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Page 1 of the Plague Book

Vernacular Transcript

against the infection of the plague.

ny such infection is, or the Iustices next adioyning
thereunto, to assemble once a week, to take accompt
of the execution of the said orders, and as they finde
any lack or disorder, either to reforme it themselues,
or to report it at the generall assemblie there, to be
by a more common consent reformed.

 13 Item, for that the contagion of the plague  13
groweth and increaseth no way more, then by the
vse and handling of such clothes, bedding and other
stuffe as hath bene worne and occupyed by the in-
fected of this disease, during the time of their
disease: the sayde Iustices shall in the places in-
fected take such order, that all the saide clothes
and other stuffe, so occupied by the diseased, so
soone as the parties diseased of the plague are all of
them either well recouered or dead, be either burnt
and cleane consumed with fire: or els ayred in such
sort as is prescribed in an especiall article conteyned
in the Aduice set downe by the Physicians. And for
that peraduenture the losse of such apparell, bed-
ding and other stuff to be burnt, may be greater
then the poore estate of the owners of the same may
well beare: it is thought very good and expedient,
if it be thought meete it should be burnt, that then
the said Iustices, out of such collections as are to be
made within their Counties for the reliefe of the
poorer sort that be infected, allowe also to them such
summe or summes as to them shall be thought rea-
sonable, in recompece of the losse of their said stuffe.

 14 Item, the said Iustices may put in executi-  14
on any other orders that by them at their generall
assemblie shall be deuised and thought meete, ten-
                                                B. ii.           ding

Modern Transcript

against the infection of the plague.

ny such infection is, or the Justices next adjoining
thereunto, to assemble once a week, to take accompt
of the execution of the said orders, and as they find
any lack or disorder, either to reform it themselves,
or to report it at the general assembly there, to be
by a more common consent reformed.

 13 Item, for that the contagion of the plague  13
grows and increases no way more, then by the
use and handling of such clothes, bedding and other
stuff as hath been worn and occupied by the in-
fected of this disease, during the time of their
disease: the said Justices shall in the places in-
fected take such order, that all the said clothes
and other stuff, so occupied by the diseased, so
soon as the parties diseased of the plague are all of
them either well recovered or dead, be either burnt
and clean consumed with fire: or else aired in such
sort as is prescribed in an especial article contained
in the Advice set down by the Physicians.  And for
that peradventure the loss of such apparel, bed-
ding and other stuff to be burnt, may be greater
then the poor estate of the owners of the same may
well bear: it is thought very good and expedient,
if it be thought meet it should be burnt, that then
the said Justices, out of such collections as are to be
made within their Counties for the relief of the
poorer sort that be infected, allow also to them such
sum or sums as to them shall be thought rea-
sonable, in recompense of the loss of their said stuff.

 14 Item, the said Justices may put in executi-  14
on any other orders that by them at their general
assembly shall be devised and thought meet, ten-
                                                B. ii.            ding

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