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their bailiff, in 1433 on the Alton Barnes estate, and in 1428 

 on the other two. At Hornchurch, the same society deals in 

 fleeces, though sometimes it gives the weight of the fleeces in 

 stones. Essex wool in the schedule is low priced, but the 

 Hornchurch stone is a great deal less than the twenty-sixth 

 part of the average sack. But it corresponds almost exactly to 

 the Essex value by the clove of 7 Ibs., and was doubtlessly such 

 a weight. 



The pond of Alton Barnes and Stert is found at Bromham, 

 Farley, Chitterne, Milbourne, and Bedwin, which are all in 

 the same county, and also at Cheddar in Somerset. Wilts 

 wool is of medium quality, being rated in the schedule at 

 Js. id. the tod. 



At Sutton-at-Hone, the petra is 8 Ibs., at Bodynton it is 

 12 Ibs. At most other places it seems to be identical with the 

 clove, which is nearly always used for lambs' wool. Lambs' 

 wool is always cheaper than sheep's wool. Black and grey 

 wool are cheaper than white, but seldom occur. 



I shall now proceed, as in my previous volumes, to comment 

 on the price of wool in such years as it may seem expedient to 

 do so, and to interpret, to the best of my power, the evidence 

 which I have been able to collect for these purposes. 



1401. The information is almost entirely derived from the New 

 College estates. The Alton Barnes tod is at JS. g$d., that of Stert 

 at 6s. io|</., that of Weedon at Ss. This is of good quality, for 

 broken wool is sold at 2s. ^d. and 3^. 6d. in the same year, and in 

 the same county. Lambs' wool is sold at 4^. 8d. the tod at Alton 

 Barnes and Stert, and at $s. lod. in Heghtredebury. The Horn- 

 church fleeces are at 4^. and %s. the dozen. Woolfells sell at is. 6d. 

 the dozen at Hornchurch, 2s. 6d. at Stert, 4^. at Weedon and Alton, 

 the difference being due to the condition of the fleece. The price is 

 a little above the schedule rate. 



1402. Wool is rising in price. It is over Ss. 4d. the tod at Alton 

 Barnes, and exactly Ss. ^d. at Stert and Weedon. At Bernewell, 

 which appears to be in Northants, it is ys. $d., at Warburton, in 

 Sussex, us. 4d. Two entries from Kington, a place in Wilts, give 

 an average of gs. id. Lambs' wool is unchanged at Alton Barnes, 



