“In a. d. 1077, in Constantinople, so many died by plague and famine the living could not bury them.
“In a. d. 1124, in Italy, there was such famine that the dead lay in the streets not buried; and in England one third of the people died of plague.
“In a. d. 1294, in England thousands died of famine.
“In a. d. 1346, in London, 50,000 died of plague and famine, and were buried in one grave-yard; in Norwich, 50,000; in Venice, 100,000; in Florence, 100,000; in Eastern nations, 20,000,000. It was called the black death.
“In a. d. 1352, in China, 900,000 died of famine.
“In a. d. 1427 in Dantzic, 80,000 died of plague.
“In a. d. 1570, in Moscow, 200,000 died of plague.
“In a. d. 1572, in Lyons, 50,000 died of plague.
“In a. d. 1625, in London, 35,000 died of plague.
“In a. d. 1656, in Naples, 300,000 died of plague.