Lord Have Mercy on Us: Broadsides and London Plague Life

This article examines Lord Have Mercy broadsides, a genre of cheap weekly publications that appeared during the seventeenth-century plague outbreaks. These texts included historical data about previous epidemics, remedies, prayers, and mortality figures for parishes in London. Readers of the Lord Ha...

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Main Author: Sperry, Eileen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. [2018]
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2018, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-113
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KBF British Isles
Further subjects:B GREAT Plague, London, England, 1664-1666
B Plague
B 15TH & 16th centuries
B RELIGIOUS writing
B Prayers
B PEPYS, Samuel, 1633-1703
B England
B London (England)
B GRAUNT, John, 1620-1674
B 16th Century
B Broadsides
B History

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