INPRIMIS , that in euery parish of the said Citie , and Borough within fowre miles of the same , there be appointed according to the Statute , Examiners , Searchers , Watchmen , and Buriers of the dead , who vpon oath to them giuen , shall discharge their duties as they shall bee directed in that behalfe . The charge of the allowance to them to be made , to bee borne by the party , whose house is or shall be visited ( if he be able ) , if not , then by the parish , or by an equall taxation thereof to be made and subscribed by the Alderman of the Warde within the Citie , or liberties thereof , and Borough of Southwarke , and by the two next Iustices of Peace , out of the Citie . Prouided alwayes , that where any Parish is so scituated as one parte thereof is within the said City , and liberties therof , or Borough of Southwark , and the other parte in eyther of the said counties , that there the said Taxes to be made , and the said Examiners , Searchers , Watchmen and Buriers to be appointed by the said Lord Maior , Aldermen and Iustices respectiuely within their seuerall limits .

Item the Examiners are to learne out and enquire what howses in euery parish be visited , aswell before death as after : before death , by taking knowledge of euery one that is sicke , and of what disease so neare as he can be enformed : and after death , by the report of the searchers : and he is to make knowne to the next Constable what persons are indeed , or suspected to be sicke of the Plague , and to giue present notice to the same Constable of any such infected house , aswell before death as after .

Item that Watchmen are to attend the outward dores of euery house visited , day and night , by standing neere vnto the dores in readines , aswell to giue warning to any that shall approach the house , as to prouide necessaries for them within and shut vp .

Item precise order to be taken that the Searchers , Keepers and Buriers , are not to passe the streetes without holding a red rod or wand of three foot in length in their hands , open and euident to be seene , and are not to go into any other house than into their owne , or into that wherunto they are directed or sent for : but to forbeare and abstaine from company , especially when they haue been lately vsed in any such busines or attendance .

Item if any the persons aforesaid , shall bee found to offend contrary to these directions , any the saide Aldermen or Iustices vpon notice thereof , shall punish the party offending with imprisonment , and by withholding his allowance , or otherwise as they shall thinke fitte . And it is likewise left to their discretions how to punish and proceede against any person or persons , thought meete for any of these imployments , and yet refusing the same .

Item the Constables are to see euery house visited , shutte vp , and to bee attended with watchmen , which may keepe them in , and minister necessaries vnto them , at their owne charges ( if they be able ) or at the common charge ( if they be vnable ) the shutting vp to be for the space of foure weekes after all be whole .

Item a weekly taxe is to be made in euery parish visited , if in the Citie or Borough , then vnder the hand of the Alder-man of the ward where the place is visited , if in either of the Counties , then vnder the hands of some of the Iustices next to the place visited , who , if there be cause may extend the taxe into other parishes also , and may geue warrant of distresse against them which shall refuse to pay , and for want of distresse to commit the offenders to prison .

Item that none be remoued out of the house , where he falleth sicke of the infrection , into any other house in the City , Borough or counties , except it be vnto some such house , as the owner of the said visited house , holdeth in his owne handes , and occupieth by his owne seruants , from and out of the Citty , to the pest house : and so as securitie be giuen to the parish , whither such remoue is made , that the attendance and charge about the said visited persons , shall be obserued and discharged in all the particularities before expressed without any cost of that parish , to the which any such remoue shall fortune to be made . And it shal be lawfull to any person that hath two pouses , to remoue either his sound or his infected people to his spare house ( at his chosce ) so as if he send away first his sound he may not after send thither the sicke , nor againe vnto the sicke , the sound . And that the sound , which he sendeth , be for one weeke at the least shut vp and secluded from company for feare of some infections , at first not appearing .

Item that the statute be duely and seuerely executed against such as do go abroad out of a visited house with sores on them , or without sores , as the statute doth distinguish the same , ( that is to say ) those with sores on them , so offending , to be punished as felons , and without sores offending , to be punished by whipping .

Item that the buriall of the dead by this visitation be at most conuenient houres , alwaies either before Sunne rising or after Sunne setting with the priuity of the Churchwardens , or Constable , and not otherwise : and that no neighbours , nor friends , be suffered to accompany the coarse to Church , or to enter the house visited to that ende , nor the same coarse be suffered to be brought within the church , nor any cloathes , stuffe , bedding , or garments be suffered to be carried or conueied out of any infected house , And that the cryers and cariers abroad of Bedding or old apparell to be sould or pawned , be vtterly prohibited & restrained . And no Brokers of Bedding or of old apparel , be permitted to make any outward shew or hang forth on their stalles , shop boards or windowes towards any streete , lane , common way , or passage any old bedding or apparell to be sold .

Item that all Plaies , Fensings , Bearebaitings , Games , singing of Ballets , Bucklerplay , and such like causes of assemblies of people vpon needlesse occasions be vtterly prohibited .

Item that the sweeping and filth of houses be not suffered to be laid in heapes in the streets , but to be caried away by the Scauengers , or Rakers from the kitchin to the cart , as heretofore hath been vsed , to auoyd annoyance and infection , especially of visited houses .