Certaine statutes especially selected, and commanded by his Maiestie to be carefully put in execution by all iustices, and other officers of the peace throughout the realme with his Maiesties proclamation for further direction for executing the same. Also certaine orders thought meete by his Maiestie and his Priuie Counsell, to bee put in execution, together with sundry good rules, preseruatiues, and medicines against the infection of the plague, set downe by the Colledge of the Physicians vpon his Maiesties speciall command: as also a decree of the Starre-Chamber, concerning buildings and in-mates.

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❧To the Iustices of Peace.

¶The Contents of this BOOKE.

❧By the KING. ¶A Proclamation for quickning the Lawes made for the reliefe of the Poore, and the suppressing, pu∣nishing, and setling of the sturdie Rogues and Vagabonds.

Anno xliij. Reginae Elizabethae.

Anno xxxix. Reginae Elizabethae.

❧ Certaine branches of the Sta∣tute made in the first yere of the Reigne of King IAMES, concerning Rogues, Va∣gabonds, and sturdie Beggars.

Anno primo Iacobi Regis.

¶ Orders thought meete by his Maiestie and his Priuie Counsell, to be exe∣cuted throughout the Counties of this Realme, in such Townes, Villages, and other places as are, or may be hereafter Infected with the Plague, for the stay of further increase of the same.

Infection of the Plague.

An aduice set downe by the Col∣ledge of Physitians, by His MAIESTIES speciall Command: Containing certaine ne∣cessary Directions, as well for the cure of the Plague, as for preuenting the infection: with many easie Medicines and of small charge, the vse whereof may be very pro∣fitable to His MAIESTIES Subiects.

That none come from forraine Infected places, or bring goods from thence.

That all established good Orders be reuiued.

To be Cautulous vpon any suspition.

The care to be taken when a house is Visited.

Caution concerning flying into the Countrey.

Buriall of the Dead.

Caution about apparell and houshold stuffe.

No visited person to be secretly remoued without Licence.

Doctors, Apothecaries, and Chirurgions.

Publique Prayers.

Preseruatiues. By Correction of the Ayre.

By perfuming of Apparell.

By carrying about of Perfumes.

Or this.

Or they may vse this Pomander.

The richer sort may make vse of this Pomander.

By inward Medicines.

After Infection.

Cordials. Mithridates Medicine of Figgs.

Or this will be more effectuall.

For women with child, Children, and such as cannot take bitter things vse this.

Medicines Purgatiue.

¶ Blood-letting.

Medicines Expulsiue.

Medicines Internall.

As thus.

Another.

In Summer this is good.

Medicines Externall.

To breake the Tumor.

Or this.

To draw.

For the Carbuncle.

Or this.

Another.

A generall Medicine for all sorts of people taken with the Plgue, to bee ad without Cost.

¶ Orders conceiued and agreed to be published by the Lord Maior and Aldermen of the Citie of London, and the Iustices of Peace of the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey, by direction from the Lords of His Maiesties most Honourable Priuy Councell.

Examiners to be appointed in euery Parish.

The Examiners Office.

Watchmen.

Chirurgions.

Orders concerning Infected houses and persons sicke of the Plague.

Notice to be giuen of the Sickenesse.

Sequestration of the sicke.

Ayring of the stuffe.

Shutting vp of the house.

None to be remooued out of infected houses, but &c.

Buriall of the dead.

No infected stuffe to be vttered.

No person to be conueyed out of any Infected house.

Euery visited house to be marked.

Euery visited house to be watched.

Orders for cleansing and keeping sweete of the Streets.

The streets to be kept cleane.

That the Rakers take it from out the houses.

Laystals to be made farre off from the Citie.

Care to be had of vnwholsome Fish or Flesh, and of mustie Corne.

Orders concerning loose Persons, and idle Assemblies.

Beggers.

Playes.

Tipling houses.

In Camera Stellata coram Con∣cilio ibidem, vicesimo die Octobris, An∣no Regni Reginae ELIZABETHae quadragesimo, &c.

In Camera Stellata coram Con∣cilio ibidem, vicesimo nono die Nouembris, Anno septimo Iacobi Regis.

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