On Quarter Sessions orders relating to the plague in the county of Durham in 1665 / communicated to the Society by Henry Barnes, through R.S. Ferguson, on the 18th December, 1889.

  • Barnes, Henry
Date:
[1889?]
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Credit: On Quarter Sessions orders relating to the plague in the county of Durham in 1665 / communicated to the Society by Henry Barnes, through R.S. Ferguson, on the 18th December, 1889. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    2'y That if any person shall adventure to goe from the said Citie suburbs or other places aforesaid to the said towne of Sunderland such person shall not be admitted to retorne backe to any of the said places And if hee doe retorne backe his house to be shut upp. 3'>' That the said watchmen doe examine all strangers comeing from any place to the said Citie and suburbs to hinder them from entering in to the same unles they bring sufficient Testimoniall from whence they come And that the place be free from Infeection. 4thiy ji]ja^|. ^]^^g ga^jfj Watch doe take care that noe sturdy or wandiing begger be admitted to come in to the said Citie & suburbs but be wholly kept out from soe doing And if any wandring begger be now in any of the said places that the said watch with the assistance of the Constables there cause such beggers forthwith to depart from thence to repare to the places of their last settlement or otherwise to be punished according to law. 5thiy That noe Inkeeper Alehousekeeper or Victualler doe receive into their houses any traueller whatsoever unles such Inkeeper Alehousekeeper or Victualler shall be admitted so to doe by one of his Ma*'*^ Justices for this Countye gtiiiy That all the Inhabitants keepe their severall dwelliughouses stables and all other places about there dwellinghouses clean and sweet and their fronts swept and cleansed from all filth and other noysom rubbish & Excreements And the Constables to enter into the severall houses and places to see this performed. 7ti'iy That the Maior for the Citie of Durham take care for to see the bridges and streets within the said City cleansed and that noe Butchers be suffered to kill any meat in the streete or in there shopps but upon their backsides and that noe Tallow Chanlers doe rend or melt any tallow in any place within the said Citie gt''!}- That ye ffr8ehold''s and other able men of every towne doe take care yt some two off them doe goe about ev'y night in ye night time to see yt watch be duely kept And where they find any default to make complt thereof to ye next Justice of Peace to ye end ye offender may be punished gthiy That the Constables of every p'ish towne doe send to eVy towneshipp w^'^in ye'p'ish a copy of these ord's as alsoe a coppy of ye warrt hereunto annexed. Jo. SUDBUEY Jos: N Ay LOB Isaac Basiee Denis Grenvile
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