On April 30 th , 1665 Samuel Pepys wrote " Great fears of the sickenesse here in the City, it being said that two or three houses are already shut up. publick ma.
Twenty months later, he concluded 1666 with " Thus ends this year of publick wonder and mischief to this nation, and, therefore, generally wished by all people to have an end...
God preserve as all " After these fateful words there ensued the Great Plague of London, followed swiftly by the Great Fire of London.
On April 30 th , 1665 Samuel Pepys wrote " Great fears of the sickenesse here in the City, it being said that two or three houses are already shut up