1258-00-00-St. Albans

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Date startStart date of the disease.	1258	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.	1259-03	+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)	Autumn
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	St. Albans
RegionHistorical region(s)	England
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims		+
AnimalMentioned animal(s)	Sheep
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	Latin
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Epidemics, Mortality
last edited	23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Plague among sheeps in St. Albans.

Text originalOriginal text

et pecudes necuit pubescentes, ita ut ovium et agnorum pestis fieret generalis

Matthaei Parisiensis: Chronica majora 1872–1884, Vol. 5, p. 674. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

and killed the young livestock, resulting in a widespread pestilence among sheep and lambs.

Translation by Martin Bauch 2