# The Officers — A Journal of the Plague Year character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the proper officers, the parish officers

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

## Who they are

Parish officials who enforce quarantine and burial orders.

## Relationships

### [Lord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/lord)

_professional_

The Lord issues directives to the officers regarding plague control measures and public order.

### [Lord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/characters/lord)

_professional_

The Lord issues directives to the officers regarding plague control measures and public order.

## In the story

### [A Journal of the Plague Year](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/chapters/a-journal-of-the-plague-year)

Parish officers from Epping confront John's group, initially demanding they leave due to fear of plague contagion.

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