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THBLondon Gazette, 1666, One of the Earliest Reports of America to Appear in the First Formal English Language Newspaper
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The London Gazette. London: The Newcomb, December 10-13, 1666, No. 112. 2pp, 7 x 11.25 in.
A rare newspaper containing a fairly extensive report on New World trade:
Some Vessels arriving lately at Tinby, about the 8th instant, from Virginia, inform us, that by a ship from Jamaica they were advised, that several of the Caribee Fleet, separated by the Hurricane, and supposed to be lost, were put into Jamaica, but give no account of the Lord Willoughby, which increases our fears for him. By the same Vessels we are advised of the great advance of their Manufactures of Silk, Flax, and Hemp in Virginia, where the Inhabitants in testimony of their gratitude to His Majesty for his great care in encouraging the Interest of that Country, have made him a considerable present in their own Silks. The Inhabitants of Maryland and Carolina, encouraged by the probable advantages of their Neighbor's Trade, begin to neglect their own in Tobacco's, and apply themselves to these new Manufactures.
The issue also includes a report on the short-lived Coventicler rebellion (Pentland Rising) in Scotland. Followed by news from all over follow - Genoua (actions of Duke d'Albuquerque), Milan (flooding), Venice (ships forced into port because of bad weather), Dalmatia, Isle of Corfu, Holland, Constantinople, Lisbon (arrival of Brazil fleet), Porto (arrival of John Blake), Paris (dispute over naval command), Dublin (death of James Ware), Edinburgh (trial and coming execution of rebels, and proclamation issued for the arrest of Wallace and 52 others), Falmouth, Yarmouth, Whitchal, and more.
The final paragraph is encouraging in an odd way: "The account of the Weekly Bill of Mortality, runs thus. Buried in all 160. Of the Plague 4. Increased 14. Whereof of the Plague 2."
The last major outbreak of Bubonic Plague occurred in 1665-1666 in London. It is thought that there were a few deaths in December of 1664, but they were not identified as such, thus no preventive measures were taken. By the end of April, the total death toll was rising, but still there were only three reports of plague. A few areas began to take measures, however (quarantine, primarily). Then pest-houses were built. The officials knew a serious outbreak was in the offing. By July 1665 it was rampant in London, and those who could were fleeing for their country estates. Merchants were closing businesses. By the end of July, the Bill of Mortality showed over 3000 deaths, just over 2000 of which were attributed to the plague, and these likely were under-reported. By September, plague deaths topped 7000 per week. An estimated quarter of London's population was dead within about 14 months. In other localities, the tolls would be worse.
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Excellent. Appears to be disbound.
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