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During these Times, the Old Rector, Thomas Stanley, was Removed, for William Mompesson, who was Given the Role of Being the New Rector.
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In the Timespan of 4 Months, 42 Villagers had Lost Their Lives to the Black Death.
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A Tailor’s Assistant Called George Viccars was the First Victim of the Plague in Eyam.
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During August, Mrs Elizabeth Hancock had to Bury 6 of her Children and her Husband because They Died to the Plague. They Had All Died within 8 Days of One Another.
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During those Times, Villagers Started to Get Desperate, and Many Often Fled the Village. At that Time, a Newly Assigned Rector known as William Mompesson, Joined.
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On this Day, Mompesson Made it So No Person Could Enter or Exit the Village, in order to Lower the Amount of Deaths.
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During This Month, the Plague was the Most Dangerous. Everyday, the Black Death would Kill 5-6 People
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Catherine, the Wife of Mompesson, Died.
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During September and October, Cases and Deaths from the Black Death Started to Lower, and By November, there Were no More Cases.
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By 1669, Mompesson had Left Eyam to work in Eakring, Nottinghamshire, but Since He Came from Eyam, He was Known as from the “Plague Village”, and He was Forced to Live in a Hut.
