many　other　cases　did　they　know　what　bodies　they　had　in　their　cart；　for
  sometimes　they　were　let　down　with　ropes　out　of　balconies　and　out　of
  windows；　and　sometimes　the　bearers　brought　them　to　the　cart；
  sometimes　other　people；　nor；　as　the　men　themselves　said；　did　they
  trouble　themselves　to　keep　any　account　of　the　numbers。
  The　vigilance　of　the　magistrates　was　now　put　to　the　utmost　trial　…
  and；　it　must　be　confessed；　can　never　be　enough　acknowledged　on　this
  occasion　also；　whatever　expense　or　trouble　they　were　at；　two　things
  were　never　neglected　in　the　city　or　suburbs　either　：　…
  （1）　Provisions　were　always　to　be　had　in　full　plenty；　and　the　price　not
  much　raised　neither；　hardly　worth　speaking。
  （2）　No　dead　bodies　lay　unburied　or　uncovered；　and　if　one　walked
  from　one　end　of　the　city　to　another；　no　funeral　or　sign　of　it　was　to　be
  seen　in　the　daytime；　except　a　little；　as　I　have　said　above；　in　the　three
  first　weeks　in　September。
  This　last　article　perhaps　will　hardly　be　believed　when　some
  accounts　which　others　have　published　since　that　shall　be　seen；
  wherein　they　say　that　the　dead　lay　unburied；　which　I　am　assured　was
  utterly　false；　at　least；　if　it　had　been　anywhere　so；　it　must　have　been　in
  houses　where　the　living　were　gone　from　the　dead　（having　found
  means；　as　I　have　observed；　to　escape）　and　where　no　notice　was　given
  to　the　officers。　　All　which　amounts　to　nothing　at　all　in　the　case　in
  hand；　for　this　I　am　positive　in；　having　myself　been　employed　a　little　in
  the　direction　of　that　part　in　the　parish　in　which　I　lived；　and　where　as
  great　a　desolation　was　made　in　proportion　to　the　number　of
  inhabitants　as　was　anywhere；　I　say；　I　am　sure　that　there　were　no　dead
  bodies　remained　unburied；　that　is　to　say；　none　that　the　proper　officers
  knew　of；　none　for　want　of　people　to　carry　them　off；　and　buriers　to　put
  them　into　the　ground　and　cover　them；　and　this　is　sufficient　to　the
  argument；　for　what　might　lie　in　houses　and　holes；　as　in　Moses　and
  Aaron　Alley；　is　nothing；　for　it　is　most　certain　they　were　buried　as　soon
  as　they　were　found。　　As　to　the　first　article　（namely；　of　provisions；　the
  scarcity　or　dearness）；　though　I　have　mentioned　it　before　and　shall
  speak　of　it　again；　yet　I　must　observe　here：　…
  （1）　The　price　of　bread　in　particular　was　not　much　raised；　for　in　the
  beginning　of　the　year；　viz。；　in　the　first　week　in　March；　the　penny
  wheaten　loaf　was　ten　ounces　and　a　half；　and　in　the　height　of　the
  contagion　it　was　to　be　had　at　nine　ounces　and　a　half；　and　never　dearer；
  no；　not　all　that　season。　　And　about　the　beginning　of　November　it　was
  sold　ten　ounces　and　a　half　again；　the　like　of　which；　I　believe；　was
  never　heard　of　in　any　city；　under　so　dreadful　a　visitation；　before。
  （2）　Neither　was　there　（which　I　wondered　much　at）　any　want　of
  bakers　or　ovens　kept　open　to　supply　the　people　with　the　bread；　but　this
  was　indeed　alleged　by　some　families；　viz。；　that　their　maidservants；
  going　to　the　bakehouses　with　their　dough　to　be　baked；　which　was　then
  the　custom；　sometimes　came　home　with　the　sickness　（that　is　to　say　the
  plague）　upon　them。
  In　all　this　dreadful　visitation　there　were；　as　I　have　said　before；　but
  two　pest…houses　made　use　of；　viz。；　one　in　the　fields　beyond　Old　Street
  and　one　in　Westminster；　neither　was　there　any　compulsion　used　in
  carrying　people　thither。　　Indeed　there　was　no　need　of　compulsion　in
  the　case；　for　there　were　thousands　of　poor　distressed　people　who；
  having　no　help　or　conveniences　or　supplies　but　of　charity；　would　have
  been　very　glad　to　have　been　carried　thither　and　been　taken　care　of；
  which；　indeed；　was　the　only　thing　that　I　think　was　wanting　in　the
  whole　public　management　of　the　city；　seeing　nobody　was　here
  allowed　to　be　brought　to　the　pest…house　but　where　money　was　given；
  or　security　for　money；　either　at　their　introducing　or　upon　their　being
  cured　and　sent　out　…　for　very　many　were　sent　out　again　whole；　and
  very　good　physicians　were　appointed　to　those　places；　so　that　many
  people　did　very　well　there；　of　which　I　shall　make　mention　again。　　The
  principal　sort　of　people　sent　thither　were；　as　I　have　said；　servants　who
  got　the　distemper　by　going　of　errands　to　fetch　necessaries　to　the
  families　where　they　lived；　and　who　in　that　case；　if　they　came　home
  sick；　were　removed　to　preserve　the　rest　of　the　house；　and　they　were　so
  well　looked　after　there　in　all　the　time　of　the　visitation　that　there　was
  but　156　buried　in　all　at　the　London　pest…house；　and　159　at　that　of
  Westminster。
  By　having　more　pest…houses　I　am　far　from　meaning　a　forcing　all
  people　into　such　places。　　Had　the　shutting　up　of　houses　been　omitted
  and　the　sick　hurried　out　of　their　dwellings　to　pest…houses；　as　some
  proposed；　it　seems；　at　that　time　as　well　as　since；　it　would　certainly
  have　been　much　worse　than　it　was。　　The　very　removing　the　sick　would
  have　been　a　spreading　of　the　infection；　and　the　rather　because　that
  removing　could　not　effectually　clear　the　house　where　the　sick　person
  was　of　the　distemper；　and　the　rest　of　the　family；　being　then　left　at
  liberty；　would　certainly　spread　it　among　others。
  The　methods　also　in　private　families；　which　would　have　been
  universally　used　to　have　concealed　the　distemper　and　to　have
  concealed　the　persons　being　sick；　would　have　been　such　that　the
  distemper　would　sometimes　have　seized　a　whole　family　before　any
  visitors　or　examiners　could　have　known　of　it。　　On　the　other　hand；　the
  prodigious　numbers　which　would　have　been　sick　at　a　time　would　have
  exceeded　all　the　capacity　of　public　pest…houses　to　receive　them；　or　of
  public　officers　to　discover　and　remove　them。
  This　was　well　considered　in　those　days；　and　I　have　heard　them　talk
  of　it　often。　　The　magistrates　had　enough　to　do　to　bring　people　to
  submit　to　having　their　houses　shut　up；　and　many　ways　they　deceived
  the　watchmen　and　got　out；　as　I　have　observed。　　But　that　difficulty
  made　it　apparent　that　they　t　would　have　found　it　impracticable　to　have
  gone　the　other　way　to　work；　for　they　could　never　have　forced　the　sick
  people　out　of　their　beds　and　out　of　their　dwellings。　　It　must　not　have
  been　my　Lord　Mayor's　officers；　but　an　army　of　officers；　that　must　have
  attempted　it；　and　tile　people；　on　the　other　hand；　would　have　been
  enraged　and　desperate；　and　would　have　killed　those　that　should　have
  offered　to　have　meddled　with　them　or　with　their　children　and
  relations；　whatever　had　befallen　them　for　it；　so　that　they　would　have
  made　the　people；　who；　as　it　was；　were　in　the　most　terrible　distraction
  imaginable；　I　say；　they　would　have　made　them　stark　mad；　whereas　the
  magistrates　found　it　proper　on　several　accounts　to　treat　them　with
  lenity　and　compassion；　and　not　with　violence　and　terror；　such　as
  dragging　the　sick　out　of　their　houses　or　obliging　them　to　remove
  themselves；　would　have　been。
  This　leads　me　again　to　mention　the　time　when　the　plague　first
  began；　that　is　to　say；　when　it　became　certain　that　it　would　spread　over
  the　whole　town；　when；　as　I　have　said；　the　better　sort　of　people　first
  took　the　alarm　and　began　to　hurry　themselves　out　of　town。　　It　was
  true；　as　I　observed　in　its　place；　that　the　throng　was　so　great；　and　the
  coaches；　horses；　waggons；　and　carts　were　so　many；　driving　and
  dragging　the　people　away；　that　it　looked　as　if　all　the　city　was　running
  away；　and　had　any　regulations　been　published　that　had　been　terrifying
  at　that　time；　especially　such　as　would　pretend　to　dispose　of　the　people
  otherwise　than　they　would　dispose　of　themselves；　it　would　have　put
  both　the　city　and　suburbs　into　the　utmost　confusion。
  But　the　magistrates　wisely　caused　the　people　to　be　encouraged；
  made　very　good　bye…laws　for　the　regulating　the　citizens；　keeping　good
  order　in　the　streets；　and　making　everything　as　eligible　as　possible　to
  all　sorts　of　people。
  In　the　first　place；　the　Lord　Mayor　and　the　sheriffs；　the　Court　of
  Aldermen；　and　a　certain　number　of　the　Common　Council　men；　or
  their　deputies；　came　to　a　resolution　and　published　it；　viz。；　that　they
  would　not　quit　the　city　themselves；　but　that　they　would　be　always　at
  hand　for　the　preserving　good　order　in　every　place　and　for　the　doing
  justice　on　all　occasions；　as　also　for　the　distributing　the　public　charity
  to　the　poor；　and；　in　a　word；　for　the　doing　the　duty　and　discharging　the
  trust　reposed　in　them　by　the　citizens　to　the　utmost　of　their　power。
  In　pursuance　of　these　orders；　the　Lord　Mayor；　sheriffs；　&c。；　held
  councils　every　day；　more　or　less；　for　making　such　dispositions　as　they
  found　needful　for　preserving　the　civil　peace；　and　though　they　used　the
  people　with　all　possible　gentleness　and　clemency；　yet　all　manner　of
  presumptuous　rogues　such　as　thieves；　housebreakers；　plunderers　of　the
  dead　or　of　the　sick；　were　duly　punished；　and　several　declarations　were
  continually　published　by　the　Lord　Mayor　and　Court　of　Aldermen
  against　such。
  Also　all　constables　and　churchwardens　were　enjoined　to　stay　in　the
  city　upon　severe　penalties；　or　to　depute　such　able　and　sufficient
  hou