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were　frequent　in　the　street　every　day；　and　in　spite　of　a　loose

behaviour；　the　very　common　people　went　along　the　streets　giving　God

thanks　for　their　deliverance。



It　was　now；　as　I　said　before；　the　people　had　cast　off　all

apprehensions；　and　that　too　fast；　indeed　we　were　no　more　afraid　now

to　pass　by　a　man　with　a　white　cap　upon　his　head；　or　with　a　doth　wrapt

round　his　neck；　or　with　his　leg　limping；　occasioned　by　the　sores　in　his

groin；　all　which　were　frightful　to　the　last　degree；　but　the　week　before。

But　now　the　street　was　full　of　them；　and　these　poor　recovering

creatures；　give　them　their　due；　appeared　very　sensible　of　their

unexpected　deliverance；　and　I　should　wrong　them　very　much　if　I

should　not　acknowledge　that　I　believe　many　of　them　were　really

thankful。　　But　I　must　own　that；　for　the　generality　of　the　people；　it

might　too　justly　be　said　of　them　as　was　said　of　the　children　of　Israel

after　their　being　delivered　from　the　host　of　Pharaoh；　when　they　passed

the　Red　Sea；　and　looked　back　and　saw　the　Egyptians　overwhelmed　in

the　water：　viz。；　that　they　sang　His　praise；　but　they　soon　forgot　His　works。



I　can　go　no　farther　here。　　I　should　be　counted　censorious；　and

perhaps　unjust；　if　I　should　enter　into　the　unpleasing　work　of　reflecting；

whatever　cause　there　was　for　it；　upon　the　unthankfulness　and　return　of

all　manner　of　wickedness　among　us；　which　I　was　so　much　an　eye…

witness　of　myself。　　I　shall　conclude　the　account　of　this　calamitous

year　therefore　with　a　coarse　but　sincere　stanza　of　my　own；　which　I

placed　at　the　end　of　my　ordinary　memorandums　the　same　year　they

were　written：　…



　　A　dreadful　plague　in　London　was

　　In　the　year　sixty…five；

　　Which　swept　an　hundred　thousand　souls

　　Away；　yet　I　alive！



　　H。　F。





　　　　

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