# Constable — A Journal of the Plague Year character guide

> Constable in A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-a-journal-of-the-plague-year

## Who they are

A parish constable who enforces plague regulations.

## Relationships

### [John Hayward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/john_hayward)

_professional_

The Constable and John Hayward coordinate enforcement of plague regulations and watch over infected houses.

## In the story

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/chapters/endnotes)

The constable and his company are frightened by John's ruse and change their tone.

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