Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	citizen_n	london_n	mayor_n	9,097	5	11.2140	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88464	The orders and directions, of the right honourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, to be diligently observed and kept by the citizens of London, during the time of the present visitation of the plague As also, rules and instructions, to all brewers, butchers, fish-mongers, victualling-houses, hackney-coaches, brokers, and the rest of the inhabitants, both in city and suburbs. With divers excellent receipts, as well for the cure of the plague, as for preventing the further increase and infection thereof, by Gods blessing and assistance: set forth and approved of by the learned Sir Walter Rawleigh, Mr. Culpepper, and divers other famous physicians and doctors; and now published for the use and benefit of all his Majesties liege subjects.	City of London (England). Court of Aldermen.	1665 (1665)	Wing L2864I; ESTC R232156	5,325	10

THE ORDERS AND Directions Of the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen to be diligently observed and kept by the Citizens of London during the time of the present Visitation of the PLAGUE As also Rules and Instructions to all Brewers Butchers Fishmongers Victualling-houses Hackney-Coaches Brokers and the rest of the Inhabitants both in City and Suburbi With divers excellent Receipts as well for the Cure of the Plague as for preventing the further Increase and Infection thereof by Gods blessing and Assistance Set forth and approved of by the Learned Sir Walter Rawleigh Mr. Culpepper and divers other famous Physicians and Doctors And now published for the use and benefit of all His Majesties Liege Subjects Printed for George Horton living near the Three Crowns in Barbican Health better then Gold Or Rules and Directions as well for the Cure of the Plague as for preventing the Infection c. VVHereas it hath pleased Almighty God to send forth his destroying Angel amongst Us to scourge and chastise a stiff-necked and perverse Generation of People by spreading the Black-Cloud of Plague and Pestilence over many famous Nations Cities beyond the Seas but hath also out of his Divine Justice even now brought it to the very Doors of many who have sleighted his gracious Tenders and Mercies and indeed who can say I am free from such provocations from provoking a just and righteous God and from crucifying afresh a precious dear and blessed Saviour by their wicked and abominable Oaths by their sad and lamentable Imprecations by their vitious Vices of Whoredom Drunkenness Sabbath-breaking c. O let every one therefo●e seriously lay it to heart the great and original cause of these our present Judgments and by serious Repentance and cont●ition of spirit endeavour to cure the sinful Plague of the Heart to amend their Lives to become new Creatures to bear a high esteem of the Blessed Sabbath and an ardent affection to his gracious Ordinances That the Lord may say unto London as he did unto Israel Return thou back-sliding People and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you for I am me ciful saith the Lord and I will not keep anger for ever ● g acious saying and worthy of acceptation But now for the p●b●ick benefit of all people in these Times of Calamity I shall not onely recite some Orders of the Right Honourable the Lord Ma●or and Court of Aldermen for preserving of Health but also divers Receits and Directions as well for the cure of the Plague as for preventing the Infection of it c. And first it is thought requisite that in every Parish there be one two o● more persons of good sort and credit chosen and appointed by the Alderman his Deputy and Common-council of every Ward by the name of Examiners to continue in that Office the space of two Moneths at least and if any person so appointed shall refu●e to undertake the same the said parties so refusing to be committed to Prison until they shall conform themselves accordingly That these Examiners be sworn by the Alderman to enqui●e what houses be visited what persons sick and of what Diseases as near as they can and upon d●ubt to command restraint of access until it appear what the Disease shall prove and if they find any person 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 of the Ward That to every infected house there be appointed two Watch-men one for the day and the other for the night That for the Women-searchers in every Parish to be of honest reputation and sworn to make due search and true report and tkat the Physitians appointed for the cure and prevention of the Infection do call before them the said Searchers who are or shall be appointed for the several Parishes under their respective cares to the end they may consider whether they are fitly qualified for that employment and that no Searcher during this time of Visitation be permitted to use any publick work or imployment or keep any shop or stall or be imployed as a Landress or in any other common employment whatsoever And for better assistance of the Searchers it is ordered that there be chosen able and discreet Chirurgions to be resident in most convenient places and to be sequestred from all other cures and kept onely to this Disease of the Infection and every Chirurgion to haue twelve pence a Body searched by them to be paid out of the goods of the party searched if he be able or otherwise by the Parish And if any Nurse-keeper shall remove her self out of any infected house before 28 days after the decease of any person dying of the Infection the house to which the said Nurse-keeper doth so remove her self shall be shut up until the said 28 days be expired Likewise that the burial of the dead by this Visitation be at most convenient hours always before either Sun-rising or after Sun-setting with the privity of the Churchwardens or Constables and not othe●wise and that no Neighbours nor Friends be suffered to accompany the Coarse to Church or to enter the house visited upon pain of having his house shut up or be imprisoned And further all publick Assemblies at other Burials are to be forborn during the continuance of this Visitation And to the end no infected Stuff shall be uttered it is ordered That no Clothes Stuff Be●ding or Garments be suffered to be carryed or conveyed out of any infected houses and that the Cryers and Carryers ab●oad of Be●ding or old Apparel to be sold or pawned be utterly prohibited and restra●ned and no Brokers of Bedding or Old Apparel be permitted to make any outward shew or hang forth on their Stalls shopboards or Windows toward 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 mone●ns after the Infection hath been there his house shall be shut up as infected and so shall continue shut up 20 days at least It is also ordered that care be taken of Hackney-Coachmen that they may not as some of them have been observed to do after carrying of infected persons to the Pest-house and other places be admitted to common use till their Coaches be well aired and have stood unimpistyed by the space of 5 or 6 days after such service Ordered That every Housholder do cause the Street to be daily pared before his door and so to keep it clean swept all the Week long And that the sweeping and filth of houses be daily carryed away by the Rakers and that the Raker shall give notice of his coming by the blowing of a Horn as heretofore hath been done Likewise that the Laystals be removed as far