ibited, and the parties offending severely punished by
every alderman in his ward.

_Feasting prohibited._

That all public feasting, and particularly by the companies[90] of
this city, and dinners in taverns, alehouses, and other places of
public entertainment, be forborne till further order and allowance,
and that the money thereby spared be preserved, and employed for
the benefit and relief of the poor visited with the infection.

_Tippling-Houses._

That disorderly tippling in taverns, alehouses, coffeehouses, and
cellars, be severely looked unto as the common sin of the time, and
greatest occasion of dispersing the plague. And that no company or
person be suffered to remain or come into any tavern, alehouse, or
coffeehouse, to drink, after nine of the clock in the evening,
according to the ancient law and custom of this city, upon the
penalties ordained by law.

And for the better execution of these orders, and such other rules
and directions as upon further consideration shall be found
needful, it is ordered and enjoined that the aldermen, deputies,
and common councilmen shall meet together weekly, once, twice,
thrice, or oftener, as cause shall require, at some one general
place accustomed in their respective wards, being clear from
infection of the plague, to consult how the said orders may be put
in execution, not intending that any dwelling in or near places
infected shall come to the said meeting while their coming may be
doubtful. And the said aldermen, deputies, and common councilmen,
in their several wards, may put in execution any other orders that
by them, at their said meetings, shall be conceived and devised for
the preservation of his Majesty's subjects from the infection.

Sir JOHN LAWRENCE, Lord Mayor.
Sir GEORGE WATERMAN, }
Sir CHARLES DOE, } Sheriffs.

I need not say that these orders extended only to such places as were
within the lord mayor's jurisdiction: so it is requisite to observe that
the justices of peace within those parishes and places as were called
the "hamlets" and "outparts" took the same method. As I remember, the
orders for shutting up of houses did not take place so soon on our side,
because, as I said before, the plague did not reach to t