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An INDEX

OF THE

Positions, Observations, and Questions contained
in this Discourse.

1. THE Occasion of keeping the Accompt of Burials arose first from the Plague, Anno 1592. pag. 2 [335]
2. Seven Alterations, and Augmentations of the published Bills, between the years 1592, and 1662. p. 3, to 17 [336-46]
3. Reasons, why the Accompts of Burials and Christenings should be kept universally, and now called for, and perused by the Magistrate, p. 18 [346]
4. A true Accompt of the Plague cannot be kept without the Accompt of other Diseases, ibid. [347]
5. The Ignorance of the Searchers no imp-||ediment to the keeping of sufficient, and useful Accompts, p. 19 [347]
6. That about one third of all that were ever quick die under five years old, and about thirty six per Centum under six, p. 20[1] [349]
7. That two parts of nine die of Acute, and seventy of two hundred twenty nine of Chronical Diseases, and four of two hundred twenty nine of outward Griefs, p. 22 [349]
8. A Table of the Proportions dying of the most notorious, and formidable Diseases, or Casualties, p. 24 [351]
9. That seven per Centum die of Age, p. 26 [352]
10. That some Diseases, and Casualties keep a constant proportion, whereas some other are very irregular, ibid. [352]
11. That not above one in four thousand are Starved, p. 27 [352]
12. That it were better to maintain all Beggars at the publick Charge,
  1. 20 should be 22; there are several similar misprints in the index of original pages.