%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> LONDONS / LORD H[A]VE MERCY UPON US. / A true Relation of seven modern Plagues or Visitations in LONDON, with the number of those that / were Buried of all Diseases; Viz. The first in the Year of Queen Elizabeth, Anno 1592. / The second, in the Year 1603. The third, in (that never to be forgotten Year) 1625. The fourth, in Anno 1630. / The fifth, in the Year 1636. The sixth in the Year 1637. and 1638. The seventh in this present Year, 1665. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer 1665-1665 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 07/15/2014 34219

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REader, what ever thou art, rich or poor, / Rowse up thy self, for Death stands at the (door; Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 121 LONDONS / LORD H[A]VE MERCY UPON US. / A true Relation of seven modern Plagues or Visitations in LONDON, with the number of those that / were Buried of all Diseases; Viz. The first in the Year of Queen Elizabeth, Anno 1592. / The second, in the Year 1603. The third, in (that never to be forgotten Year) 1625. The fourth, in Anno 1630. / The fifth, in the Year 1636. The sixth in the Year 1637. and 1638. The seventh in this present Year, 1665. LONDON'S LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US. A true Relation of seven modern Plagues or Visitations in LONDON, with the number of those that were Buried of all Diseases; Viz. The first in the Year of Queen Elizabeth, Anno 1592. The second, in the Year 1603. The third, in (that never to be forgotten Year) 1625. The fourth, in Anno 1630. The fifth, in the Year 1636. The sixth in the Year 1637. and 1638. The seventh in this present Year, 1665. 1665-1665

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Certain approved Medicines for the Plague, both to pre- vent that contagion, and to expell it after it be taken; as have been Approved in Anno 1625. as also in this present Visitation, 1665. A cheap Medicine to keep from Infection. TAke a pint of new Milk, and cut two cloves of Garlick very small, put it in the Milk, and drink it mornings fasting, and it pre- serveth from infection.
A Posset Drink to remove the Plague from the Heart. AN Ale Posset-Drink with Pimpernel seethed in it, till it tastes strong of it, drunk often, removes the Infection, though it hath got to the very Heart. An approved Remedy against the Plague. TAke a sprig of Rue, alias, herb of-grace, and shred it, and put it in a Figg or two, and eat it every morning fasting, it keeps the Body from Infection, and purifi- eth the bloud.
REader, whatever thou art, rich or poor, Rowse up thyself, for Death stands at the door; If God sayes strike, he must, & will come in, For death we know is the reward of sin. His very breath is so infectious grown, He poysons every one he breathes upon; He is the Rich-mans terrour, makes him flye, And bear away his baggs, as loath to die. What shall the Poor do that behind do stay? Death makes them rich, by taking them away. But what shall Poor men do, that here do live, 'Tis surely fit the Rich should comfort give, And weekly Means unto them still afford: Oh such Rich men shall be rich in the Lord! Death startles all, but m[?] of sin, Which sinful man long tim[e h]ath lived in, Doth make them fearfull of [t]hat punishment Due unto sin, for time tha[?] [?]vil spent. Oh why was this not thoug[ht] on long ago! When God expected our R[ep]entance so? Seventeen years since, a littl[e] Plague God sent, He shoke his Rod to move us to repent: Not long before that time, a dearth of Corn Was sent to us to see if we would turn: And after that, there's none deny it can; The Beasts did suffer for the sin of man: Grasse was so short and small, that it was told, Hay for four pound a Load was daily sold. These Judgements God hath sent even to cite us Unto Repentance, and from sin to fright us. Oh stubborn England! childish and unwise, So heavy laden with iniquities.
Return, return, unto thy loving Father, Return I say with speed, so much the rather, Because his Son thy Saviour pleads thy cause, Though thou hast broken all his holy Lawes: Say to thyself, My sins are cause of all Gods Judgements that upon this Land do fall, And sin's the cause that each one doth complain, They have too much, sometimes to little rain: Say to thyself, this Plague may be removed, If I repent, as plainly may be proved By Niniveh, that City great and large, For God hath given unto his Angels Charge, To strike and to forbear as he sees fit; If it be so, then learn thou so much wit, To use thy best endeavour to prevent A Plague, which thou mayst do if thou repent. Let all infected Houses be thy Text, And make this Use, that thine may be the next. The Red Crosse still is us'd, as it hath bin, To shew they Christians are, that are within: And Lord have mercy on us, on the Door, Puts thee in mind, to pray for them therefore. The Watchman that attends the House of sorrow, He may attend upon thy House tomorrow. Oh where's the vowes we to our God have made! When death and sickness came with Axe & Spade, And hurl'd our Brethren up in heaps apace, Even forty thousand in a little space: The Plague among us is not yet removed, Because that sin of us is still beloved. Each spectacle of Death and Funerall, Puts thee and I in mind, We must die all.
An exact and true relation of the number of those that were buried in Lon- don and the Liberties of all Diseases, from the 17 of March 1591. to the 22 of December, 1592. Totall. Pl. March 17 351 31 March 24 219 29 March 31 307 27 April 7 203 33 April 14 290 37 April 21 310 41 [?] 350 29 [?] 339 38 [?] 300 42 [?] 450 58 [?] 410 62 [?] 441 81 [?] 399 99 [?] 401 108 [?] 23 850 118 [?] 30 1440 927 [?]7 1510 893 [?] 1491 258 [?] 1507 852 [?] 1503 983 [?] 1550 797 [?] 1532 651 [?] 1508 449 [?] 1490 507 [?] 1210 563 [?] 621 451 [?] 629 349 [?] 450 130 [?] 408 327 [?] 422 323 [?] 330 308 [?] 320 302 [?] 310 301 [?] 309 209 [?] 301 107 [?] 321 93 [?] 349 94 [?] 331 86 [?] 329 71 [?] 386 39 [?] 5827 [?] 25886 [Of the Pla]gue. 11503 1603. Totall. Pl. March 17 108 3 March 24 60 2 March 31 78 6 April 7 66 4 April 14 79 4 April 21 98 8 April 28 109 10 May 5 90 11 May 12 112 18 May 19 122 22 May 26 122 32 June 2 114 30 June 9 131 43 [Ju]ne 16 144 59
1603. Total. Pl. June 23 182 72 June 30 267 158 July 7 445 263 July 14 612 424 The Out-Parishes this Week were joyned with the City. July 21 1186 917 July 28 1728 1392 August 4 2256 1925 August 11 2077 1743 August 18 3054 2719 August 25 2853 2535 Septemb. 1 3385 3034 Septemb. 8 3078 2728 Septem. 15 3129 2815 Septem. 22 2456 2192 Septem. 29 1961 1731 Octob. 6 1831 1649 Octob. 13 1312 1142 Octob. 20 766 648 Octob. 27 625 504 Novemb. 3 737 592 Novem. 10 585 441 Novem. 17 384 255 Novem. 24 198 102 Decemb. 1 223 105
Decemb. 8 163 55 Decem. 15 200 66 Decem. 22 168 74 The total of the Burials this whole year, 38250 Of the Plague, 30583 1625. Buried in London and the Liberties of all diseases, Anno 1625. the number here following. Total. Pl. March 17 262 4 March 24 226 8 March 31 243 11 April 7 239 10 April 14 256 24 April 21 230 25 April 28 305 26 [Ma]y 5 292 30 May 12 332 45 May 19 379 71 M[ay] 26 401 78 [June] 2 395 69 [June] 9 434 91 [June] 16 510 165 [June] 23 640 239
June 30 942 390 July 7 1222 593 July 14 1781 1004 July 21 2850 1819 July 28 3583 2471 August 4 4517 3659 August 11 4855 4115 August 18 5205 4463 August 25 4841 4218 Septemb. 1 3897 3344 Septemb. 8 3157 2550 Septem. 15 2148 1672 Septem. 22 1994 1551 Septem. 29 1236 852 October 6 833 538 October 13 815 511 October 20 651 331 October 27 375 134 Novem. 3 357 89 Novem. 10 319 92 Novem. 17 274 48 Novem. 24 231 27 Decem. 1 290 15 Decemb. 8 181 15 Decem. 15 168 6 Decem. 22 157 1 The total of the Burials this whole year, 54082 Of the Plague, 35428
1630. Total. Pl. June 24 205 19 July 1 209 25 July 8 217 43 July 1 250 50 July 22 229 40 July 29 279 77 August 5 250 56 August 12 246 65 Austust 19 269 54 August 26 270 67 Septem. 2 230 66 Septem. 9 259 63 Septem. 16 264 68 Septem. 23 274 57 Septem. 30 269 56 Octob. 7 236 66 Octob. 14 261 73 Octob. 21 248 60 Octob. 28 214 34 Novem. 4 242 29 Novem. 11 215 29 Novem. 18 200 18 Novem. 25 226 7 Decem. 2 221 20 Decem. 9 198 19 Decem. 16 217 5 The total of the Burial[s] this whole year, 10554 Of the Plague, 1317
1636. Buried in London and the Liberties, of all diseases, the number as followeth. Total. Pl. April 7 199 2 April 14 205 4 This Week was added to the City Parishes, S. Marg. Westminster. Lambeth. S. Mary Newington. Redriffe Parish. S. Mary Islington. Stepney Parish. Hackney Parish. April 21 285 14 April 28 259 17 May 5 251 10 May 12 308 55 May 19 299 35 May 26 330 62 June 2 339 67 June 9 345 87 June 16 381 103 June 23 304 79 June 30 352 104 July 7 215 81 July 14 372 104 July 21 395 120 July 28 423 151 August 4 461 206 August 11 538 283 August 18 638 321 August 25 787 429 Septem. 1 1011 638 Septem. 8 1069 650 Septem. 15 1306 865 Septem. 22 1229 775 Septem. 29 1403 928 Octob. 6 1405 921 Octob. 13 1302 792 Octob. 20 1002 555 Octob. 27 900 458 Novem. 3 1300 838 Novem. 10 1104 715 Novem. 17 950 573 Novem. 24 857 476 Decem. 1 614 312 Decem. 8 459 167 Decem. 15 385 85 Decem. 22 316 76 Decem. 29 383 125 The total of all the Bu- rials this year, 27415 Of the Plague, 12102 1637. Total. Pl. January 5 381 126 Januar. 12 314 73 Januar. 19 268 59 Januar. 26 289 72 February 2 351 103 Februar. 9 315 104 Februar. 16 285 78 [Feb]ruar. 23 254 44 [Ma]rch 2 262 69 [Ma]rch 9 332 100 [Ma]rch 16 303 80 [M]arch 23 260 65 March 31 343 115 April 7 301 98 April 14 288 79 April 21 300 90 [A]pril 28 319 107
1637. Total. Pl. May 4 292 81 May 11 300 105 May 18 285 74 May 25 314 83 June 1 269 72 June 8 273 74 June 15 268 110 June 22 304 106 June 29 371 156 July 6 362 163 July 13 725 133 July 20 321 140 July 27 335 117 August 3 300 89 August 10 275 7[?] August 17 228 53 August 24 225 43 August 31 209 30 Septemb. 7 227 36 Septem. 14 200 21 Septem. 21 184 21 Septem. 28 197 27 Octob. 5 166 15 Octob. 12 198 17 Octob. 19 174 13 The total of the Burials this year 14270 Of the Plague, 3603 1638. Buried in London and the Liberties this year, of all Diseases, 16621 Of the Plague, 508 1665. Buried in London and the Liberties, of all Diseases, the number as followeth, Total. Pl. April 25 398 2 May 2 388 0 May 9 347 9 May 16 353 3 May 23 385 14 May 30 399 17 June 6 405 43 June 13 558 112 June 20 611 168 June 27 684 267 July 4 1006 470 July 11 1268 725 July 18 1761 1089 July 25 2785 1843 August 1 August 8 August 15 August 22 August 29 Septem. 5
EDINBURGH, Pr[in]ted by a Society of Stationers, 1665.