10 23 27 192 245 16 10 24 June— 3 168 289 27 13 25 10 191 300 20 13 26 17 138 268 19 11 27 24 174 256 15 10 28 July— 1 171 305 33 15 29 8 161 304 28 17 30 15 163 311 42 17 31 22 190 376 56 16 32 29 183 458 74 28 33 August— 5 212 467 100 25 34 12 179 507 80 28 35 19 192 558 131 30 36 26 203 610 139 35 37 Septemb. 2 201 703 183 36 38 9 202 659 185 38 39 16 206 652 197 38 40 23 210 660 239 50 41 30 176 630 204 50 42 Octob.— 7 202 654 239 49 43 14 196 604 234 54 44 21 198 518 184 48 45 28 174 464 144 36 46 Novemb. 4 177 408 106 31 47 11 183 337 79 25 48 18 209 316 61 20 49 25 223 296 44 16 50 Decemb. 2 198 279 41 17 51 9 209 245 15 10 52 16 190 246 17 10 The Totals 10370 18291 3067  
A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1641, and 1642.  Week Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 23 213 208 15 9 2 30 196 267 51 23 3 January. 6 213 253 26 14 4 13 193 202 11 9 5 20 180 208 14 8 6 27 235 234 31 16 7 February 3 213 214 29 15 8 10 259 250 23 14 9 17 215 187 14 7 10 24 210 231 26 9 11 March— 3 237 239 17 10 12 10 232 232 18 11 13 17 206 214 5 5 14 24 203 219 13 5 15 31 221 204 17 11 16 April— 7 211 213 23 13 17 14 191 190 20 11 18 21 211 205 22 10 19 28 211 239 20 11 20 May— 5 193 241 21 15 21 12 198 230 29 11 22 19 201 245 25 15 23 26 174 217 27 15 24 June— 2 174 211 37 16 25 9 165 208 25 14 26 16 157 202 23 15 27 23 177 278 14 10 28 30 167 264 15 7 29 July— 7 170 163 18 12 30 14 165 165 24 12 31 21 192 170 24 12 32 28 200 187 29 18 33 August— 4 213 185 30 13 34 11 235 224 48 14 35 18 235 224 48 18 36 25 219 236 58 13 37 Septemb. 1 237 227 60 20 38 8 188 274 70 21 39 15 218 279 66 23 40 22 228 351 103 23 41 29 206 362 126 33 42 Octob.— 6 205 331 83 24 43 13 235 281 81 29 44 20 227 315 98 29 45 27 190 275 51 23 46 Novemb. 3 198 275 51 22 47 10 186 232 37 15 48 17 217 303 46 21 49 24 219 256 13 10 50 Decemb. 1 223 250 19 13 51 8 228 250 18 9 52 15 181 247 12 10 The Totals 10670 12167 1824   

A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1642, and 1643.  Weeks Days of Mon Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 22 209 267 10 9 2 29 174 199 8 6 3 January- 5 210 248 10 7 4 12 207 248 11 6 5 19 200 273 11 7 6 26 234 257 8 7 7 February 2 215 234 11 7 8 9 207 265 8 6 9 16 195 216 1 1 10 23 225 244 2 2 11 March— 2 214 231 4 3 12 9 197 264 8 5 13 16 211 211 3 2 14 23 214 224 2 2 15 30 216 218 9 5 16 April— 6 186 212 9 7 17 13 230 203 6 4 18 20 214 247 7 7 19 27 188 250 5 4 20 May— 4 185 233 9 7 21 11 155 223 13 7 22 18 211 299 15 9 23 25 169 2●● 3 2 24 June— 1 183 2●● 3 3 25 8 171 243 3 2 26 15 180 ●●● ● 2 27 22 135 205 ● 2 28 29 154 219 ● 2 29 July— 6 142 209 ● 4 30 13 196 ●43 9 6 31 20 1ST ●●● 7 6 32 27 156 ●●● 11 8 33 August— 3 1ST ●●8 8 6 34 10 199 2●9 27 14 35 17 156 295 24 11 36 24 170 308 26 13 37 31 175 285 28 16 38 Septemb. 7 133 313 31 8 39 14 152 302 52 20 40 21 142 328 61 15 41 28 184 318 51 12 42 October- 5 199 354 73 21 43 12 178 314 59 18 44 19 156 344 67 18 45 26 157 387 73 20 46 Novemb 2 157 309 59 22 47 9 169 261 56 18 48 16 144 272 27 11 49 23 154 238 14 8 50 30 172 227 14 10 51 Decemb. 7 163 232 14 6 52 14 176 211 15 10 The Totals 9410 13202 996  
A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality, for the Year 1643, and 1644.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn Buried Plague Inf 1 Decemb. 21 157 215 25 12 2 28 116 176 8 6 3 January- 4 180 194 18 8 4 11 156 192 10 5 5 18 168 199 19 9 6 25 157 216 1● 8 7 February 1 181 213 7 5 8 8 164 176 5 5 9 15 164 216 7 6 10 22 174 189 16 9 11 29 170 197 7 5 12 March— 7 158 203 4 3 13 14 158 171 7 3 14 21 174 194 5 5 15 28 176 158 5 3 16 April— 4 148 170 8 6 17 11 169 189 17 9 18 18 162 158 17 8 19 25 122 175 17 7 20 May— 2 185 183 17 11 21 9 182 191 14 9 22 16 140 211 27 12 23 23 152 224 40 16 24 30 163 198 34 16 25 June— 6 125 155 24 14 26 13 113 163 20 13 27 20 138 207 20 14 28 27 116 225 29 15 29 July— 4 137 222 17 10 30 11 154 182 32 18 31 18 157 198 40 18 32 25 135 204 44 21 33 August— 1 143 274 61 24 34 8 126 215 48 17 35 15 116 255 58 20 36 22 122 219 67 28 37 29 132 237 67 24 38 Septemb. 5 136 266 85 29 39 12 132 259 85 27 40 19 131 231 66 28 41 26 150 244 76 28 42 October 3 168 290 95 34 43 10 158 231 58 28 44 17 143 225 36 17 45 24 158 266 18 11 46 31 161 228 23 12 47 Novemb. 7 171 246 25 12 48 14 168 200 15 8 49 21 172 164 4 4 50 28 171 186 15 7 51 Decemb. 5 175 182 11 10 52 12 164 168 2 2 53 19 156 183 6 5 The Totals 8104 10933 1492   

A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality, for the year 1644, and 1645.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 26 151 168 4 4 2 January 2 146 174 8 6 3 9 181 202 1 1 4 16 183 181 3 3 5 23 160 152 1 1 6 30 189 171 5 5 7 February 6 165 158 7 5 8 13 165 172 4 4 9 20 163 166 5 4 10 27 158 162 4 3 11 March— 6 157 161 2 2 12 13 191 166 4 4 13 20 161 200 6 5 14 27 144 176 1 1 15 April— 3 180 182 8 5 16 10 155 161 2 2 17 17 173 187 4 4 18 24 162 172 6 6 19 May— 1 128 186 3 2 20 8 145 164 3 3 21 15 117 160 4 4 22 22 119 186 3 3 23 29 133 154 2 1 24 June— 5 150 152 2 2 25 12 144 164 15 4 26 19 117 149 6 4 27 26 140 146 18 8 28 July— 3 122 151 15 7 29 10 135 170 24 6 30 17 134 214 26 10 31 24 134 216 41 15 32 31 127 235 62 21 33 August— 7 158 242 74 22 34 14 144 846 108 26 35 21 129 380 124 25 36 28 129 408 142 32 37 Septemb. 4 173 389 151 31 38 11 150 325 117 36 39 18 169 359 107 34 40 25 151 339 122 33 41 October— 2 186 309 98 29 42 9 191 328 114 28 43 16 191 331 115 31 44 23 172 243 57 25 45 30 135 261 63 22 46 Novemb. 6 137 266 67 21 47 13 163 258 42 21 48 20 162 223 17 10 49 27 153 253 20 13 50 December 4 154 222 12 8 51 11 137 234 13 9 52 18 153 205 9 6 The Totals 7966 11479 1871  
A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality, for the year 1645, and 1646.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 25 125 205 6 4 2 January. 1 143 217 2 2 3 8 161 171 0 0 4 15 138 241 2 2 5 22 165 200 0 0 6 29 160 202 1 1 7 February 5 146 192 0 0 8 12 152 188 5 3 9 19 157 171 1 1 10 26 128 155 1 1 11 March— 5 154 170 5 4 12 12 146 197 5 2 13 19 158 186 3 3 14 26 153 158 5 5 15 April— 2 128 190 2 2 16 9 167 210 4 3 17 16 173 204 8 6 18 23 142 209 6 5 19 30 155 172 5 4 20 May— 7 137 186 6 4 21 14 130 204 9 5 22 21 134 199 5 3 23 28 142 221 5 3 24 June— 4 153 205 9 5 25 11 126 170 13 6 26 18 130 225 22 10 27 25 135 261 10 7 28 July— 2 128 223 25 10 29 9 124 235 28 9 30 16 129 306 50 16 31 23 149 364 58 14 32 30 131 341 82 22 33 August— 6 143 384 106 30 34 13 152 419 132 31 35 20 155 472 195 43 36 27 159 517 207 40 37 Septemb. 3 149 554 238 48 38 10 142 444 149 42 39 17 164 455 157 34 40 24 134 443 175 43 41 October— 1 144 322 114 38 42 8 141 341 115 24 43 15 153 320 106 31 44 22 141 293 67 22 45 29 157 245 52 22 46 Novemb. 5 163 275 55 17 47 12 159 200 27 13 48 19 151 226 37 18 49 26 145 223 34 16 50 Decemb. 3 143 224 32 16 51 10 140 212 26 12 52 17 149 185 29 10 The Totals 7583 3532 2436   

A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1646, and 1647.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf. 1 Decemb. 22 152 197 27 15 2 29 147 166 16 11 3 January- 5 151 182 10 7 4 12 161 197 6 6 5 19 192 206 18 9 6 26 139 201 16 12 7 February 2 151 184 9 7 8 9 138 164 13 9 9 16 178 204 2 2 10 23 149 205 1 1 11 March— 2 157 189 4 3 12 9 159 199 2 2 13 16 151 198 5 4 14 23 163 225 4 3 15 30 162 133 7 4 16 April— 6 152 225 14 10 17 13 144 201 9 4 18 20 144 223 6 5 19 27 154 180 7 5 20 May— 4 142 167 3 3 21 11 130 185 11 4 22 18 129 176 5 5 23 25 119 159 1 1 24 June— 1 130 197 12 7 25 8 107 158 7 4 26 15 125 181 17 9 27 22 118 187 16 8 28 29 121 197 9 9 29 July— 6 148 268 47 12 30 13 147 317 97 20 31 20 151 390 128 21 32 27 147 363 151 33 33 August— 3 106 436 209 31 34 10 136 439 191 29 35 17 142 520 248 31 36 24 156 434 161 28 37 31 157 450 208 35 38 Septemb. 7 119 546 267 45 39 14 142 430 184 40 40 21 137 494 215 42 41 28 141 432 212 41 42 Octob.— 5 160 403 183 38 43 12 145 359 172 49 44 19 153 367 163 38 45 26 133 331 114 34 46 Novemb. 2 131 304 120 35 47 9 112 265 84 23 48 16 133 279 66 26 49 23 122 261 60 24 50 30 121 182 18 12 51 Decemb. 7 117 231 17 9 52 14 111 172 15 11 The Totals 7332 14059 3597  
A TABLE of the Christen and Mortality for the Year 1664, and 1665.  Weeks Days of Mon. Christn. Buried Plague Inf 1 Decemb. 27 229 291 1 1 2 January. 3 239 349 0 0 3 10 235 394 0 0 4 17 223 415 0 0 5 24 237 474 0 0 6 31 216 409 0 0 7 February 7 221 393 0 0 8 14 224 462 1 1 9 21 232 393 0 0 10 28 233 396 0 0 11 March— 7 236 441 0 0 12 14 236 433 0 0 13 21 211 363 0 0 14 28 238 353 0 0 15 April— 4 242 344 0 0 16 11 245 382 0 0 17 18 237 344 0 0 18 25 229 398 2 1 19 May— 2 237 388 0 0 20 9 211 347 9 4 21 16 227 353 3 2 22 23 231 385 14 3 23 30 229 399 17 5 24 June— 6 234 405 43 7 6 25 13 206 558 112 12 26 20 204 611 168 19 27 27 199 684 267 20 28 July— 4 207 1006 470 33 29 11 197 1268 725 40 30 18 194 1761 1089 54 31 25 193 2785 1843 68 32 August— 1 215 3014 2010 73 33 8 178 4030 2817 86 34 15 166 5319 3880 96 35 22 171 5568 4237 103 36 29 169 7496 6102 113 37 Septemb. 5     38 12     39 19     40 26     41 Octob.— 3     42 10     43 17     44 24     45 31     46 Novemb. 7     47 14     48 21     49 28     50 Decemb. 5     51 12     52 19     The Totals—       

OBSERVATIONS On the BILLS of MORTALITY For the 18 Years: And on some of their Precedent and Subsequent Years.  
HAving now finished the Tables for the 18 Years, and given you a just and faithful account of all the Christen and Burials in every particular Week, I shall make some few short Observations on the Weekly and General Bills therein, and on such other years, on which they have dependency; I mean some of their precedent and subsequent Years.  

Observ. 1.  
That the Weekly and General Bills in the year 1593. did bear date from Thursday to Thursday, as by the General Bill for that year (which I have herein before inserted, may appear,) and that they continued that course until the year 1629. In which year, and ever since, they bare date from Tuesday to Tuesday: But both then and now, the Weekly Collections or accounts of Christen and Burials, began the Bill in December, and the whole years account, or General Bill, concluded the year in the same Month following; whereas all the Papers that make mention of the Great Plagues in the years 1592. 1593. 1603. and 1625. bear date the 17 of March in all the said years, and account from thence; still making that day Epidemical, as well as the Year Pestilential. But I think it very strange, nor do I believe that the 17 of March in all the said years did fall out to be on a Thursday: but I conceive, that what is contained in them, was gleaned from some false scattered Papers, printed in some of those years, and I presume it will not be strange to such who shall live to see another year of Pestilence, to see the same poison extracted from the many false Papers printed in this year.   

Observ. 2.  
That in all the years of Pestilence I ever read of, there died of that Distemper both Males and Females, except in the Plague in the time of King David, and in that of Senacheribs Camp; in both which there died none but Men, as I shall show you hereafter.   

Observ. 3.  
That in all the years of Contagion or Plague, the numbers of other Diseases increased much, notwithstanding many of them turned to the Plague.  
For although the Plague be a great Receptacle for other Diseases, yet the contagion of the Air introduceth many more than the Plague receiveth. And Captain Grant observes, That a disposition in the Air towards the Plague, doth also dispose Women to Abortions.   

Observ. 4.  
That in the year 1625. there died in all 54265. whereof of the Plague 35417. of which number of the Plague 20455. died in the Month of August. I am of opinion that this year was not only the greatest year of Pestilence, but also the most sickly year that ever the Bill of Mortality took notice of. And I think I need give you no other reason therefore, than what I have already given in my 3. Observation. This great Mortality and Pestilence continued only this year, whereas it is seldom known, but that other, either precedent or subsequent, accompany years of Pestilence with the like Contagion; which to this happened nothing so: For in 1624. its precedent, there died but 11. which number of the Plague for one whole year is no more than there have usually died of that Distemper in healthful years. Nor was the subsequent year 1626. so Pestilential as to be termed a Plague year, there dying but 134 of the Plague therein.   

Observ. 5.  
That the greatest number of the Plague in the year 1636. happened to be in September; and so likewise in most of the 18 years: in the precedent year to this, there died none of the Plague, although both it, and the subsequent year were Plague years.   

Observ. 6.  
In the year 1664 part, and 1665. the Plague began with the first Weeks Bill for the year, in December, at St. Giles in the fields, when as but one had died of the Plague in 24 weeks before, and but 6 in the whole year: it increased nor until the 9 day of May. From which time it continued and increased, so that in 16 weeks it run up from 9 to 6102 in one week: which number of the Plague much exceeded the total number of any one week in any year of Pestilence whatsoever, which I ever read to have happened within this City.  
I come next to show you the Cause of the coming of the Plague, which I shall briefly do in the words of our famous English Orator, Bishop Andrews.  
The Plague (saith he) is caused by God's wrath against Sin, There is wrath gone out from the Lord, and the Plague is begun (saith Moses) Numb. 16.46. So it is said, God was displeased with David, and he smote Israel with the Plague. So that if there be a Plague, God is angry; and if there be a great Plague, God is very angry, etc. Ask the Physician the cause of it, and he will tell you the cause is in the air; the air is infected, the humours corrupted, the Contagion of the sick, coming to and conversing with the sound, and they be all true causes.  
But as we acknowledge these to be true, That in all Diseases, and even in this also there is a natural cause, so we say there is somewhat more, somewhat Divine and above Nature; as somewhat for the Physician, so some work for the Priest, and more too (it may be) for whosoever doth not acknowledge the finger of God in this sickness, over and above all causes Natural, looketh not deeply enough into the cause thereof.  
That the Plague is a thing causal and not casual, may appear by the Latin word Plaga, which properly signifieth a stroke; which necessarily inferreth a cause; for where there is a stroke, there must be one that striketh. Thus much of Bishop Andrews.  
Now if there be a cause we shall do well to consider what that cause may be. In the Plague in Aaron's time, the people's Rebellion was the cause. In that in Phineas his time, Fornication was the cause. In that in King David's time, Pride was the cause; his heart was lifted up to number the people. And in that in Senacheribs Camp, his Blasphemy by the mouth of his servant Rabshakeh was the cause. Thus we see four Plagues and their Causes; Now I shall say somewhat of their causers. The two first of these were caused by the people, the other two by Kings. In the two first I observe that the Scripture makes mention only of the number of the people, without particularising what they were that died, whether Men, Women, or Children, or all of them. In the two latter it makes mention of Men only; first in King David's time of Threescore and Ten Thousand men; and in Senacheribs Camp of One Hundred Fourscore and Five Thousand men: and I believe that in the two last none but men died, for King David's sin was numbering the men, the women were not numbered. And in Senacheribs Camp, the Scripture says plainly, that those that died were mighty men of valour, Leaders and Captains in the Camp of the King of Assyria, 2 Chron. 32.21. And I believe that few or no women followed the Camp so far. And although frequently in Scripture where men are spoken of, women are included, yet I presume that in both these they were wholly exempt.  
From hence I observe, that all the Plagues wherewith it hath pleased God to visit this Nation, were drawn down upon it by the sins of the people, and not by any particular act or crime of any the Kings thereof; for I cannot find, nor do I believe, that any one hath read of a Plague within this Nation which spared either Sex or Age.  
Now to look home to ourselves: Let us consider for which of these four causes, or whether for all of them, God is pleased to afflict us with the present raging Pestilence.  
Although I am confident this Nation is sufficiently guilty of all of them, yet I am of opinion that more particularly this Judgement is laid on us for the first of them, the sin of Rebellion; which extended much farther than that of the Israelites against Moses and Anton; for they only murmured, they touched not the life of either of them, and yet God plagued them for it. Our Rebellion extended to the height of Rebellion, even to the taking away the life of the best of Kings, his late Majesty of ever blessed Memory, whose blood doubtless doth uncessantly cry to the Lord for Vengeance.  
For if the Lord punished the sin of Saul a King so severely, for shedding the blood of the Gibeonites, who were his Vassals and Slaves, Hewers of Wood, and Drawers of Water, that neither the lives of himself and his three sons, who fell all in one Battle, in one day; nor the three years of Famine in the Land, could appease God's wrath therefore, but that the blood of seven more of saul's sons must do it.  
May not then this Nation justly expect God's greatest judgements to fall on the people of it, for shedding the blood of their lawful Sovereign? For their sin herein was as much greater than saul's, by how much a lawful and good King (over three so fair, large, and populous Kingdoms) is greater than a Vassal or Slave.  
And because Murder of all sins is the most heinous in the sight of the Almighty, but especially the Murdering of Kings and Nobles, therefore God punisheth it with one of his severest punishments, I mean with the Plague: for God himself accounted three day's Pestilence equal to three Months flying before the Enemy, or three years of Famine.  
Some may Object, and say, That it is a vain and ridiculous thing to imagine this present Plague to be inflicted upon us for a thing so long passed.  
I answer in the words of the Psalmist, Psal. 9.12. When God maketh inquisition for blood, he remembreth them. When God will make inquisition for blood, there is none can tell; but when he doth, than he will not fail to remember them that shed it.  
This When, hath not at any time since the death of our late Martyred Sovereign, come so near as now; and therefore I cannot choose but take particular notice of it. For God doth not always make inquisition for blood so soon as it is spilt, but many times a great while after: as may appear by the Gibeonites, for Saul slew them in his life time, in favour of the men of Israel and Judah; and yet God sent a Famine of three years in the time of King David, after saul's death; for that a full satisfaction for their blood was not then made by the blood of saul's Family. And when David asked them, what he should do for them to make an atonement to the Lord: they (though slaves) asked neither silver, nor gold, nor Liberty, but seven of saul's sons, whom they hanged to cease the Famine.  
Thus much then for supernatural causes: I shall now proceed to give you some Causes natural.  
The first and great Cause natural, is the infection of the Air, and the Rule and Reigning of the Planets over men's bodies: from which proceeds the Contagion of Converse. And I conceive that the contagion of the Air doth arise from the unseasonableness of the weather; for the weather hath been very seldom, since the beginning of the Plague, suitable to the season of the year, but the Air hath been close and obnubulated, insomuch that the Sun hath not had the full power to do its Office; which is, to exhale all Fogs and malign Vapours, etc. arising from terrene bodies, which corrupt and infect the Air.  
The second is the inclination of men's bodies to receive and retain the suppressions of the Air.  
And men's bodies are most inclineable to it when they are disordered by immoderate eating or drinking, by heats or colds, etc. And it is thought by some, that things eaten long since may in some measure be introductory to it. For some Physicians are of opinion, that the unwholesome meat (by reason of the great Rot among Sheep) eaten by the Poor last Year, may now cause so great a Malignity, as to prove contagious.  
Now the first and great Antidote and Preservative against the Plague, is hearty Repentance and fervent Prayer. For Prayer upon Repentance is of all things most powerful with God; the many and mighty effects whereof, the Holy Scriptures do abundantly declare.  
I shall give one instance of the excellency of it briefly, as I had it related to me by a worthy Gentleman, my very good Friend, as followeth.  
Many years since, it pleased God to afflict the Kingdom of France with a Contagious sneezing, that might justly be termed epidemical: for in a short space it swept away many thousands of people. And the King then Regnant took all possible care to abate it, by convening all the learned Doctors in his own Nation, together with the assistance of some from Neighbouring Nations: and all to small purpose, for all Philosophy Physical could by no means abate it. At length they fell to their Devotions, and in a very short space it pleased God to cease it; which hath procreated a good Ceremony amongst them ever since used, that when any man sneezes, all the Company put off their Hats and pray, Dieu vous assist, which is, God help you, the Lord bless you.  
The second, or mean Antidote and Preservative against Infection, is to take the advice of some learned Physician, whether Galienical or Chemical, and to do thereafter.   
FINIS.