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A72800	A true bill of the vvhole number that hath died in the cittie of London, the citty of VVestminster, the citty of Norwich, and diuers other places, since the time this last sicknes of the plague began in either of them, to this present month of October the 20. day, 1603. With a relation of many visitations by the plague, in sundry other forraine countries.; Bills of mortality. 1603	Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.	1603 (1603)	STC 16743.3; ESTC S125101	3,867	1

A true bill of the whole number that hath died in the Cittie of London the citty of Westminster the citty of Norwich and diuers other places since the time this last sicknes of the plague began in either of them to this present month of October the 20. day 1603. With a relation of many visitations by the plague in sundry other forraine Countries IT is no doubt that the corruption of the ayre together with vncleanly and vnwholsome keeping of dwelling where many are pestered together as also the not obseruing to haue fiers priuate publiquely made as well within houses as without in the stréets at times when the ayre is infected are great occasions to increase corrupt and pestilent diseases Neither can it be denied that the ouer-boldnes of many preasing into infected places and the lewdnes of others with sores vppon them presuming into the open ayre some of wilfulnes but truly many of necessitie contaminateth corrupteth diuers as the Leprosie the Pocks and sundry such vncleane diseases doo as by drinking lying in company and other such meanes where pure complexions and cleane bloods are defiled with such as are putrified and therefore carefully to be auoyded But all these are accidentall and rather effects then the cause In the yéere of Christ 81. and in the yere 188. there continued a great time a plague in Rome of which there daily died two thousand people In the yéere 254. fiftéene prouinces of the Romaine Empire were in a manner consumed with the pestilence In the yéere 530. there died in Constantinople fiue thousand a day and diuers times tenne thousand and at that time in some other parts of Gréce there were not sufficient liuing men left to bury their dead And in the yéere ●…69 there fell such a plague in Constantinople that there died in sixe months spa●… 7. hundred thousand persons and the yéere following fell such a famine that a penny loafe of bread of English mony was worth a crowne of gold by reason whereof the people died as fast then of the famine as they did before of the plague In the yéere 540. there began an vniuersall plague all ouer the world that continued 50. yeres with great violence And in the yéere 1348. in Paris in fraunce there died a hundred thousand people of the Plague In the yéere 1359. so great a pestilence there was in Italy that there were scarce tenne left of a thousand And in the yéere 1521. there died in Rome a hundred thousand of the pestilence In the yéeres 1576. and 77. in Millan Padua and Venice there fell a hundred thousand in euery Citty and in Bohemia béeing but a small Kingdome there died thrée hundred thousand the same time Soone after the conquest of King William Duke of Normandy when the people were subdued to him and the Knights fées rated which he had made and himselfe placed with crowne and scepter hee tooke number of the acres of land in all the realme and of all the people and of all the cattell after which fell so fore a plague that the people died in such number that tillage decaied and famine ensued with rot of cattell that men were faine to eate flesh of dogs cats mise A fearefull example for Princes In the raigne of King Edward the third there fell a very great pestilence in the East-Indies among the Tartarians Saracens Turks which lasted the space of seauen yéeres through the feare whereof many of the Heathens willingly offered themselues to become Christians And shortly after by reason of passengers from one Prouince to another the same pestilence was dispersed in many Christian Kingdoms amongst other places brought into England where it was so forcible all ouer the Land that not onely men but also beasts birds and fishes were smitten therewith and found dead with botches vpon thē Also among men the number that were left aliue were scarely sufficient to bury their dead At which time with the rest that then died of the plague Henry Duke of Lancaster Blanch Dutchesse of Lancaster and the Earle of Warwicke ended their liues So that in one yéere in a little plot of ground of 13. acres compasse then called Spittle-croft and now the Charter-house was buried fifty thousand persons besides all them that were then buried in the Churchyards and diuers places in the fields Also in Barbarie Alexandria Tripolie and in Constantinople this last yéere 1602. fell so grieuous a plague that there died thrée thousand a day for a long time together Our visitations though our sinnes excéede haue béene more gentle For in the first great plague in our memory after the losse of Newhauen frō the first of Ianuary 1562. to Decemb. 1563. there died of the plague twenty thousand one hundred thirtie sixe And in the last great visitation from the 20. of December 1592. to the 23. of the same month in the yéere 1593. died in all 25886. of the plague in and about London 15003. And in the yéere before 2000. God of his mercy as he did then hold his heauy hand from vs and giue vs true repentance the onely meane to win his grace toward vs. And now in this present visitation which it pleaseth God to strike vs with there hath died from the 17. of December 1602. to the 14. of Iuly 1603. the whole number in London and the liberties 4314. Whereof of the plague 3310. The rest are set downe as they haue followed wéekely From the 14 of Iuly to the 21. of the same 867 In the out Parishes 319 vvhereof of the plague 646 Whereof of the plague 271 Buried in all this weeke 1186. vvhereof of the plague 917. From the 21 of Iuly to the 28 of the same 1103 In the out Parishes 781 vvhereof of the plague 671 vvhereof of the plague 857 Out of the pesthouse 18 Buried in all this weeke 1728. vvhereof of the plague 1396. From the 28 of Iuly to the 4. of August 1700 In the out parishes 537 vvhereof of the plague 464 vvhereof of the plague 1439 Pesthouse 19 Buried in all this weeke 2256. vvhereof of the plague 1922. From the 4 of August to the 11 of the same 1655 In the out Parishes 410 vvhereof of the plague 361 vvhereof of the plague 1372 Pesthouse 12 Buried in all this weeke 2077. vvhereof of the plague 1745. From the 11 of August to the 18 of the same 2486 In the out Parishes 568 vvhereof of the plague 514 vvhereof of the plague 2199 In Bridewell 7. Pesthouse 21 Buried in all this weeke 3054. vvhereof of the plague 2713. From the 18 of August to the 25 of the same 2343 In the out Parishes 510 vvhereof of the plague 448 vvhereof of the plague 2091 In Bridewell 8. Pesthouse 12 Buried in all this weeke 2853. vvhereof of the plague 2539. From the 25 of August to the 1. of September 2798 In the out Parishes 587 vvhereof of the plague 540 vvherof of the plague 2495 In Bridewell 5. Pesthouse 6

Buried in all this weeke 3385 vvhereof of the plague 3035. From the 1 of September to the 8 of the same 2583 In the out Parishes 495 vvhereof of the plague 441 vvherof of the plague 2283 In Bridewell 17 Pesthouse 5 Buried in all this weeke 3078 Whereof of the Plague 2724 From the 8 of September to the 15 of the same 2676 In the out Parishes 453 vvherof of the plague 407 wherof of the plague 2411 In Bridewell 7. Pesthouse 10 Buried in all this weeke 3129. Whereof of the plague 2818. From the 15 of Septemb. to the 22 of the same 2080 In the out parishes 376 vvhereof of the plague 344 vvherof of the plague 1851 In Bridewell 19 Pesthouse 10 Buried in all this weeke 2456. vvhereof of the plague 2●95 From the 22 of Septemb. to the 29 of the same 1666 In the out parishes 295 vvhereof of the plague 254 wherof of the plague 1478 In Bridewell 8. Pesthouse 4 Buried in all this weeke 1961. vvhereof of the plague 1732. From the 29 of Septemb. to the 6. of October 1525 In the out parishes 306 vvherof of the plague 274 vvherof of the plague 1367 In Bridewell 7. pesthouse 7 Buried in all this weeke 1831. vvhereof of the plague 1641. From the 6. of October to the 13 of the same 1109 In the out parishes 203 whereof of the plague 184 vvhereof of the plague 962 In Bridewell 9. pesthouse 4 Buried in all this weeke 1312. vvhereof of the plague 1146. From the 13 of October to the 20 of the same ●647 In the out parishes 119 whereof of the plague 109 vvhereof of the plague 546 In Bridewell 6. pesthouse ●… Buried in all this weeke 766 vvhereof of the plague 645. Buried in all within London and the liberties since the sicknes began 35267. whereof of the plague 29402. The number that hath died in the Cittie of Westminster and the places following since the sicknes began in them Buried in Westminster 854. Whereof of the plague 794. Buried in the Sauoy 198. Whereof of the plague 179. Buried in Stepny parish 1962. Whereof of the plague 1902. Buried at Newington-buts 624. Whereof of the plague 604. Buried in Islington 208. Whereof of the plague 200. Buried in Lambeth 389. Whereof of the plague 365. Buried in Hackny 199. Whereof of the plague 190. Buried in Redrieffe 100. Whereof of the plague 90. ¶ The whole number buried within the 8. seuerall places last before-named since the sicknes began in them is 4534. Whereof the number of the plague is 3998. ¶ And the full number that hath beene buried in all both within London and the liberties and the eight other seuerall places last before mentioned is 40040. Whereof the number of the plague is 32257. ¶ The seuerall visitations by the Plague in the Citty of Norwich ¶ In the yeere of our Lord 1349. from the first of Ianuary to the last of Iune there died of the plague within the Cittie of Norwich 57104. persons besides Ecclesiasticall Mendicants and Domanicks ¶ From the first of Iune 1579. to the first of the same month 1580. there died of the pestilence in the Citty of Norwich 4928. persons ¶ And from the 8 of Aprill 1603. which was the time that this last visitation beganne in the Citty of Norwich there haue died to the 29. of Iuly of all diseases as well Strangers as others 387. And from the 29 of Iuly to the 14 of October following the number is set downe weekely From the 29 of Iuly to the 6. of August the whole number is 67. the number of Strangers is 32 the number of the plague is 55. From the 6 of August to the 12. in all 75. Strangers 26. plague 60 From the 12 of August to the 19. in all 96. Strangers 32. plague 87. From the 19 of August to the 26 in all 96. Strangers 32. plague 87 From the 26. to the 2 of Septem in all 132. Stran. 53. plague 119. From the 2 of Septemb. to the 9 in all 140. Strang. 38. plague 120. From the 9 of Septemb. to the 16 in all 218. Strang. 80. plague 204 From the 16 of Septemb. to the 23 in all 166 Strang. 70. plague 158 From the 23 of Septemb. to the 30. in all 169 Strang. 75. plague 161 From the 30 of Sept. to the 7 of Octob. in all 182 Stran. 80. pla 168 From the 7 of October to the 14 in all 104. Strangers 62. plague 95. The whole number is 1832. Whereof of the plague 1799. At London printed by I. R. for Iohn Trundle and are to be sold at his shop in Barbican neere Long lane end