would not have the disease; but we see many of them also have it, and children especially most of any."*

"The summer following the Plague, very few flies, frogs, and such like, appeared.

"The Plague generally begins at the west and the southwest parts of towns and cities, commencing in little, low, poor houses."

Independently of the above treatise, Mr. Boghurst was the author of an English poem entitled "Londiwologia, sive Londini Encomium: The Antiquities and Excellencyes of London," which is preserved in MS. in the British Museum. See Ayscough's Cat. of MSS. No. 908, fol. 72-84. From a notice appended to those verses, it appears that Mr. Boghurst was a native of Ditton, in Kent, and that he died September 2nd, 1685, aged 54: and was conveyed from London, and buried in the churchyard at Ditton, in accordance with his own directions.

*The account which Mr. Boghurst gives of the extent of his practice in the Plague is somewhat corroborated by the following advertisement, which has been copied from the "Intelligencer" newspaper (No. 59), for the 31st of July, 1665.

"Whereas, Wm. Boghurst, Apothecary, at the White Hart in St. Giles's in the Fields, hath administered a long time to such as have been infected with the Plague, to the number of 40, 50, or 60 patients a day, with wonderful success, by God's blessing upon certain excellent medicines which he hath, as a Water, a Lozenge, &c. Also an Electuary Antidote, of but 8d. the oz. price. This is to notify that the said Boghurst is willing to attend any person infected and desiring his attendance, either in City, Suburbs, or Country, upon reasonable terms, and that the remedies above mentioned are to be had at his house, or shop, at the White Hart aforesaid.

* It must be observed, that the yearly bill for 1665 commences on the 20th of December, 1664, and ends on the 19th of December, 1665.

No. III.

THE RETURNS OF THE NUMBERS THAT FELL BY THE

PLAGUE,

AS GIVEN IN THE BILLS OF MORTALITY,

FROM THE YEAR 1603 TO 1679.

*This is the last year in which any deaths by the plague are recorded to have occurred in the bills of mortality; and after the year 1704 all mention of that disease was omitted from the bills.

No. IV.

THE LORD MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION.

London, Sept. 2 [1665].

BY THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS it hath pleased God to visit us with a sad and sore Judgment, which yet remaineth increasing and heavy upon us; and it being well pleasing to Almighty God. that all lawful means be used for preventing the spreading thereof, his extraordinary Blessing oftentimes attending thereupon; amongst those outward means that may be used, that of Fire having been found very successful, as by the experience of former ages, and of later days in other countries, as also being generally approved of by all judicious persons, to be a potent and effectual means of correcting and purifying the air: It is therefore agreed upon by and with the advice of his Grace the Duke of Albemarle, and the Aldermen, my Brethren, That all persons whatsoever, inhabiting the City of London and Liberties thereof, be required, as they tender their own welfares, effectually to put in execution such