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.

¶ 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.

WHereas in the first yeere of the Reigne of our late Soue∣raigne, King Iames of happy memory, ouer this Realme of England, an Act was made, for the charitable reliefe and Ordering of persons infected with the Plague: wherby Authoritie is giuen to Iustices of Peace, Maiors, Bayliffes, and other head Offi∣cers, to appoint within their seuerall Li∣mits Examiners, Searchers, Watchmen, Keepers, and Buriers for the persons and places infected, and to minister vnto them Oathes for the performance of their Offi∣ces. And the same Statute also authori∣seth the giuing of other Directions, as vn∣to them for the present necessity shall seeme good in their discretions. It is therefore

vpon speciall consideration thought very expedient, for the preuenting and auoiding of the Infection of Sicknesse (if it shall please Almighty God) which is now dan∣gerously dispersed into many places with∣in the City and Suburbs of the same: that these Officers following bee appointed, and these Orders hereafter prescribed bee duely obserued.

Examiners to be appointed in euery Parish.

FIrst, It is thought requisite and so orde∣red, that in euery Parish there bee one, two or more persons of good sort and cre∣dit, chosen and appointed by the Alderman his Deputy, and Common Councell of eue∣ry Ward, and by the Iustices of Peace in the Counties, by the name of Examiners, to continue in that Office the space of two moneths at least: and if any fit persons, so appointed as aforesaid, shall refuse to vn∣dertake the same, the said parties so refu∣sing, to be committed to Prison vntill they shall conforme themselues accordingly.

The Examiners Office.

THat these Examiners be sworne by the Alderman, or by one of the Iustices of the County, to enquire & learne from time to time what houses in euery parish be visi∣ted,

and what persons be sicke, and of what Diseases, as neere as they can enforme themselues, and vpon doubt in that case, to command restaint of accesse, vntill it ap∣peare what the Disease shall prooue: and if they f••nd any persons sicke of the Infection, to giue order to the Constable, that the house be shut vp: and if the Constable shalbe found remisse or negligent, to giue present notice thereof to the Alderman, or the Iustice of Peace respectiuely.

Watchmen.

THat to euery Infected house there be ap∣pointed two Watchmen, one for the day, and the other for the night: And that these Watchmen haue a speciall care that no per∣son goe in or out of such Infected houses, whereof they haue the charge, vpon paine of seuere punishment. And the sayd Watch∣men to doe such further Offices as the sicke house shall neede and require: and if the Watchman be sent vpon any busines, to lock vp the house and take the Key with him: and the Watchman by day to attend vntill ten of the clocke at night: and the Watchman by night till sixe in the morning.

Chirurgions.

THat there be a speciall care, to appoint women Searchers in euery Parish, such

as are of honest reputation, & of the best sort as can be got in this kinde: And these to be sworne to make due search and true report, to the vtmost of their knowledge, whether the persons, whose bodies they are appoyn∣ted to Search, doe die of the Infection, or of what other diseases, as neere as they can. And for their better assistance herein, foras∣much as there hath beene heretofore great abuse in misreporting the disease, to the fur∣ther spreading of the Infection: It is ther∣fore ordered, that there bee chosen and ap∣pointed three able and discreete Surgions, besides those three that doe already belong to the Pesthouse: amongst whom, the Citie and Liberties to be quartered, as the places lie most apt and conuenient: and euery of these sixe to haue one quarter for his Limit: and the sayde Chirurgions in euery of their Limits, to ioyne with the Searchers for the view of the body, to the end there may be a true report made of the disease.

And further, that the sayd Chirurgions shall visite and search such like persons as shall either send for them, or bee named and directed vnto them, by the Examiners of e∣uery Parish, and informe themselues of the disease of the sayd parties.

And forasmuch as the sayd Chirurgions are to bee sequestred from all other Cures, and kept onely to this disease of the Infecti∣on: It is ordered, that euery of the said Chi∣rurgions

shall haue twelue pence a bodie searched by them, to be payd out of the goods of the partie searched, if he be able, or other∣wise by the Parish.