ON THE PRICE OF GRAIN. 

 1432, 1445. 1450, 1451, 1469, 1477, 1478, 1491, 1500, 1503 



It stood at 3^. in 1509. 



It was between 3^-. and 49. in 1405, 1426, 1440, 1442, 1444, 

 1454, 1463, 1508. 



It was at 4s. in 1404 and 1510. 



It was between 4^. and 5.$-. in 1403, 1406, 1407, 1410, 1411, 

 1412, 1413, 1414, 1419. J 422, 1423, 1424, 1425, 1427, 143 1 * 

 1441, 1443, 1456, 1462, 1464, 1465, 1472, 1474, 1485* i49> 

 1492, 1493, 1494, 1495, 1499. I 55- 



During the other years it stood between 5.$-. and 65-. 



In the last forty-two years the general average is 13^. io\d. 



It was above 25^. in 1556 and 1573. 



It was above 22^. in 1555 and 1576. 



It was above 20 s. in 1551 and 1577, and was at zos. in 1580. 



It was above 195. in 1563 and 1582. 



It was iSs. in 1550, and above that price in 1554. 



It was above ifs. in 1578 and 1579. 



It was above i6s. in 1549 and 1566. 



It was above 15* in 1545, 1561, 1575. 



It was above 14$-. in 1560 and 1574. 

 The following are years of low prices : 



It was below 5.9. in 1547. 



It was below 8j. in 1542. 



It was below 9.$-. in 1546, 1548, 1557. 



It was below ios. in 1541, 1543, 1544, 1558. 



It was below us. in 1552, 1553 ( Io ^)> I 5 6 ^ J 5 6 4 5 i5 6 5- 



It was below 12^. in 1559, 1567, 1568, 1569. 



It was below 13.$-. in 1571. 



It stood between 13^. and 14^-. in 1572. 



During the first period, the fifteenth century commences with 

 two years above the average. Then follow five years in which 

 the price is considerably below it. Then come two years in 

 which the price is high, followed by five years in which it is 

 again below. Then come two rather dear years, the second, as 

 usual, being worse than the first, a year of moderate prices, and 



