The duetie of a faithfull and wise magistrate, in preseruing and deliuering of the eommon [sic] wealth from infection, in the time of the plague or pestilence two bookes. Written in Latine by Iohn Ewich, ordinary phisition of the woorthie common wealth of Breame, and newlie turned into English by Iohn Stockwood schoolemaister of Tunbridge. ...

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Author:	Ewich, Johann von, 1525-1588.
Title:	The duetie of a faithfull and wise magistrate, in preseruing and deliuering of the eommon [sic] wealth from infection, in the time of the plague or pestilence two bookes. Written in Latine by Iohn Ewich, ordinary phisition of the woorthie common wealth of Breame, and newlie turned into English by Iohn Stockwood schoolemaister of Tunbridge. ...
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Alternate titles:	De officio fidelis et prudentis magistratus tempore pestilentiae rempublican a contagio praeservandi liberandique. English
Subject terms:	Plague -- Government policy -- Early works to 1800.
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To the right Honourable S. Iohn Blanke, Knight, L. Maior of the most renowmed Citie of London: and to the Right Worshipful M. William Fleetwood Sergeant of the Law, and Recorder of the saide Citie: and also to the right Worshipfull, the Sheriffes and Aldermen, with the whole state of the same citie: Iohn Stockwood Schoolemaister of Tū∣bridge, wisheth a most plentifull increase of the spi∣rit of wisedome, and al necessarie graces, for the go∣uernment of so great a people, as may be most to the glory of God, the profit of his Churche, and welfare of the common wealth.

❧ A short admonition vn∣to the gentle and courteous Christian Reader.

The Preface of the Authour vnto the Reader, of the causes of the pestilence.

To the right Honourable the L. Con∣suls, and to the right Worshipful the Senators of the Common wealth of Bream, Sta∣deen, and Boxtehud, his Lords and Patrons most highly to be reuerenced, salutation and tranquilitie.

¶ Of the duetie of a faithful and wise Magistrate, in preseruing and deliuering the common wealth from in∣fection, in the time of the plague or Pestilence. The first Booke.

That the care and charge of the com∣mon wealth belongeth vnto the Ma∣gistrate. Cap. 1.

That the Magistrate before all thinges proclayme a publike repentance. Cap. 2.

Of ordeining preseruers of health. Cap. 3.

Of Phisitions, Chirurgians, and Apothe∣caries. Cap. 5.

Of the Ministers of the Church. Cap. 5.

Of order to bee appoynted among the Citizens, and of leauing of publike meetinges and assemblies. Cap. 6.

Of order which is to be kept in the buy∣ing and selling of thinges necessa∣rie. Cap. 7.

Of purging the ayre, cleansing the streetes, putting away of kine, hogges geese, &c. Chap. 8.

Of the driuing away, or keping at home of Dogs, Cats, and other tamed hous∣holde beastes, which are wonte to run vp and down. Cap. 9.

Of not receiuing of trauailers and stran∣gers into the Citie, nor of bringing in of thinges without a testimoniall of the health of that place from whence they come. Cap. 13.

❧ Of the duetie of a faith∣full and wise magistrate, in preseruing and deliuering the common wealth from infection, in the time of the plague or pestilence. The second Booke.

Of those into whose house the Plague is gotten. Cap. 1.

Of building of certaine publike houses, called Plague houses. Chap. 2.

Whether it bee lawfull for Christians in the time of the Plague to flie, and to leaue their Citie with a safe consci∣ence. Cap. 3.

Of carrying foorth of the dead, and ac∣companying the corse to the buri∣all. Cap. 4.

Of a Church yarde to bee placed with∣out the Citie, and of the manner of building of the same. Chap. 5.

Of the cleansing of houses, and things infected. Cap. 6.

Of keeping of those, which haue beene in infected houses. Cap. 7.

An admonition vnto euerie subiect of the common wealth, to imploye his seruice to keepe away the common daunger of infection by the plague. Cap. 8.

Of the punishement of such as rashly of∣fend. Chap. 9.

A register or brief rehearsall, conteining the orders set downe in these two bookes, Chap. 10.

A Prayer.

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