By His Excellency Edward Lord Cornbury, His Majesty's capt. general and governour in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation[.] Whereas it hath pleased Almighty God for our sins immoralities and prophaneness to visit the city and province of New-York with great sickness & mortality, of a very dangerous and infectious nature ... Given at Kings-Bridge the 17th day of September ... anno Dom. 1702 (Printed and sold by William Bradford, printer to the Queens Most Excellent Majesty, in New-York, 1702)
Declaring that all bodies must be buried within twelve hours after death. - Evans, 1088. - Royal arms at head of title. - Signed: Cornbury. God save the Queen