Inpursuanceoftheseorders,theLordMayor,sheriffs,&c。,heldcouncilseveryday,moreorless,formakingsuchdispositionsastheyfoundneedfulforpreservingthecivilpeace;andthoughtheyusedthepeoplewithallpossiblegentlenessandclemency,yetallmannerofpresumptuousroguessuchasthieves,housebreakers,plunderersofthedeadorofthesick,weredulypunished,andseveraldeclarationswerecontinuallypublishedbytheLordMayorandCourtofAldermenagainstsuch。
Alsoallconstablesandchurchwardenswereenjoinedtostayinthecityuponseverepenalties,ortodeputesuchableandsufficienthousekeepersasthedeputyaldermenorCommonCouncilmenoftheprecinctshouldapprove,andforwhomtheyshouldgivesecurity;andalsosecurityincaseofmortalitythattheywouldforthwithconstituteotherconstablesintheirstead。
Thesethingsre—establishedthemindsofthepeopleverymuch,especiallyinthefirstoftheirfright,whentheytalkedofmakingsouniversalaflightthatthecitywouldhavebeenindangerofbeingentirelydesertedofitsinhabitantsexceptthepoor,andthecountryofbeingplunderedandlaidwastebythemultitude。Norwerethemagistratesdeficientinperformingtheirpartasboldlyastheypromisedit;formyLordMayorandthesheriffswerecontinuallyinthestreetsandatplacesofthegreatestdanger,andthoughtheydidnotcareforhavingtoogreataresortofpeoplecrowdingaboutthem,yetinemergentcasestheyneverdeniedthepeopleaccesstothem,andheardwithpatiencealltheirgrievancesandcomplaints。MyLordMayorhadalowgallerybuiltonpurposeinhishall,wherehestoodalittleremovedfromthecrowdwhenanycomplaintcametobeheard,thathemightappearwithasmuchsafetyaspossible。
Likewisetheproperofficers,calledmyLordMayor\'sofficers,constantlyattendedintheirturns,astheywereinwaiting;andifanyofthemweresickorinfected,assomeofthemwere,otherswereinstantlyemployedtofillupandofficiateintheirplacestillitwasknownwhethertheothershouldliveordie。
Inlikemannerthesheriffsandaldermendidintheirseveralstationsandwards,wheretheywereplacedbyoffice,andthesheriff\'sofficersorsergeantswereappointedtoreceiveordersfromtherespectivealdermenintheirturn,sothatjusticewasexecutedinallcaseswithoutinterruption。Inthenextplace,itwasoneoftheirparticularcarestoseetheordersforthefreedomofthemarketsobserved,andinthisparteithertheLordMayororoneorbothofthesheriffswereeverymarket—dayonhorsebacktoseetheirordersexecutedandtoseethatthecountrypeoplehadallpossibleencouragementandfreedomintheircomingtothemarketsandgoingbackagain,andthatnonuisancesorfrightfulobjectsshouldbeseeninthestreetstoterrifythemormakethemunwillingtocome。Alsothebakersweretakenunderparticularorder,andtheMasteroftheBakers\'Companywas,withhiscourtofassistants,directedtoseetheorderofmyLordMayorfortheirregulationputinexecution,andthedueassizeofbread（whichwasweeklyappointedbymyLordMayor）observed;andallthebakerswereobligedtokeeptheirovengoingconstantly,onpainoflosingtheprivilegesofafreemanofthecityofLondon。