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L might well be said to be all in tears the mourners did not go about the streets indeed for nobody put on black, or made a formal of mourning for their nearest friends; but  voice of mourning was truly heard in the street the shrieks of women and children at the windows, and doors of their houses, where  dearest relations were, perhaps dying, or  dead, were so frequent to be heard, as we  the streets, that it was enough to pierce  stoutest heart in the world, to hear them. Tears and lamentations were seen almost in everyhouse especially in the first part of the visitation; towards the latter end, men’s hearts were hardened, and death was so always before their eyes that they did not so much concern  for the loss of their friends, expecting  themselves should be summoned the next hour.

“Such mournings and lamentations were frequently heard in the streets, as pierced the hearts to hear them, and the houses were  with tears and lamentations. Nothing heard in the day, but the dismal cry, “Pray  us,” and in the night the horrid call, “Bring  your dead,” and scarce any thing vendible  coffins. Sometimes persons dropped down in the streets; many died without any warning not knowing they had the plague; and  had only time to go to the next porch or door,  down, and die, unnoticed and disregarded  the passengers.