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16936,35183,5311,1,1663,,,17,,,Bodleian-1663-17-verso,,,07,,,April,,,14,,,April,,,3,,,31,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,5,,,10,,,,,,,,,72,,,16,,,1,,,,,,,,,16,,,1,,,"Drowned in a Tub of water at St. Olaves Hartstreet",,,,,,,,,,,,40,,,1,,,7,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,8,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,8,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,,1,,,9,,,,,,,,,6,,,4,,,,,,,,,8,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,"Kild by a fall from his Horse at St. Faiths",,,97,,,91,,,188,,,143,,,135,,,278,,,0,,,-44,,,,,,130,,,0,,
16937,35184,5313,1,1663,,,18,,,Bodleian-1663-18-verso,,,14,,,April,,,21,,,April,,,3,,,23,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,5,,,14,,,,,,,,,70,,,20,,,,,,,,,,,,28,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,38,,,,,,4,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,20,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,12,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,,2,,,3,,,,,,,,,3,,,4,,,,,,,,,22,,,1,,,4,,,1,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,Bursten,,,103,,,94,,,197,,,172,,,139,,,311,,,0,,,33,,,,,,130,,,0,,
16938,35185,5315,1,1663,,,20,,,Bodleian-1663-20-verso,,,28,,,April,,,5,,,May,,,3,,,23,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,,14,,,,,,,,,72,,,27,,,,,,,,,,,,19,,,1,,,"Drowned at St. Kathar. Tower",,,,,,,,,,,,46,,,,,,4,,,,,,,,,1,,,"Found dead in the Street at St. Andrews Holborn",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,19,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,14,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,8,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,4,,,,,,,,,1,,,3,,,,,,,,,20,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,1,,,1,,,"one at St. Andrews Holborn",,,1,,,"Hanged himself at St. Giles in the Fields",,,2,,,"Sore legge; and one by a fall from Garret-window at St. Paul Coven Garden",,,97,,,83,,,180,,,167,,,152,,,319,,,0,,,3,,,,,,130,,,0,,
16939,35186,5318,1,1663,,,21,,1,Bodleian-1663-21-verso,,,05,,,May,,,12,,,May,,,5,,,12,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6,,,11,,,,,,,,,72,,,20,,,,,,,,,,,,18,,,2,,,"Drowned two, one at St. Katharines Tower, and one at St. Mary Whitechappel",,,2,,,,,,,,,51,,,,,,3,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,15,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,5,,,15,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,,,6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,7,,,2,,,1,,,,,,,,,2,,,4,,,,,,,,,19,,,,,,1,,,1,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,1,,,2,,,"Kild three, one with a Cart at St. Sepulchers, one with a Coach ",,,,,,,,,4,,,"Bruised; Cut of the Stone; and one with a fall from a house at St. Martins in the FIelds",,1,105,,,91,,,196,,,172,,,149,,,321,,,0,,,2,,,,,,130,,,0,,
16940,35187,5319,1,1663,,,22,,,Bodleian-1663-22-verso,,,12,,,May,,,19,,,May,,,,,,21,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,2,,,6,,,,,,,,,59,,,20,,,1,,,,,,,,,15,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,42,,,,,,5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,13,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,10,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,,,6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,6,,,1,,,1,,,2,,,,,,3,,,5,,,,,,,,,17,,,1,,,3,,,2,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,"Kild with a fall at St. Botolph Bishopsgate",,,101,,,90,,,191,,,141,,,123,,,264,,,0,,,-57,,,,,,130,,,0,,
16941,35188,5310,1,1663,,,23,,,Bodleian-1663-23-verso,,,19,,,May,,,26,,,May,,,2,,,20,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,3,,,6,,,,,,,,,68,,,18,,,2,,,,,,,,,18,,,1,,,"Drowned at St. Olaves South-wark",,,,,,,,,,,,40,,,,,,3,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,11,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,12,,,,,,,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,5,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,1,,,"Starved at St. Martins in the Fields one fent over night out of the Gate-houfe",,,6,,,,,,4,,,,,,,,,1,,,4,,,,,,,,,16,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,103,,,97,,,200,,,149,,,124,,,273,,,0,,,9,,,,,,130,,,0,,
16942,35189,5312,1,1663,,,24,,,Bodleian-1663-24-verso,,,26,,,May,,,02,,,June,,,2,,,16,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,4,,,,,,,,,45,,,17,,,1,,,,,,,,,12,,,2,,,"Drowned two, one at St. Mary Summerfet, and one at St. Botolph Aldgate",,,,,,,,,,,,29,,,1,,,1,,,"flox 0; small-pox 1",,,,,,,,,,,,5,,,,,,1,,,1,,,,,,,,,12,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,8,,,,,,,,,4,,,,,,2,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,,,4,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,3,,,2,,,,,,,,,2,,,6,,,,,,,,,11,,,1,,,1,,,1,,,,,,2,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,107,,,74,,,181,,,123,,,102,,,225,,,0,,,-48,,,,,,130,,,0,,
16943,35190,5314,1,1663,,,25,,,Bodleian-1663-25-verso,,,02,,,June,,,09,,,June,,,3,,,21,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,2,,,7,,,,,,,,,61,,,15,,,,,,,,,,,,11,,,5,,,"Drowned five, one at S. Botolph Algate, one at St. Katharines Tower, one at Lambeth Parifh one at S.Magdalen Bermond. & one at S Martins in the fields",,,,,,,,,,,,46,,,1,,,5,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,,,1,,,2,,,,,,,,,1,,,4,,,,,,,,,8,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,3,,,1,,,"Shot with a Piftoll at St Dun-ftans in the Weft",,,1,,,"Threw her felf from a pair of Lead at St. Bennet Fynck",,,2,,,"Kid by a fall from a Horse at St. Hellens; Mouldfallen",,,106,,,95,,,201,,,127,,,119,,,246,,,0,,,21,,,,,,130,,,0,,
16944,35191,5316,1,1663,,,26,,,Bodleian-1663-26-verso,,,09,,,June,,,16,,,June,,,4,,,16,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,7,,,,,,,,,56,,,27,,,,,,,,,,,,19,,,2,,,"Drowned two, one at St. James Dukes-place, and one at St. Mary Whitechappel",,,,,,,,,,,,40,,,1,,,7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,17,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,7,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,3,,,,,,,,,1,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,10,,,,,,6,,,,,,,,,3,,,5,,,,,,,,,18,,,1,,,1,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,2,,,1,,,"one with a Cart-wheel at St. Mary White-chappel",,,,,,,,,2,,,"one with the kick of a horfe at St. Martins in the Fields; Mouldfallen",,,97,,,90,,,187,,,148,,,135,,,283,,,0,,,37,,,,,,130,,,0,,
16945,35192,5317,1,1663,,,27,,,Bodleian-1663-27-verso,,,16,,,June,,,23,,,June,,,5,,,19,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,2,,,10,,,,,,,,,52,,,19,,,,,,,,,,,,17,,,2,,,"Drowned two, one at St. Ka-tharines Tower, and one at Lambeth",,,,,,,,,,,,48,,,,,,7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,14,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,5,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,11,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,1,,,"Starved at Nurfe at St. Bennet Paulfwharf",,,8,,,2,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,3,,,,,,,,,15,,,1,,,2,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,1,,,,,,,,,2,,,,,,1,,,1,,,"Slain at St. Giles in the Fields",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,101,,,93,,,194,,,146,,,129,,,275,,,0,,,-8,,,,,,130,,,0,,
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The datasets currently available are:

1. Bodleian Weekly Bills Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the 1630s through 1670s. It contains parish-by-parish counts of plague mortality and total mortality for the parish, along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England).
2. Wellcome Weekly Bills 1669-1670 Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the late 17th century. It contains parish-by-parish counts of plague mortality and total mortality for the parish, along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England).
3. Wellcome Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the late 17th century. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death, along with information about christenings (births registered within the Church of England), burials (deaths registered within the Church of England), plague deaths, and bread prices.
4. Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the year 1700. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death.
5. Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Gender contains demographic statistics by gender from weekly bills published in the year 1700.
6. Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Foodstuffs contains food prices from weekly bills published in the year 1700. There are various types of bread and also salt.
7. Laxton Weekly Bills Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the early 18th century. It contains parish-by-parish counts of total mortality for the parish along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England).
8. Laxton Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the early eighteenth century. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death.
9. Millar General Bills PostPlague Parishes contains mortality information from "general" or annual summary bills published in the early 18th century. It contains parish-by-parish counts of total mortality for the parish along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England).
10. BL Weekly Bills Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published from the 1660s onwards. It contains parish-by-parish counts of plague mortality and total mortality for the parish, along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England).
2. Bodleian Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the 1630s through 1670s. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death, along with information about christenings (births registered within the Church of England), burials (deaths registered within the Church of England), plague deaths, and bread prices.
3. Wellcome Weekly Bills 1669-1670 Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the late 17th century. It contains parish-by-parish counts of plague mortality and total mortality for the parish, along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England).
4. Wellcome Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the late 17th century. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death, along with information about christenings (births registered within the Church of England), burials (deaths registered within the Church of England), plague deaths, and bread prices.
5. Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the year 1700. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death.
6. Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Gender contains demographic statistics by gender from weekly bills published in the year 1700.
7. Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Foodstuffs contains food prices from weekly bills published in the year 1700. There are various types of bread and also salt.
8. Laxton Weekly Bills Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the early 18th century. It contains parish-by-parish counts of total mortality for the parish along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England).
9. Laxton Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the early eighteenth century. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death.
10. Millar General Bills PostPlague Parishes contains mortality information from "general" or annual summary bills published in the early 18th century. It contains parish-by-parish counts of total mortality for the parish along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England).
11. BL Weekly Bills Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published from the 1660s onwards. It contains parish-by-parish counts of plague mortality and total mortality for the parish, along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England).

Currently, the Bodleian and BL Weekly Bills Parishes datasets use the "is illegible" flag to indicate when a piece of data is illegible or there was some doubt as to its correct transcription; the "is missing" flag to indicate when a parish does not yet exist on the forms; and both the "is illegible" and "is missing" flags when a piece of data is physically missing because a bill is torn or otherwise damaged.

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