A Collection of very valuable and scarce pieces relating to the last plague in the year 1665 : viz. I. orders drawn up and published by the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the city of London to prevent the spreading of the infection, II. an account of the first rise, progress, symptoms, and cure of the plague, being the substance of a letter from Doctor Hodges to a person of quality, III. necessary directions ... by the College of physicians, IV. reflections on the weekly bills of mortality .. in London from the year 1592 to the great plague in 1665 ... : with a preface shewing the usefulness of this collection, some errors of Dr. Mead and his misrepresentations of Dr. Hodges and some authors : to which is added an account of the plague at Naples in 1656 ...

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beckett, William, 1684-1738.

Series:

Making of the modern world

Making of the Modern World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plague--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Plague.

Mortality.

England--London.

Plague--Italy--Naples--Early works to 1800.

London (England)--Statistics, Vital--Early works to 1800.

London (England).

Mortality--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Italy--Naples.

Genre:

Vital statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

The second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Roberts ..., 1721.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Compiled by William Beckett. Cf. British Museum cat.

Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.

Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 06064.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. s2005 miunns

OCLC:

65324132

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.