1348-03-00-Beziers

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Date startStart date of the disease.	1348-03	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.	1348-08	+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Béziers
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country	France
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims	90 % relative"Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "%".%" is not a number.	+
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave	Black Death
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	Occitan
KeywordFurther keyword(s)
last edited	23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Outbreak of the Black Death in Béziers; large mortality of the population.

Text originalOriginal text

El An. M.ccc.xlviij., elm es de Mars, comenser la mortaudat a Bezers, e duret entro lo mes d’Aost; e fo aytal mortalitat, que de las xxv. Pressonas a penas ne remanìa. Ij. o tres.

Chronique de Mercier et Regis 1839, p. 89 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the year 1348, in the month of March, the mortality began in Béziers and lasted until the month of August. The mortality was such that out of every 25 people, barely 2 or 3 remained.

Translation by Martin Bauch 2