against　such。
  Also　all　constables　and　churchwardens　were　enjoined　to　stay　in　the
  city　upon　severe　penalties；　or　to　depute　such　able　and　sufficient
  housekeepers　as　the　deputy　aldermen　or　Common　Council　men　of　the
  precinct　should　approve；　and　for　whom　they　should　give　security；　and
  also　security　in　case　of　mortality　that　they　would　forthwith　constitute
  other　constables　in　their　stead。
  These　things　re…established　the　minds　of　the　people　very　much；
  especially　in　the　first　of　their　fright；　when　they　talked　of　making　so
  universal　a　flight　that　the　city　would　have　been　in　danger　of　being
  entirely　deserted　of　its　inhabitants　except　the　poor；　and　the　country　of
  being　plundered　and　laid　waste　by　the　multitude。　　Nor　were　the
  magistrates　deficient　in　performing　their　part　as　boldly　as　they
  promised　it；　for　my　Lord　Mayor　and　the　sheriffs　were　continually　in
  the　streets　and　at　places　of　the　greatest　danger；　and　though　they　did
  not　care　for　having　too　great　a　resort　of　people　crowding　about　them；
  yet　in　emergent　cases　they　never　denied　the　people　access　to　them；
  and　heard　with　patience　all　their　grievances　and　complaints。　　My　Lord
  Mayor　had　a　low　gallery　built
  on　purpose　in　his　hall；　where　he　stood　a　little　removed　from　the　crowd
  when　any　complaint　came　to　be　heard；　that　he　might　appear　with　as
  much　safety　as　possible。
  Likewise　the　proper　officers；　called　my　Lord　Mayor's　officers；
  constantly　attended　in　their　turns；　as　they　were　in　waiting；　and　if　any
  of　them　were　sick　or　infected；　as　some　of　them　were；　others　were
  instantly　employed　to　fill　up　and　officiate　in　their　places　till　it　was
  known　whether　the　other　should　live　or　die。
  In　like　manner　the　sheriffs　and　aldermen　did　in　their　several　stations
  and　wards；　where　they　were　placed　by　office；　and　the　sheriff's　officers
  or　sergeants　were　appointed　to　receive　orders　from　the　respective
  aldermen　in　their　turn；　so　that　justice　was　executed　in　all　cases
  without　interruption。　　In　the　next　place；　it　was　one　of　their　particular
  cares　to　see
  the　orders　for　the　freedom　of　the　markets　observed；　and　in　this　part
  either　the　Lord　Mayor　or　one　or　both　of　the　sheriffs　were　every
  market…day　on　horseback　to　see　their　orders　executed　and　to　see　that
  the　country　people　had　all　possible　encouragement　and　freedom　in
  their　coming　to　the　markets　and　going　back　again；　and　that　no
  nuisances　or　frightful　objects　should　be　seen　in　the　streets　to　terrify
  them　or　make　them　unwilling　to　come。　　Also　the　bakers　were　taken
  under　particular　order；　and　the　Master　of　the　Bakers'　Company　was；
  with　his　court　of　assistants；　directed　to　see　the　order　of　my　Lord
  Mayor　for　their　regulation　put　in　execution；　and　the　due　assize　of
  bread　（which　was　weekly　appointed　by　my　Lord　Mayor）　observed；　and
  all　the　bakers　were　obliged　to　keep　their　oven　going　constantly；　on
  pain　of　losing　the　privileges　of　a　freeman　of　the　city　of　London。
  By　this　means　bread　was　always　to　be　had　in　plenty；　and　as　cheap　as
  usual；　as　I　said　above；　and　provisions　were　never　wanting　in　the
  markets；　even　to　such　a　degree　that　I　often　wondered　at　it；　and
  reproached　myself　with　being　so　timorous　and　cautious　in　stirring
  abroad；　when　the　country　people　came　freely　and　boldly　to　market；　as
  if　there　had　been　no　manner　of　infection　in　the　city；　or　danger　of
  catching　it。
  It。　was　indeed　one　admirable　piece　of　conduct　in　the　said
  magistrates　that　the　streets　were　kept　constantly　dear　and　free　from　all
  manner　of　frightful　objects；　dead　bodies；　or　any　such　things　as　were
  indecent　or　unpleasant　…　unless　where　anybody　fell　down　suddenly　or
  died　in　the　streets；　as　I　have　said　above；　and　these　were　generally
  covered　with　some　cloth　or　blanket；　or　removed　into　the　next
  churchyard　till　night。　　All　the　needful　works　that　carried　terror　with
  them；　that　were　both　dismal　and　dangerous；　were　done　in　the　night；　if
  any　diseased　bodies　were　removed；　or　dead　bodies　buried；　or　infected
  clothes　burnt；　it　was　done　in　the　night；　and　all　the　bodies　which　were
  thrown　into　the　great　pits　in　the　several　churchyards　or　burying…
  grounds；　as　has。　been　observed；　were　so　removed　in　the　night；　and
  everything　was　covered　and　closed　before　day。　　So　that　in　the　daytime
  there　was　not　the　least　signal　of　the　calamity　to　be　seen　or　heard　of；
  except　what　was　to　be　observed　from　the　emptiness　of　the　streets；　and
  sometimes　from　the　passionate　outcries　and　lamentations　of　the
  people；　out　at　their　windows；　and　from　the　numbers　of　houses　and
  shops　shut　up。
  Nor　was　the　silence　and　emptiness　of　the　streets　so　much　in　the　city
  as　in　the　out…parts；　except　just　at　one　particular　time　when；　as　I　have
  mentioned；　the　plague　came　east　and　spread　over　all　the　city。　　It　was
  indeed　a　merciful　disposition　of　God；　that　as　the　plague　began　at　one
  end　of　the　town　first　（as　has　been　observed　at　large）　so　it　proceeded
  progressively　to　other　parts；　and　did　not　come　on　this　way；　or
  eastward；　till　it　had　spent　its　fury　in　the　West　part　of　the　town；　and　so；
  as　it　came　on　one　way；　it　abated　another。　　For　example；　it　began　at　St
  Giles's　and　the　Westminster　end　of　the　town；　and　it　was　in　its　height　in
  all　that　part　by　about　the　middle　of　July；　viz。；　in　St　Giles…in…the…Fields；
  St　Andrew's；　Holborn；　St　Clement　Danes；　St　Martin…in…the…Fields；　and
  in　Westminster。　　The　latter　end　of　July　it　decreased　in　those　parishes；
  and　coming　east；　it　increased　prodigiously　in　Cripplegate；　St
  Sepulcher's；　St　James's；　Clarkenwell；　and　St　Bride's　and　Aldersgate。
  While　it　was　in　all　these　parishes；　the　city　and　all　the　parishes　of　the
  Southwark　side　of　the　water　and　all　Stepney；　Whitechappel；　Aldgate；
  Wapping；　and　Ratcliff；　were　very　little　touched；　so　that　people　went
  about　their　business　unconcerned；　carried　on　their　trades；　kept　open
  their　shops；　and　conversed　freely　with　one　another　in　all　the　city；　the
  east　and　north…east　suburbs；　and　in　Southwark；　almost　as　if　the　plague
  had　not　been　among　us。
  Even　when　the　north　and　north…west　suburbs　were　fully　infected；
  viz。；　Cripplegate；　Clarkenwell；　Bishopsgate；　and　Shoreditch；　yet　still
  all　the　rest　were　tolerably　well。　　For　example　from　25th　July　to　1st
  August　the　bill　stood　thus　of　all　diseases：　…
  St　Giles；　Cripplegate　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　554
  St　Sepulchers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　250
  Clarkenwell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　103
  Bishopsgate　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　116
  Shoreditch　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　110
  Stepney　parish　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　127
  Aldgate　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　92
  Whitechappel　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　104
  All　the　ninety…seven　parishes　within　the　walls　　　　　228
  All　the　parishes　in　Southwark　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　205
  …
  Total　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　1889
  So　that；　in　short；　there　died　more　that　week　in　the　two　parishes　of
  Cripplegate　and　St　Sepulcher　by　forty…eight　than　in　all　the　city；　all　the
  east　suburbs；　and　all　the　Southwark　parishes　put　together。　　This　caused
  the　reputation　of　the　city's　health　to　continue　all　over　England　…　and
  especially　in　the　counties　and　markets　adjacent；　from　whence　our
  supply　of　provisions　chiefly　came　even　much　longer　than　that　health
  itself　continued；　for　when　the　people　came　into　the　streets　from　the
  country　by　Shoreditch　and　Bishopsgate；　or　by　Old　Street　and
  Smithfield；　they　would　see　the　out…streets　empty　and　the　houses　and
  shops　shut；　and　the　few　people　that　were　stirring　there　walk　in　the
  middle　of　the　streets。　　But　when　they　came　within　the　city；　there
  things　looked　better；　and　the　markets　and　shops　were　open；　and　the
  people　walking　about　the　streets　as　usual；　though　not　quite　so　many；
  and　this　continued　till　the　latter　end　of　August　and　the　beginning　of
  September。
  But　then　the　case　altered　quite；　the　distemper　abated　in　the　west　and
  north…west　parishes；　and　the　weight　of　the　infection　lay　on　the　city　and
  the　eastern　suburbs；　and　the　Southwark　side；　and　this　in　a　frightful
  manner。
  Then；　indeed；　the　city　began　to　look　dismal；　shops　to　be　shut；　and　the
  streets　desolate。　　In　the　High　Street；　indeed；　necessity　made　people　stir
  abroad　on　many　occasions；　and　there　would　be　in　the　middle　of　the
  day　a　pretty　many　people；　but　in　the　mornings　and　evenings　scarce　any
  to　be　seen；　even　there；　no；　not　in　Cornhill　and　Cheapside。
  These　observations　of　mine　were　abundantly　confirmed　by　the
  weekly　bills　of　mortality　for　those　weeks；　an　abstract　of　which；　as　they
  respect　the　parishes　which。　　I　have　mentioned　and　as　they　make　the
  calculations　I　speak　of　very　evident；　take　as
  follows。
  The　weekly　bill；　which　makes　out　this　decrease　of　the　burials　in　the
  west　and　north　side　of　the　city；　stands　thus　…　…
  From　the　12th　of　September　to　the　19th　…
  St　Giles；　Cripplegate　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　456
  St　Giles…in…the…Fields