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A treatise of the plague : containing the nature, signes, and accidents of the same, with the certaine and absolute cure of the feuers, botches and carbuncles that raigne in these times: and aboue all things most singular experiments and preseruatiues in the same, gathered by the obseruation of diuers worthy trauailers, and selected out of the writing of the best learned phisitians in this age. By Thomas Lodge, Doctor in Phisicke.
Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625Date: 1603
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Forasmuch as the Kings Maiestie our soueraigne Lord is credibly informed, that the infection of the plague is at this present in sundry places in and about the citie of London : and in other places neere adioyning to the same.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)Date: Anno. 1603
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A defensatiue against the plague : contayning two partes or treatises: the first, shewing the meanes how to preserue vs from the dangerous contagion thereof: the second, how to cure those that are infected therewith. Whereunto is annexed a short treatise of the small poxe: shewing how to gouerne and helpe those that are infected therewith. Published for the loue and benefit of his countrie by Simon Kellwaye Gentleman.
Kellwaye, SimonDate: 1593
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By the Queene. Forasmuch as the Queenes Maiestie our soueraigne ladie is crediblie enfourmed, that the infection of the plague is at this present in sundry places in and about the citie of London.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)Date: [1569]
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A true bill of the vvhole number that hath died : in the cittie of London, the citty of VVestminster, the citty of Norwich, and diuers other places, since the time this last sicknes of the plague began in either of them, to this present month of October the 20. day, 1603. With a relation of many visitations by the plague, in sundry other forraine countries.
Worshipful Company of Parish ClerksDate: [1603]
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Dekker, Thomas, approximately 1572-1632Date: 1604
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A mite cast into the treasury of the famous city of London : being a brief and methodical discourse of the nature, causes, symptoms, remedies, and preservation of the plague in the calamitous year 1665 / digested into aphorismes by Theophilus Garencieres.
Garencières, Theophilus, 1610-1680Date: 1666
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By the Queene. Whereas the Queenes Maiestie our most gracious souerygne Lady, by reason of the plague [and] pestilence as well in the citie of London, as in the citie of Westminster, did lately by her highnes proclamation adiorne part of the tearme of Sainct Michael.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)Date: [1577]
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The Kings medicines for the plague : prescribed for the yeare 1604. by the whole Colledge of Physitians, both spirituall and temporall. And now most fitting for this dangerous time of infection, to be used all England over.
Royal College of Physicians of LondonDate: 1636
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Orders formerly conceived and agreed to be published by the Lord Major and the aldermen of the City of London : and the justices of peace of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey, concerning the infection of the plague. And now re-printed and published by order of the Honourable House of Commons.
City of London (England)Date: 1646
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By the Queene. Whereas the Queenes Maiestie our most gratious soueraigne Ladie, by reason of the plague and pestilence, aswell in the citie of London, as in the citie of Westminster, did lately by her highnes proclamation adiourne part of the tearme of Saint Michael.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)Date: [1618?]
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A Direction concerning the plague, or pestilence, for pooore [sic] and rich.
Date: [1625?]
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A short dialogue concerning the plagues infection : published to preserue bloud, through the blessing of God : together with a sorting of all those verses in the Psalmes which are noted with the word Selah to shew, the complaints, comforts, faith, prayer and praise of Gods children.
Balmford, James, 1556-Date: 1625
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The countrie ague. Or, London her vvelcome home to her retired children : Together, with a true relation of the warlike funerall of Captaine Richard Robyns, one of the twentie captaines of the trayned bands of the citie of London, which was performed the 24. day of September last, 1625. in armes, in the time of this visitation which the rumour in the countrey went currant, that London had not people enough left aliue to bury her dead. By Henry Petovve, Marshall of the Artillerie Garden, London.
Petowe, HenryDate: 1626 [i.e. 1625]
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Certain orders thought meet to be put in execution against the infection of the plague.
England and Wales. Parliament. House of LordsDate: 1641
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Whereas at the late rising of the first session of our Parliament, wee did prorogue the same vntill the seuenth day of February next.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)Date: Anno Dom. 1604
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Salomons pest-house, or tovvre-royall : Nevvly re-edified and prepared to preserue Londoners with their families, and others, from the doubted deluge of the plague. Item, a laudable exercise for those that are departed, or shall depart out of the city into the country, to spend their time till they returne. A handfull of holy meditations vsefull and requisite for Gods people ... By the reuerend, learned, and godly diuine I.D. preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is added Mr Hollands admonition, and Mr Phaers prescription for bodily physicke. Also, London looke-backe: a description or representation of the great and memorable mortality an. 1625. in heroicke matchlesse lines, by A.H. of Tr. Colledge in Cambridge.
I. D., preacher of Gods wordDate: 1630
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Especiall obseruations, and approued physicall rules; which haue (heretofore) beene well tryed and experienced, in the last heauy and grieuous time of the pestilence : And, vpon the good and benefit then ensuing by it: thought meete to bee now published, in this dangerous contagion of the plague. Seruing as soueraigne antidotes, for preseruation of all such as are not infected; as also for them that bee already visited.
Date: 1625
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Orders conceiued and thought fit, asvvell by the Lord Maior of the City of London and the aldermen his brethren, as by the iustices of peace in the countie of Middlesex, the borough of Southwarke, and county of Surrey to be obserued within their seuerall limits respectiuely, in the time of the infection of the plague, (if it shall so please Almighty God) : for suppression and preuention of the dispersing thereof, according to the statute in that behalfe made in Parliament in the first yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne lord King Iames.
City of London (England). Court of Common CouncilDate: [1608]
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A treatise concerning the plague and the pox : discovering as well the meanes how to preserve from the danger of these infectious contagions, as also how to cure those which are infected with either of them.
Edwards, active 17th century.Date: 1652
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By the Queene. Whereas the Queenes Maiestie our most gratious soueraigne Lady, by reason of the plague and pestilence, aswell in the citie of London, as in the citie of Westminster, and in diuerse other places and parts of this her Maiesties realme, did lately by her highnes procalamation adiourne part of the tearme of Saint Michael.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)Date: [1618?]
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Physicall directions in time of plague : Printed by command from the Lords of Councell.
Date: 1644
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The King's medicines for the plague : Prescribed for the year, 1604. by the whole Collodge [sic] of Physitians, both spiritual and temporal. Generally made use of, and approved in the years, 1625, and 1636. And now most fitting for this dangerous time of infection, to be used all England over.
Royal College of Physicians of LondonDate: 1665
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The poore mans iewell : (So called bicause of the great commoditie that may come vnto the poore, by the vse, and practise of the documents, and instructions therin contained: and bicause both the booke, and the contents therof are cheape, and easie to be gotten, and practised of the poorest.) Now the second time set foorth, somwhat augmented by the author. It containeth a treatise of the pestilence, togither with a declaration of the vertues of the hearbs carduus benedictus, and angelica: (which are very medicinable, both against the plague, and also against many other diseases:) gathered out of the bookes of diuers learned physitions: prooued by the practise of the author, and of many other since the first edition: which was in the yeere of the Lord, 1580.
Brasbridge, Thomas, active 1590Date: 1592
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Avaritia coram tribunali: or, the miser arraign'd at the bar of scripture and reason : for his sinful neglect of charity, in this present lamentable and dreadful visitation of the plague. By a gentleman that loves men more than money.
Gentleman that loves men more than money.Date: 1666

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Forasmuch as the Kings Maiestie our soueraigne Lord is credibly informed, that the infection of the plague is at this present in sundry places in and about the citie of London : and in other places neere adioyning to the same.

By the Queene. Forasmuch as the Queenes Maiestie our soueraigne ladie is crediblie enfourmed, that the infection of the plague is at this present in sundry places in and about the citie of London.

Nevves from Graues-end : sent to nobody.

A mite cast into the treasury of the famous city of London : being a brief and methodical discourse of the nature, causes, symptoms, remedies, and preservation of the plague in the calamitous year 1665 / digested into aphorismes by Theophilus Garencieres.

By the Queene. Whereas the Queenes Maiestie our most gracious souerygne Lady, by reason of the plague [and] pestilence as well in the citie of London, as in the citie of Westminster, did lately by her highnes proclamation adiorne part of the tearme of Sainct Michael.

The Kings medicines for the plague : prescribed for the yeare 1604. by the whole Colledge of Physitians, both spirituall and temporall. And now most fitting for this dangerous time of infection, to be used all England over.

Orders formerly conceived and agreed to be published by the Lord Major and the aldermen of the City of London : and the justices of peace of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey, concerning the infection of the plague. And now re-printed and published by order of the Honourable House of Commons.

By the Queene. Whereas the Queenes Maiestie our most gratious soueraigne Ladie, by reason of the plague and pestilence, aswell in the citie of London, as in the citie of Westminster, did lately by her highnes proclamation adiourne part of the tearme of Saint Michael.

A Direction concerning the plague, or pestilence, for pooore [sic] and rich.

A short dialogue concerning the plagues infection : published to preserue bloud, through the blessing of God : together with a sorting of all those verses in the Psalmes which are noted with the word Selah to shew, the complaints, comforts, faith, prayer and praise of Gods children.

Certain orders thought meet to be put in execution against the infection of the plague.

Whereas at the late rising of the first session of our Parliament, wee did prorogue the same vntill the seuenth day of February next.

A treatise concerning the plague and the pox : discovering as well the meanes how to preserve from the danger of these infectious contagions, as also how to cure those which are infected with either of them.

Physicall directions in time of plague : Printed by command from the Lords of Councell.

The King's medicines for the plague : Prescribed for the year, 1604. by the whole Collodge [sic] of Physitians, both spiritual and temporal. Generally made use of, and approved in the years, 1625, and 1636. And now most fitting for this dangerous time of infection, to be used all England over.

Avaritia coram tribunali: or, the miser arraign'd at the bar of scripture and reason : for his sinful neglect of charity, in this present lamentable and dreadful visitation of the plague. By a gentleman that loves men more than money.